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Getting relief from sexual dysfunction and incontinence caused by menopause
CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 8, 2018)--Microablative fractional CO2 lasers are energy-based devices designed to help manage troublesome menopause symptoms such as...
Team gets a closer look at how proteins meet on the cell membrane
Credit: Izard laboratory, Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - Oct. 10, 2018 - Scripps Research scientists have uncovered the workings of...
Killer cell immunotherapy offers potential cure for advanced pancreatic cancer
A new approach to treating pancreatic cancer using 'educated killer cells' has shown promise, according to early research by Queen...
The fine print
Credit: Robby Bowles/University of Utah College of Engineering. Sept. 27, 2018 -- With today's technology, we can 3-D-print sculptures, mechanical...
Mount Sinai builds modeling systems identifying gene-drug and environment interaction
A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the University of Washington has designed...
Nutrients may reduce blood glucose levels
Credit: John Soares BOSTON - (October 10, 2018) - Type 2 diabetes is driven by many metabolic pathways, with some...
Air pollution may be linked to heightened mouth cancer risk
High levels of air pollutants, especially fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and to a lesser extent, ozone, may be linked to...
Crowd-sourced data wins protection for endangered tricolored blackbird
ITHACA, N.Y. -When scientists first proposed adding the Tricolored Blackbird to the California endangered species list in 2004, they had...
Wind holds key to climate change turnaround
Credit: Photos courtesy of Liang Xue/ University of Delaware Antarctica has a current that circles the landmass as part of...
Leveraging restaurant menus to combat obesity
Credit: Duke University Customers at chain restaurants throughout the United States will start to see more menus that list calorie...
Scientists go ‘back to the future,’ create flies with ancient genes to study evolution
Credit: Image courtesy of Rhea Datta. Scientists at New York University and the University of Chicago have created fruit flies...
Scientists aim to use crowdsourced data to improve flood predictions
Credit: CrowdHydrology BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In spring of 2011, University at Buffalo hydrogeologist Chris Lowry hammered a giant measuring staff...
IIASA contributes to IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 degrees C
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published its Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, a new assessment...
Maximizing the carbon and biodiversity benefits of restoration along rivers and streams
Right: Former agricultural fields now undergoing forest restoration. Credit: Photo by Mark Dettling/Point Blue Petaluma, CA--Restoring forests has become a...
VaxArray potency kit for ‘pandemic’ vaccines fills gap in pandemic preparedness
Credit: InDevR, Inc. BOULDER (10/9/18) -- The development of vaccines against potentially pandemic influenza strains is a critical component of...
This bacterium gets paid in gold
Credit: Peidong Yang, UC Berkeley A bacterium named Moorella thermoacetica won't work for free. But UC Berkeley researchers have figured...
Diamond technology cleans up PFAS-contaminated wastewater
Credit: Photo by Derrick Turner EAST LANSING, Mich. - More than 1.5 million Michigan residents and potentially more than hundreds...
Bug that causes stomach cancer could play a role in colorectal cancer
DURHAM, N.C. - A bacterium known for causing stomach cancer might also increase the risk of certain colorectal cancers, particularly...
Anti-psychotic drug could treat aggressive breast cancer
Credit: University of Bradford A commonly-used anti-psychotic drug could also be effective against triple negative breast cancer, the form of...
The many structures of the light-active biomolecules
Credit: RUB, Kramer How the light-sensitive part of the biomolecule phytochrome changes from a light-adapted state to a dark-adapted state...
