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UMass Amherst molecular biologist wins grant to outwit plant fungal diseases
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Pathogenic fungi, the kind that cause wilt diseases in more than 100 plants species,...
Good fighters are bad runners
For mice and men, a strength in one area of Darwinian fitness may mean a deficiency in another. A look...
On the path to vitamin A in rice
Credit: Photo: Peter Beyer The lack of vitamin A in food is a major cause of health problems worldwide and...
Optimization for self-production may explain mysterious features of the ribosome
At a glance: New study explains previously mysterious characteristics of ribosomes, the protein production factories of the cell. Researchers mathematically...
The way of change is important!
As we all know, developing the field of Green Building (GB) is one of the most effective measures to save...
High-fat diet in pregnancy can cause mental health problems in offspring
A high-fat diet not only creates health problems for expectant mothers, but new research in an animal model suggests it...
Sparkling springs aid quest for underground heat energy sources
Analysis of natural sparkling mineral water has given scientists valuable clues on how to locate hot water springs - potential...
6.5 million pounds (25 billion-pesos) to kick-start Colombian bioeconomy
(Earlham Institute) A four-year investment from RCUK's Global Challenges Research Fund is set to stimulate the bioeconomy by increasing knowledge...
How enzymes produce hydrogen
Credit: © RUB, Marquard Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the Freie Universität Berlin have clarified the crucial catalytic step in...
$1.9 million NIH grant to Wayne State to research genetic disease that causes blindness
Credit: Julie O'Connor, Wayne State University DETROIT - A team of Wayne State University researchers recently received a $1.9 million...
Study reveals most impactful neuroscience research
A study of the 100 most-cited neuroscience articles has revealed that 78 of these papers cover five topics, including neurological...
SNMMI technologist section announces 2017 award winners
RESTON, Va. - The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's Technologist Section (SNMMI-TS) -- an international scientific and medical...
New mutations related to hereditary neuroendocrine tumors
Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumours with a strong hereditary component. Half the genes whose alterations confer hereditary susceptibility...
CIRM Approves $5.8 million grant for CAR-T therapy that targets cancer stem cells
Credit: Image courtesy of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The Independent Citizens Oversight Committee of the California Institute...
Genetic predisposition to breast cancer due to non-brca mutations in ashkenazi Jewish women
Genetic mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer in Ashkenazi Jewish women. A new...
Concurrent chemotherapy, proton therapy improves survival in patients with advanced lung cancer
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - For patients with advanced, inoperable stage 3 lung cancer, concurrent chemotherapy and the...
Duke Endowment grant to help UNC Lineberger roll out lay patient navigation program in N.C.
Credit: UNC The Duke Endowment of Charlotte, N.C., has awarded a three-year, $600,000 grant to UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center...
Molecular changes with age in normal breast tissue are linked to cancer-related changes
LEBANON, NH - Several known factors are associated with a higher risk of breast cancer including increasing age, being overweight...
Using a pig model to study chronic diseases may help minimize drug failure rate
Scientists may be able to minimize the failure rate of drugs for diseases linked to high-calorie diets, such as colon...
Parents have critical role in preventing teen drinking
Fewer Australian teenagers are drinking alcohol but more needs to be done to curb the drinking habits of Aussie students,...
