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May 2, 2026

‘I have a sense that it’s probably quite bad … but because I don’t see it, I don’t know’

Lad culture in English universities is often perceived by university staff as involving 'extreme' behaviour and as being carried out...

The irresistible CCL17

Credit: © Photo: Barbara Frommann/Uni Bonn The chemotactic protein CCL17 attracts immune cells to where they are currently needed. Doctors...

Open insulin, ‘DIY bio’ and the future of pharma

The development, manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical drugs in the United States is a complex landscape involving intellectual property and...

Scientists design new metabolic technology to open scientific data for everyone

Patients want to see their medical information. Researchers want to share their data. Now, scientists at Scripps Research have released...

Study: Kidney stones have distinct geological histories

Credit: Image provided by Mayandi Sivaguru, Jessica Saw from Bruce Fouke Lab, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, U....

UTA researcher to use North Texas Genome Center to shed light on role of ‘jumping genes’

Credit: UTA A biology researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington will be using the high-tech tools provided by...

Largest study of ‘post-treatment controllers’ reveals clues about HIV remission

Most HIV patients need to take daily anti-retroviral therapy - if they suspend treatment, HIV will rebound within 3-4 weeks....

One foot in the grave for pheasants that favor a side

Pheasants that more strongly favoured one foot over the other die younger than those that don't, new research suggests. While...

The UC3M is taking part in the Madrid European Researchers’ Night 2018

During this seminar, in the morning in the Auditorium on the Leganés campus, an event aimed at Secondary School and...

Calorie counts on restaurant menus have customers ordering less

ITHACA, N.Y. - Bye-bye artichoke dip. Heavyweight appetizers and fatty entrees may not get much love when restaurants list calories...

How bacteria play pass the parcel — and help each other evade antibiotics

Credit: Monash University Bacteria are very sneaky in their efforts to develop resistance to antibiotics. Some strains of bacteria package...

Anti-inflammatory diet linked to reduced risk of early death

Adhering to an anti-inflammatory diet was associated with lower risks of dying from any cause, dying from cardiovascular causes, and...

Study shows toxic effects of oil dispersant on oysters following deepwater horizon spill

(Morris Animal Foundation) Oysters likely suffered toxic effects from the oil dispersant Corexit® 9500 when it was used to clean...

Genetic testing helps predict disease recurrence in myelodysplastic syndrome

Credit: Matt Miller A DNA-based analysis of blood cells soon after a stem cell transplant can predict likelihood of disease...

Where have all the turtles gone, and why does it matter?

Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - About 61 percent of the world's 356 turtle species are threatened or already extinct, and...

Location, location, location: does seedling defence vary over large geographical scales?

Do the defence mechanisms employed by seedlings to avoid being eaten by herbivores vary according to their location? That is...

Climate change may drive 10 percent of amphibian species in the Atlantic Rainforest to extinction

Credit: Fábio Maffei Global warming could lead to the extinction of up to 10% of frog and toad species endemic...

Discovery of a cancer promoter offers pathway to overcome drug resistance

Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Geneticists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered a previously unknown cell growth...

St. Jude researchers solve a central mystery of a baffling high-risk leukemia

Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have unraveled the origins and identified mutations associated...

Thousands of breast cancer gene variants engineered and analyzed