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Indiana University researcher-entrepreneur receives $245,000 STTR grant for startup
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A high-tech startup founded by an Indiana University researcher-entrepreneur has been awarded a federal...
TRIUMF launches new Five-Year Plan 2020-2025
Credit: TRIUMF October 9, 2018 - Vancouver, B.C. - As we approach 2020, TRIUMF, Canada's particle accelerator centre, is pleased...
‘Smart’ robotic system could offer home-based rehabilitation
Credit: University of Houston Researchers in Houston and elsewhere have shown that robotic systems controlled by the user's own brain...
Gene mutation points to new way to fight diabetes, obesity, heart disease
Researchers say they have discovered a gene mutation that slows the metabolism of sugar in the gut, giving people who...
Study uncovers ‘sextortion’ prevalence in teens
Credit: Florida Atlantic University According to the United States Department of Justice, "sextortion" is labeled as the most important and...
Researchers pinpoint ideal protein to help seniors rebuild lost muscle
While exercise buffs have long used protein supplements to gain muscle, new research from McMaster University suggests one protein source...
Earlier treatment could help reverse autistic-like behavior in tuberous sclerosis
Credit: Peter Tsai New research on autism has found, in a mouse model, that drug treatment at a young age...
New biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease found thanks to the CRISPR technique
Credit: UEx The objective of the research, undertaken in the laboratories of the IBPM, is to develop a model for...
World’s first trial of new three-part children’s cancer treatment
Credit: University of Southampton The study, involving doctors and cancer scientists in Southampton, America and Germany, will boost the body's...
15 emerging technologies that could reduce global catastrophic biological risks
Credit: Harry Campbell/Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Strategic investment in 15 promising technologies could help make the world better...
A pheromone-sensing gene that predates land-dwelling vertebrates
Credit: Molecular Biology and Evolution Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have discovered a gene that appears to...
Neuron death in ALS more complex than previously thought
Credit: Hart Lab/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University researchers have uncovered new clues about the progression of Amyotrophic Lateral...
Award winners named for the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), an SABCS co-sponsor, will honor...
Evidence does not support statin use for conditions other than heart disease
Annals of Internal Medicine Tip Sheet Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next...
Dryer, less predictable environment may have spurred human evolution
Credit: Robin Renaut A progressively drying climate punctuated by variable wetter episodes may have precipitated the transition from our hominin...
High-res data offer most detailed look yet at trawl fishing footprint around the world
Credit: University of Washington About a quarter of the world's seafood caught in the ocean comes from bottom trawling, a...
Genes responsible for difference in flower color of snapdragons identified
Credit: David Field Snapdragons are charming tall plants, and flower in a range of bright colors. In Spain, where snapdragons...
Study shows land-locked Atlantic salmon also use magnetic field to navigate
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A new study shows that Atlantic salmon use the Earth's magnetic field as a navigational tool -...
Previously unknown genetic aberrations found to be associated with Alzheimer’s progression
In a large-scale analysis of RNA from postmortem human brain tissue, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount...
Expanding fungal diversity, one cell at a time
They can be found on forest floors, swamps and in houses, ranging in size from smaller than the period on...
