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Benchmarking computational methods for metagenomes
They are everywhere, but invisible to the naked eye. Microbes are the unseen, influential forces behind the regulation of key...
Too little is known about wildfire smoke
How do fire-suppression chemicals and pesticides affect wildfire smoke and the health of those who breathe it? UC Davis graduate...
EPFL Life Sciences Symposium: Frontiers in Metabolism 2017
In October 24-26, EPFL will host at the SwissTech Convention Center an exciting Life Sciences Symposium: "Frontiers in Metabolism 2017...
Global research team fills language gap in plant science
Credit: Robert Hubner, WSU Photo Services To keep pace with the fast-evolving study of cellular plant science, an international team...
LSUHealthNO to study cause of alcohol abuse linked to PTSD
New Orleans, LA - LSU Health New Orleans has been awarded a $1.85 million grant over five years by the...
Surrounded by potential: New science in converting biomass
Credit: Igor Slowing In every plant--from trees to crops--there exists a substance that makes up its wood or stems, fiber,...
PSU study tracks potentially harmful species from Japanese tsunami to American shores
(Portland, Ore.) Oct. 3, 2017 - Nearly 300 aquatic species have landed on American shores since the 2011 Japanese tsunami...
Finnish researchers discover what is on the menu for dragonflies
Credit: Tuomas Kankaanpää Researchers from the Universities of Turku and Helsinki, Finland, are the first in the world to discover...
Neuroscientists find ‘gatekeeper’ in itching sensations plays no role in pain transmission
Credit: North Carolina State University A study from North Carolina State University researchers shows that a neurotransmitter involved in relaying...
New portable blood analyzer could improve anemia detection worldwide
Credit: Nikita Taparia, University of Washington WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 3, 2017 -- About one quarter of the world's population suffers...
Breakthrough cancer treatment brings hope and challenges
The first gene therapy for cancer, approved by the Food Drug Administration in August, will transform the treatment of a...
NJIT device aimed at early detection of deadly diseases wins NJ Health Foundation backing
New Jersey Health Foundation (NJHF) has awarded NJIT engineer Eon Soo Lee a $50,000 Innovation Grant to develop a nanotechnology-enhanced...
Unexpected findings uncover new understanding of gene expression
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that the catalytic activity of the fly enzyme Trr and mammalian MLL3/MLL4 -- members of...
UK researchers seek to identify ways to relieve post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 29, 2017) -- Of the 14 million cancer survivors in the United States, a significant number experience...
New system finds and targets vulnerabilities in lung cancer cells
Genetic changes that help lung cancer thrive also make it vulnerable to a promising experimental drug, according to a study...
Genetic test successfully detects some asymptomatic pancreatic cancers
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 2, 2017 - A genetic test developed at UPMC proved highly sensitive at determining which pancreatic cysts are...
Family Medicine and Community Health Journal volume 5, issue number 2 publishes
Beijing, Sept. 21, 2017: The Summer 2017 issue, a special issue entitled "Primary care and cancer", Guest Editor: Li Li,...
World’s first super-microsurgery operation with ‘robot hands’
Credit: Microsure MAASTRICHT, Oct. 2, 2017 - Plastic surgeons at Maastricht University Medical Center have used a robotic device to...
Ben-Gurion U. Developing new sensor with the ram group for earlier disease diagnosis
Ben-Gurion University Announces Collaboration With Ram Group to Develop a New Diagnostic Sensor for Earlier Diagnosis of Diseases BEER-SHEVA, Israel,...
Doctors define ‘safe and effective’ margins for ‘one and done’ skin removal around suspicious moles
By carefully tracing a line of at least 2 millimeters outside of and around the edges of a mole that...
