International experts describe a new way of cells behaving when submitted to chemotherapy
(University of Seville) The experts indicate a new way via which cells can respond to chemotherapy. This knowledge has to ...
In global first, Penn using glowing tumor dye to identify cancerous lymph nodes
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Surgeons at Penn Medicine are using a fluorescent dye that makes cancerous cells glow in ...
Areas of glioblastoma tumors correlate with separate subtypes of glioma stem cells
CLEVELAND -- A new study published in the Oct. 9 issue of the journal Nature Medicine demonstrates, for the first ...
P53 ‘master switch’ remains top target in gene signaling network controlling cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center There are two important categories of genes involved in cancer development, oncogenes and tumor ...
RIT to develop hybrid biological cell separations technology for lab-on-chip devices
Research being done at Rochester Institute of Technology to refine lab-on-chip devices--highly sophisticated laboratories on microchips--will provide more detailed and ...
Research reveals how rabies can induce frenzied behavior
Credit: Illustration by Meghan Murphy. Scientists may finally understand how the rabies virus can drastically change its host's behavior to ...
Solar flux: From bug to feature
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory: Ivanpah solar flux measurement Excess solar flux could be harnessed and used to generate additional electricity ...
Hibernating ribosomes help bacteria survive
Credit: Saint Louis University / Ellen Hutti ST. LOUIS -- In the second of two high-profile articles published in recent ...
New smell test could aid early detection of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Nisha Pradhan was seven when she began to suspect she was missing out on something. Her sister seemed to have ...
TB Alliance moves two novel tuberculosis drugs into human trials
GUADALAJARA (10 October, 2017) -- TBA-7371 and sutezolid entered phase 1 clinical trials, TB Alliance announced today. Both compounds have ...
When the brain’s wiring breaks
Credit: N/A Among all the bad things that can happen to the brain when it is severely jolted - in ...
Fighting sickle cell disease by looking back to infancy
Credit: Sarah Pack Fast-track research focused on developing a new gene-modifying sickle cell disease treatment at the Medical University of ...
Kent State professor works with NASA Glenn & others to improve Lake Erie’s water quality
Credit: Photo credit: Sunny Dickerson, Bowling Green State University The conditions in Lake Erie continue to pose several health risks ...
The costs of transporting petroleum products by pipelines and rail
While the policy debate surrounding crude oil transportation costs has emphasized accidents and spills, a new study by Carnegie Mellon ...
Raging Bull: First study to find link between testosterone and stock market instability
Key Takeaway: Increasing testosterone levels in men, who make up the majority of professional stock market traders, causes them to ...
Scientist to study biomarkers of brain region variation important to neuropsychiatric disorders
San Antonio, Texas (Oct. 10, 2017) - Neuropsychiatric disorders like bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and ...
Better mini brains could help scientists identify treatments for Zika-related brain damage
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Cell Reports UCLA researchers have developed an improved technique for creating simplified human brain ...
Mass extinctions led to low species diversity, dinosaur rule
Credit: Image courtesy of Victor O. Leshyk. Two of the earth's five mass extinction events - times when more than ...
NREL evaluates charging infrastructure needs for growing fleet of electric vehicles
A new study from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) quantifies how much charging infrastructure would ...
Study shows antibody-biogel partnership can be stronger defense than previously thought
(CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Oct. 10, 2017) -- Strong molecular bonds between antibodies and biological gels like mucus aren't necessary ...
