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Frontiers in Metabolism meeting focuses on mechanisms of metabolic diseases
A new scientific meeting hosted by the Morgridge Institute for Research will focus on the underlying mechanisms of metabolic diseases...
Estrogen therapy may still hold the key to fight specific ER resistant breast cancers
Estrogen receptors (ERs) may act as a hub where several molecular pathways converge, while the transcriptional activity of ERs drives...
Sunscreen chemicals in water may harm fish embryos
For most people, a trip to the beach involves slathering on a thick layer of sunscreen to protect against sunburn...
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome more likely to have a child with autism
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely than other women to have an autistic child, according to an...
Soil phosphorus availability and lime: More than just pH?
Credit: Andrew Margenot Plants can't do without phosphorus. But there is often a 'withdrawal limit' on how much phosphorus they...
NYSCF partners with TOOLGEN, NSAGE to integrate gene editing and stem cell technologies
Credit: Samwan Rob, The New York Stem Cell Foundation New York, NY (Aug. 1, 2018) - The New York Stem...
Scientists discover why elusive aye-aye developed such unusual features
Credit: Philip Cox, University of York It is one of the most unusual primates on the planet - famed for...
British Journal of Cancer press notice
Please download the papers below or contact the BJC press office for the full paper or with any other questions...
Measure of belly fat in older adults is linked with cognitive impairment
A new study using data from over 5,000 individuals has found that a measure of belly fat (waist:hip ratio) was...
Women seeing baby animals have a reduced appetite for meat
Images of baby animals reduces people's appetite for meat say researchers, who found that the effect is much stronger for...
Large supercrystals promise superior sensors
Credit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Using an artful combination of nanotechnology and basic chemistry, Sandia National...
Researchers turn powerful, viscous disinfectants into breathable mist for the first time
Credit: Jacobs School of Engineering/UC San Diego A team of engineers and physicians in San Diego have developed a device...
Distrust of power influences choice of medical procedures
Credit: Roland Imhoff First World countries have well-developed healthcare systems that employ medical regimens that have been empirically demonstrated to...
Intensive outpatient therapy shows rapid reduction of veterans’ PTSD symptoms
Military veterans who participated in a three week, intensive outpatient treatment program for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) saw rapid and...
Researchers uncover molecular mechanisms of rare skin disease
Credit: The Rockefeller University Keratinocyte skin cells are common targets of the beta subtype of human papilloma virus. This usually...
UTSA research confirms fecal bacteria contaminated surface water after Hurricane Harvey
(San Antonio, August 1, 2018) -- Hurricane Harvey was an unprecedented rain event that delivered five consistent days of flooding...
Active substance raises hopes of curing hepatitis E
(Ruhr-University Bochum) An international team of researchers has now found a possible active substance against the virus in the naturally...
A RACIPE for success
A cell makes what looks like decisions throughout its lifetime. It may shift from being a pluripotent stem cell to...
Yeast grow — but can’t always breed — with their 16 chromosomes fused into two
Credit: NYU School of Medicine Baker's yeast survive and grow after a drastic reorganization, not of their genes, but of...
One in 3 youth who break the law identify as LGBTQ
Adolescents who identified as non-heterosexual are significantly over-represented among first-time offenders, according to a new study that examined sexual orientation,...
