Can melting of frozen methane explain rapid climate change 56 million…
New research, led by the University of Southampton, suggests that the release of methane from the seafloor was much slower ...
Parasitic plants may form weapons out of genes stolen from hosts
Credit: Huiting Zhang Sneaky parasitic weeds may be able to steal genes from the plants they are attacking and then ...
Felling pines: Doing it sooner rather than later is better for fynbos
Credit: Stellenbosch University The restoration of fynbos is possible in areas where pines used to grow for up to 30 ...
COPD, asthma now can be studied outside the body
A research team at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University leveraged its organ-on-a-chip technology to develop ...
Unlocking the barrier
Credit: Gu Lab/Harvard Medical School Already extolled for their health benefits as a food compound, omega-3 fatty acids now appear ...
Study shows blood products unaffected by drone trips
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine In what is believed to be the first proof-of-concept study of its kind, Johns Hopkins researchers ...
Forest Biotechnologist of the Year from northern Sweden
Stefan Jansson, a professor at Umeå University in northern Sweden has been appointed 2015 Forest Biotechnologist of the Year by ...
New technology enables identification of biomarkers for a wide range of diseases
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 12, 2018) – Scientists have developed a way to identify ...
A biosensor is able to detect tumors at early stages
Credit: Cho, Y., Gorina, S., Jeffrey, P.D., Pavletich, N.P.; Astrojan. Before a malignant tumor is developed, the immune system tries ...
Using nanoparticles to combat arteriosclerosis
IMAGE: On the left are fluorescence-labeled cells with nanoparticles: The cellular nuclei are shown in blue, the fluorescence labeling is ...
3-D protein structure offers insight into rapid communication by brain…
Credit: Zhou et al./ Nature 2017 An intricate new three-dimensional protein structure is providing a detailed look into how brain ...
CDC scientists review methods to prevent bites and suppress ticks that transmit Lyme disease
Dr. Lars Eisen and Marc Dolan of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reviewed decades of scientific ...
James R. Downing, M.D., of St. Jude, elected to the American Academy…
James R. Downing, M.D., St. Jude Children's Research Hospital president and chief executive officer, has been elected to the American ...
Clearing ‘visual noise’ to improve underwater vision and deep sea exploration
Credit: WASHINGTON — Mankind has long been peering into the depths of the sea. From finding fish to avoiding rocks, ...
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) takes steps to…
Credit: American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology Philadelphia, PA, and Hoboken, NJ, January 3, 2018 – While ultrasound imaging is ...
Targeting bladder cancer’s Achilles heel: stem cells
Credit: Cancer Research Two different proteins work separately as well as synergistically to feed a small pool of stem cells ...
Are wealthier people more likely to receive a diagnosis of cancer?
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute Do wealthier people receive too much medical care? In a Perspective article recently published in the ...
Older adults with obesity less responsive to memory training than…
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS – In the first study to compare the results of cognitive training by body mass index ...
Why some women are more likely to feel depressed
CLEVELAND, Ohio (July 19, 2017) It’s no secret that the risk of depression increases for women when their hormones are ...
Study rejects biologic age as limiting factor for stem cell transplants
COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than 40 percent of older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) can remain in long-term cancer ...
