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Big Data analysis identifies new cancer risk genes
Credit: CRG There are many genetic causes of cancer: while some mutations are inherited from your parents, others are acquired...
Admitting community college students to med school can increase and diversify workforce
With both a growing demand for primary care physicians and declining medical student interest in the field, a new study...
New human study: Short-term improved vascular function after consuming red raspberries
Credit: The National Processed Raspberry Council A recent randomized controlled trial, published in the Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, provides...
Biochemists discover cause of genome editing failures with hyped CRISPR system
Credit: Ryan Clarke, et al Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago are the first to describe why CRISPR...
Evolution does repeat itself after all
Credit: Copyright: Andreas Kautt For every two species of mammal there is one species of cichlid fish, which goes to...
American Cancer Society outlines blueprint for cancer control in the 21st century
The American Cancer Society is outlining its vision for cancer control in the decades ahead in a series of articles...
How Mycobacterium tuberculosis escapes death in macrophages
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The bacteria that cause the devastating disease tuberculosis have the ability to escape destruction and...
New report says individual research results should be shared with participants more often
WASHINGTON - When conducting research involving the testing of human biospecimens, investigators and their institutions should routinely consider whether and...
The relationship between alcohol outlets and traffic crashes
A new study by the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation examines the relationship between...
UTEP, UNT study sheds light on composition of dust carried by rainwater across Texas
Credit: Photo by Joel Gilbert. A collaboration between professors from The University of Texas at El Paso and the University...
In end-of-life cancer care, geography may be destiny
When it comes to how much end-of-life care a patient with cancer receives, geography may, indeed, be destiny, according to...
Electrochemically-produced ammonia could revolutionize food production
Credit: Lehigh University Steven McIntosh wants to transform the way ammonia is produced. He hopes to create a viable alternative...
Genome’s gyrations fit right into Rice University model
Credit: Center for Theoretical Biological Physics/Rice University The nuclei of cells are never static, even when the chromosomes they contain...
WSU study reveals how shift work disrupts metabolism
Credit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University SPOKANE, Wash. - Working night shifts or other nonstandard work schedules increases...
Crystal structure reveals how curcumin impairs cancer
Credit: UC San Diego Health Through x-ray crystallography and kinase-inhibitor specificity profiling, University of California San Diego School of Medicine...
Researchers discover llama-derived nanobody can be potential therapy for hard-to-treat diseases
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found a nanobody that holds promise to advance targeted therapies...
Discovery of a new on/off switch affecting cell-to-cell communications
Cellular functions rely on several communications networks that allow cells to rapidly respond to signals affecting the organism. A new...
Brazil’s Forest Code can balance the needs of agriculture and the environment
Credit: © Sotteroni et al 2018 If fully implemented, Brazil's Forest Code, an environmental law designed to protect the country's...
Where river meets ocean
They exist all over the world, are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth and are home to a diverse...
Biosensor chip detects single nucleotide polymorphism wirelessly, with higher sensitivity
Credit: Lal et al. A team led by the University of California San Diego has developed a chip that can...
