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A clearer path to clean air in China
Credit: (Image courtesy of Jonathan M. Moch/Harvard SEAS) For more than 15 years, the Chinese government has invested billions of...
Scientists develop DNA molecule that may one day be used as ‘vaccine’ for prostate cancer
Credit: City of Hope DUARTE, Calif. -- Researchers from City of Hope, a world-renowned comprehensive cancer center and independent biomedical...
University choice and achievement partly down to DNA
Research from King's College London has shown for the first time that genetics plays a significant role in whether young...
Female chimpanzees know which males are most likely to kill their babies
Credit: Adriana Lowe, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent Research carried out by the University of Kent sheds...
Advanced sequencing technology provides new insights into human mitochondrial diseases
The ability to translate the genetic code into proteins is an essential step in all living organisms. A cornerstone of...
Infection biology: Staying a step ahead of the game
Unicellular parasites belonging to the genus Trypanosoma cause sleeping sickness in humans. Sleeping sickness is a debilitating and potentially lethal...
Diagnosis of ovarian cancer delayed by woeful lack of awareness
A global study of women with ovarian cancer has found that two thirds of women had never heard of the...
Muscle mass should be a new vital sign, research shows
Credit: Abbott A comprehensive review published in Annals of Medicine confirms low muscle mass is linked to an increased risk...
Sculpting bacteria into extreme shapes reveals the rugged nature of cell division
(Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University) Stars, triangles and pentagons demonstrate the adaptability and robustness of bacterial...
Biodiversity can also destabilize ecosystems
Credit: UZH Ecosystems have a variety of benefits: They provide us with food, water and other resources, as well as...
Carbon fiber can store energy in the body of a vehicle
Credit: Illustration: Yen Strandqvist, Chalmers University of Technology A study led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has shown that...
Genome sequencing found feasible and informative for pediatric cancer treatment
Credit: Dr. Newman SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Comprehensive genetic testing of tumors and non-cancerous tissue from pediatric cancer patients is...
St. Jude investigators present novel pediatric cancer genome sequencing data at ASHG
Investigators from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will present new findings at the American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting...
Adding flavors to e-cigarette liquids changes chemistry, creates irritants
Credit: Shawn Rocco/ Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. -- As e-cigarette use expands among teens in the U.S., so have vaping...
Dr. Erkut Kucukboyaci of Kessler Foundation named Switzer Research Fellow
Credit: Kessler Foundation Erkut Kucukboyaci, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in Traumatic Brain Injury Research at Kessler Foundation, has been awarded a...
Cytokine mediates obesity-related factors linked to colorectal cancer
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 18, 2018--A new study describes the mechanistic relationship between the...
Gene-edited zebrafish models take disease research to the next level
Credit: Seattle Children's Advances in optimisation of the gene-editing technique CRISPR/Cas9 in zebrafish disease models offer a new level of...
Increased mortality in children with inflammatory bowel disease
Children who develop inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease) have an increased risk of death, both in childhood...
$11 million NIH grant creates new center for musculoskeletal research at Clemson
CLEMSON, South Carolina - With an $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health Center for Biomedical Research Excellence,...
How plants bind their green pigment chlorophyll
Credit: Ill./©: Alessandro Agostini, JGU Whenever you see green color out in nature, you are likely to look at chlorophyll....
