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Surgical eye robot performs precision-injection in patient with retinal vein occlusion
Credit: KU Leuven Surgeons of University Hospitals Leuven have been the first to operate on a patient with retinal vein...
ASK the enzyme: New potential targets for cancer
Credit: Atsushi Matsuzawa New understandings of how molecules affect the activity of an enzyme could lead to potential targets for...
Enhancing neuronal activity promotes axon regeneration in adult
IMAGE: Enhancing neuronal firing activity by melanopsin overexpression in the retina promotes axon regeneration after the optic nerve injury comparing...
Research links locus coeruleus activity with hyperarousal in PTSD
Regions of the brain associated with stress and posttraumatic stress disorder. Credit: National Institutes of Health Philadelphia, PA, October 31,...
Men should avoid rock music when playing board games, say scientists
Credit: Imperial College London / Royal College of Music Men should avoid rock music when playing board games, say scientists...
TSRI and St. Jude scientists study single ‘transformer’ proteins with role in cancer
LA JOLLA, CA – December 21, 2015 – A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)...
Video game improves balance in youth with autism
Credit: Andy Manis MADISON, Wis. — Playing a video game that rewards participants for holding various "ninja" poses could help...
Study shows liver cells with whole genome duplications protect against cancer
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Feb. 9, 2018 – Researchers at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute (CRI)...
Fire ant venom compounds may lead to skin treatments
Credit: From Arbiser et al Scientific Reports (2017). Compounds derived from fire ant venom can reduce skin thickening and inflammation...
Sustainable amine production through hydrogenation of amides under…
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan–Amines are vital in nature; for example, amino acids — the building blocks of proteins and...
Countries across Africa, Asia-Pacific vulnerable to Zika virus, new…
TORONTO, Sept. 1, 2016–Parts of Africa and the Asia-Pacific region may be vulnerable to outbreaks of the Zika virus, including...
Bones of obese children may be in trouble, UGA study finds
Athens, Ga. – Studies have shown that obese children tend to have more muscle, but recent University of Georgia research...
Study shows liver cells with whole genome duplications protect against cancer
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Feb. 9, 2018 – Researchers at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute (CRI)...
Blood test plus ultrasound boosts liver cancer detection by 40 percent
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Feb. 9, 2018 – Combining ultrasound imaging with a blood test for high...
Scrib protein identified as a natural suppressor of liver cancer
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 8, 2017) – A protein that typically helps keep cells organized and on task...
Blood test plus ultrasound boosts liver cancer detection by 40 percent
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Feb. 9, 2018 – Combining ultrasound imaging with a blood test for high...
African heads of state endorse new measurement of progress on…
Credit: CBM/Bugbee ADDIS ABABA (28 January 2018) – Today, at the 30th African Union Heads of State Summit, the African...
Newly discovered viral marker could help predict flu severity in…
Credit: Vasilijevic J, et al (2017) Flu viruses contain defective genetic material that may activate the immune system in infected...
New receptor found on scavenger cells
Credit: Source: Marina Freudenberg, Mareike Maler Adenoviral infections have a mild disease progression in healthy people, but it can be...
CONNECT registry shows only 9 percent compliance with genetic testing guidelines for AML
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Guidelines by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommend testing for seven known genetic...