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Signaling pathways to the nucleus
Credit: Source: Institute of Biology II/University of Freiburg A team of researchers from the University of Freiburg have discovered how...
80 percent cut in liver metastasis by restricting the blood vessels supplying it
Credit: (UPV/EHU) Metastasis is the process whereby a tumour that grows in one organ breaks away from it and travels...
Coral reefs suffering in Philippines despite outlawing damaging fishing practices
Credit: Jennifer Selgrath Some of the fishing methods used in today's small-scale fisheries are causing more damage to coral reefs...
80% cut in liver metastasis by restricting the blood vessels supplying it
Credit: (UPV/EHU) Metastasis is the process whereby a tumour that grows in one organ breaks away from it and travels...
Development of an enzymatic cycling method using pyruvate kinase
Credit: Dr. Shigeru Ueda et al., Bentham Science Publishers Pyruvate kinase (PK), an omnipresent and functionally important enzyme, catalyzes the...
Reefs help protect vulnerable Caribbean fish from climate change
New research from UBC's Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries suggests that larger reef areas may help protect the Caribbean's...
Scientists mimic neural tissue in Army-funded research
Credit: Courtesy RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (March 15, 2018) - U.S. Army-funded researchers at Brandeis University have discovered a process...
Human ‘chimeric’ cells restore crucial protein in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Cells made by fusing a normal human muscle cell with a muscle cell from a person with Duchenne muscular dystrophy...
With new ‘shuffling’ trick, researchers can measure gene activity in single cells
For biologists, a single cell is a world of its own: It can form a harmonious part of a tissue,...
Older adults’ difficulties with focusing can be used to help put a face to a name
Credit: Provided by Baycrest Health Sciences Everyone has experienced the awkward situation of meeting someone and then forgetting their name...
Online intervention improves depression treatment rates in teen moms
Credit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - An online program persuaded teenage mothers across 10 Kentucky counties to seek medical...
New survey finds huge and unnecessary variation of salt levels in bread
Canadian bread product saltiest in survey of global bread products Some breads surveyed had as much sodium (salt) as seawater...
New research sheds light on underlying cause of brain injury in stroke
Credit: Professor Robert Fern New research shows how the novel drug QNZ-46 can help to lessen the effects of excess...
Half a degree more global warming could flood out 5 million more people
Credit: DJ Rasmussen, Princeton University The 2015 Paris climate agreement sought to stabilize global temperatures by limiting warming to well...
Cell therapy could improve brain function for Alzheimer’s disease
San Francisco, CA -- March 15, 2018 -- Like a great orchestra, your brain relies on the perfect coordination of...
Missouri researcher wins $50,000 Sheila Essey Award: An award for ALS research
LOS ANGELES - The American Academy of Neurology, The ALS Association and the American Brain Foundation are awarding the 2018...
Viral hideout
Once herpes simplex infects a person, the virus goes into hiding inside nerve cells, hibernating there for life, periodically waking...
New educational app helps support GvHD diagnosis and scoring after HCT
Credit: © EBMT Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT) is a curative and established treatment approach for patients with haematological malignancies...
Sussex research reveals brain mechanism involved in language learning
Credit: Dr Sam Berens Learning a new language may be more of a science than an art, a University of...
Compact fiber optic sensor offers sensitive analysis in narrow spaces
Credit: Chao Chen, Chinese Academy of Sciences WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a new flexible sensor with high sensitivity that...
