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Tumor cells get stiff before becoming invasive
Credit: Sandra Tavares, IGC. A study published now on Nature Communications* shows that breast cancer cells undergo a stiffening state...
Responsive filtration membranes by polymer self-assembly
Credit: TECHNOLOGY A team of researchers from Tufts University in Medford, MA have put together a review article, which discusses...
$1.6M from NSF to UC Davis to study water, land use in disadvantaged communities
Credit: Joe Proudman/UC Davis The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.6M to the University of California, Davis to analyze the...
Scientists discover hydrothermal vents on deep ocean voyage
Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Photo Two University of Wyoming researchers led a voyage to the bottom of the Pacific...
Insulin signaling molecule in liver controls levels of triglyceride in blood
Credit: Paul Titchenell, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA — A new animal study shows how insulin...
Mapping brain connectivity with MRI may predict outcomes for cardiac arrest survivors,…
A new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers found that measures of connectivity within specific cerebral networks were strongly linked...
Baycrest launches study combining music and brain stimulation to…
Credit: Provided by Baycrest Health Sciences Baycrest will embark on the first study combining music therapy with brain stimulation to...
Tobacco industry steps up tactics to reduce impact of display ban
Credit: University of Stirling Tobacco manufacturers are offering retailers incentives to promote their products in a bid to mitigate the...
Does eclipse equal night in plant life?
Credit: Stephanie L. Sidoti On August 21, 2017, about 215 million American adults watched one of nature's most dramatic events:...
Oil spill impacts in coastal wetland
Credit: J. Levine July 10, 2017 – Although evidence of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill may not be visually...
Newly discovered biomarkers may lead to promising diagnostic tool for…
Credit: Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio – Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease and determining a patient's prognosis is an inexact business, and that...
Rare facial paralysis gives researchers new insights into social…
Möbius is an extremely rare congenital facial paralysis that is usually bilateral and complete. The paralysis leaves the face expressionless,...
Rice U. unveils dual-channel biological function generator
Credit: Karl Gerhardt/Rice University Rice University bioengineers who specialize in creating tools for synthetic biology have unveiled the latest version...
New insights into epilepsy drug Retigabine
A study published ahead of print in the The Journal of General Physiology has revealed new insights into Retigabine, a...
Are amoebae safe harbors for plague?
Credit: David Markman/Colorado State University Amoebae, single-celled organisms common in soil, water and grade-school science classrooms, may play a key...
Why do women live longer than men?
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Women live longer than men. This simple statement holds a tantalizing riddle that Steven Austad, Ph.D., and...
The time is RIPE to transform agriculture and feed the world
Credit: Brian Stauffer/University of Illinois Political and agricultural leaders gathered at the University of Illinois today to see transformative work...
Twenty-five life scientists join EMBO Young Investigator network
Credit: EMBO "The EMBO Young Investigator Programme supports young life scientists in their most demanding career phase, when they establish...
TSRI scientists find potential treatment for ‘painful…
LA JOLLA, CA – August 17, 2016 – The eye's lacrimal gland is small but mighty. This gland produces moisture...
Power outage in the brain may be source of Alzheimer’s
Credit: Courtesy: Kelvinsong On Nov. 25, 1901, a 51-year-old woman is admitted to a hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, displaying a...
