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New bacteria-resistant materials get go-ahead for trials on humans
A medical device coated with new bacteria resistant materials, discovered by a team at the University of Nottingham, has been...
Signs of early aging more likely among adolescent & young adult cancer survivors
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 12, 2018 -- Researchers have reported a higher prevalence of...
Night owls have higher risk of dying sooner
First study to show 'owls' have higher risk of mortality Switch to daylight savings time is much harder for them...
A third of bacterial infections in patients with cirrhosis across the world are multi-drug resistant
12 April 2018, Paris, France: A worldwide study initiated to investigate the epidemiology and outcomes of bacterial infections in hospitalized...
Study explores carbohydrates’ impact on head, neck cancers
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Consuming high amounts of carbohydrates and various forms of sugar during...
CU Anschutz scientists awarded $3.8 million Department of Defense grant
AURORA, Colo. (April 12, 2018) - Scientists from the Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Colorado School...
Novel combination therapy effective for NRAS mutant and therapy resistant melanoma
PHILADELPHIA - (April 12, 2018) - Wistar researchers have identified a novel therapeutic vulnerability in NRAS mutant melanoma and an...
Linkage to care specialist facilitates access to hepatitis C treatment for people who inject drugs
12 April 2018, Paris, France: A prospective, longitudinal study involving more than 1,000 people who inject drugs has identified a...
Marker substance for research into brain diseases
Researchers from ETH Zurich, University Hospital Zurich and the University of Münster are the first to develop a marker substance...
LJI researchers are one step closer to an effective anti-atherosclerosis vaccine
Credit: Dr. Klaus Ley, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--In the disease atherosclerosis, cholesterol-containing plaques form...
New glaucoma treatment could ease symptoms while you sleep
Credit: Clare Kiernan, University of British Columbia Eye drops developed by UBC researchers could one day treat glaucoma while you...
Old proteins tell tales of historical artifacts and the people who touched them
"Dead men tell no tales" is a common saying, but according to an article in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN),...
Scientists discover a role for ‘junk’ DNA
ANN ARBOR -- Researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have determined...
Save the date: Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2018
CHICAGO, April, 11, 2018 - The Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018 will be held July 21-26 at McCormick Place...
Faba fix for corn’s nitrogen need
Credit: Masoud Hashemi. Researchers have good news for growers. Farmers raising a nitrogen-hungry crop like sweet corn may save up...
Cactus roots inspire creation of water-retaining material
During rare desert rainfalls, cacti waste no time sopping up and storing a storm's precious precipitation. Inspired by this natural...
Biologically inspired membrane purges coal-fired smoke of greenhouse gases
Credit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A biologically inspired membrane intended to cleanse carbon dioxide almost completely...
Ludwig researchers devise and test pioneering personalized ovarian cancer vaccine
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research APRIL 11, 2018, NEW YORK -- A Ludwig Cancer Research study has shown that an entirely...
US public companies have increasingly shorter lifespans, IU research says
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- At a time when more Americans are living longer, the companies where many people spend their working...
Research gives new understanding of 17th century Scottish natural history
Credit: Lee Raye In a new paper published in the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science: Notes and...
