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New tool illuminates cell signaling pathways key to disease
In a major advance for fundamental biological research, UC San Francisco scientists have developed a tool capable of illuminating previously...
Leaf vein structure could hold key to extending battery life
The natural structure found within leaves could improve the performance of everything from rechargeable batteries to high-performance gas sensors, according...
Multinational veterinary pharm firm selects Rowan University for N. American HQ
Credit: Photo courtesy HIPRA Rowan University, in conjunction with Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and Senate President Steve Sweeney, is pleased...
Death by insulin — management of self-harm and suicide in diabetes management
Diabetes affects roughly 30 million Americans, and is one of the leading causes of disability and mortality. As a result,...
SWOG publishes key statistics on 18 years of physician-aid-in-dying in Oregon
PORTLAND, OR - Researchers have analyzed and reported on a sweeping data set on the Death with Dignity Act, Oregon's...
Clinical trial shows benefit of yoga for side effects of prostate cancer treatment
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Men who attended a structured yoga class twice a week during prostate cancer radiation treatment...
Scientists further understanding of a process that causes heat loss in fusion devices
Credit: Elle Starkman Everyone knows that the game of billiards involves balls careening off the sides of a pool table...
LA BioMed honors innovators at its 2017 Spirit of Innovation Gala
LOS ANGELES - (April 6, 2017) - LA BioMed will honor the pioneering work of distinguished researchers Ruey-Kang Chang, MD;...
NASA infrared imagery shows wind shear blowing Cyclone 14P apart
Credit: Credits: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone 14P gathering data in infrared light and...
Gold-plated crystals set new standard for natural gas detectors
Credit: Willie Padilla, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Materials scientists and engineers have developed a sensor that is fast, sensitive...
Control pest fungi in an environmentally friendly way
n Europe, some 30 million wooden poles are used by telecommunications companies and electricity utilities. Every year, hundreds of thousands...
Feeding fat to fungi: Evidence for lipid transfer in arbuscular mycorrhiza
Credit: Dr. Maria J. Harrison, BTI ITHACA, NY-- Nearly all organisms live in symbiosis with a vast, diverse array of...
Physicists develop ultrathin superconducting film
Credit: Oliver Dietze Experimental physicists in the research group led by Professor Uwe Hartmann at Saarland University have developed a...
ASH awards $750k to preserve promising biomedical research
(WASHINGTON, April 6, 2017) -- In 2012, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) committed to preserving blood disease research threatened...
Are men with a family history of prostate cancer eligible for active surveillance?
Active surveillance--careful monitoring to determine if or when a cancer warrants treatment--is an increasingly prevalent choice for prostate cancer, but...
Cancer commandeers immature immune cells to aid its successful spread
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Augusta University Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 6, 2017) - More typically, these immature immune cells might...
UH receives USDA grant to fight obesity in nearby neighborhoods
The University of Houston Department of Health and Human Performance (HHP) has received a $281,475 grant from the U.S. Department...
When old growth beats old school
Credit: courtesy Bill Keeton As the planet warms, carbon markets are getting hot too. Forest landowners have been looking for...
To save honey bees, human behavior must change
Annapolis, MD; April 4, 2017--In the search for answers to the complex health problems and colony losses experienced by honey...
Private insurers in New York state see surge in claims related to opioid addiction
NEW YORK, NY--April 6, 2017--From 2007 to 2014, private insurance claim lines with opioid abuse and dependence diagnoses increased 1,459...
