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October 4, 2025

Molecule in human saliva has potential for wound healing

A study published online in The FASEB Journal delves into the mystifying fact that wounds in your mouth heal faster...

Case Western Reserve University develops therapeutic to repair and regenerate tissue

Rodeo Therapeutics, a new drug development company created by two highly regarded Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers,...

Dozens of new genes that create T cell-resistant cancer discovered with 2CT CRISPR screen

Credit: New York Genome Center New York, NY (Aug. 7, 2017) -- To better understand why some cancers are resistant...

Increased brain acidity in psychiatric disorders

Your body's acid/alkaline homeostasis, or maintenance of an adequate pH balance in tissues and organs, is important for good health....

Successful guide dogs have ‘tough love’ moms, study finds

Much has been written on the pitfalls of being a helicopter parent, one who insulates children from adversity rather than...

A surprising new role for baker’s yeast

Baker's yeast is best known for its role in baking and brewing beer. Thanks to work done in a collaboration...

Overweight children and adults get significantly healthier and quickly with less sugar

CHICAGO, Aug. 7, 2017-- Osteopathic physicians suggest shifting the conversation from weight to health for overweight children and adults, asking...

Modern domestic dog has a single geographic origin

(Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz) By analyzing the DNA of two prehistoric dogs from Germany, an international research team has determined...

USC Stem Cell discovery refreshes the heart

Credit: Image by Michaela Patterson/USC Some people are better than others at recovering from a wounded heart, according to a...

Registration open for Wyss Institute’s 8th annual international symposium

The 8th Annual Wyss International Symposium will focus on innovations in Therapeutic Organ Engineering, with the goal of sharing recent...

Women have more active brains than men

Credit: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Amsterdam, NL, Aug. 7, 2017 - In the largest functional brain imaging study to date,...

Drought-affected trees die from hydraulic failure and carbon starvation

The report finds that hydraulic failure, which is the inability of a plant to move water from roots to leaves...

The good, the bad and the algae

Credit: Photo by Jules Bernstein BRAWLEY, California -- Sandia National Laboratories is testing whether one of California's largest and most...

Afforestation with non-native trees alters island soils

August 6, 2017

Credit: Thomas Marler A healthy global debate has occurred concerning the benefits of using non-native trees for restoring some aspects...

A mathematical crystal ball gazes into future of prostate cancer treatment

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The chemotherapy docetaxel is widely accepted as a standard therapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate...

Drug short-circuits cancer signaling

La Jolla, Calif., August 4, 2017 - Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have published a study...

Brain tumor scientists map mutation that drives tumors in childhood cancer survivors

Credit: UHN (TORONTO, Canada - Aug. 4, 2017) - Neuroscientists have uncovered the genetic basis for why many long-term survivors...

Researchers working on blood test to detect brain metastases while still treatable

Credit: Houston Methodist Houston Methodist cancer researchers are now closer to creating a blood test that can identify breast cancer...

Seasonal effects: ‘Winter foals’ are smaller than foals born in summer

Credit: Juliane Kuhl/Vetmeduni Vienna Seasonal and diurnal rhythms determine the life cycle of many animal species. In equids this is...

Prior dengue or yellow fever exposure does not worsen zika infection in monkeys