NASA examines Peru’s deadly rainfall
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM constellation of satellites provide data on ...
SLU scientists take aim at diabetes and obesity with exercise in a pill
Credit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS -- With a series of new grants, Saint Louis University researchers will tackle the ...
Hubble detects supermassive black hole kicked out of galactic core
Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Chiaberge (STScI/ESA) An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered ...
Researchers make flexible glass for tiny medical devices
Credit: Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo Brigham Young University researchers have developed new glass technology that could add a new level of ...
Laser activated gold pyramids could deliver drugs, DNA into cells without harm
Credit: (Image courtesy of Harvard SEAS) The ability to deliver cargo like drugs or DNA into cells is essential for ...
Plenaries at American Chemical Society meeting focus on energy, materials, partnerships
WASHINGTON, March 23, 2017 -- Scientists, in four plenary talks, will explore a variety of subjects related to the "Advanced ...
Novel virus breaks barriers between incompatible fungi
Credit: Wu S, et al. (2017) Scientists have identified a virus that can weaken the ability of a fungus to ...
Dairy farmers should rethink a cow’s curfew, says UBC researchers
Credit: UBC Dairy cows housed indoors want to break curfew and roam free, suggests new research from the University of ...
Scientists reveal hidden structures in bacterial DNA
Loading video... Credit: Marc MartÃ-Renom, CNAG-CRG DNA contains the instructions for life, encoded within genes. Within all cells, DNA is ...
A new approach to target an ‘undruggable’ prostate cancer driver
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) When small-molecule inhibitors proved elusive, researchers developed a novel strategy: Using large molecule peptides ...
Study: Pharmacies should proactively offer naloxone to all patients who meet evidence-based criteria
BOSTON-- Pharmacies should proactively offer naloxone, a drug that blocks or reverses the effects of overdose, to patients taking opioid ...
Limiting protein reduces post-heart attack injury in mice
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 735,000 Americans experience a heart attack each year. Opening a ...
New study resolves the structure of the human protein that causes cystic fibrosis
Credit: Laboratory of Membrane Biology and Biophysics at The Rockefeller University/Cell Scientists at The Rockefeller University have mapped the three-dimensional ...
New tools to study the origin of embryonic stem cells
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified cell surface markers specific for the very earliest stem cells in the human embryo. ...
Preterm births more common in mothers who are cancer survivors
CHAPEL HILL -- For young women facing a new cancer diagnosis, fertility preservation can be an important consideration in treatment ...
Study examines birth outcomes for adolescent & young adult cancer survivors
Do female adolescent and young adult (ages 15 to 39) survivors of cancer have more adverse birth outcomes than women ...
Encouraging results for patients with aggressive brain cancer
Credit: McGill University Health Center Being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor is devastating news for patients and their loved ...
Virtual environment education reduces anxiety prior to radiation therapy
PHILADELPHIA -- Radiation therapists and physicians know that education can reduce anxiety before radiation treatment but lack a standardized tool. ...
Mass. General team identifies mechanisms behind resistance to FGFR inhibitor drug
Investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center have identified the first genetic mechanisms conferring acquired resistance to a ...
New study shows circular RNA can encode for proteins
Credit: Image courtesy Sebastian Kadener A group of scientists in Israel and Germany, led by Prof. Sebastian Kadener from the ...
