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Finding a lethal parasite’s vulnerabilities
Credit: James Lok An estimated 100 million people around the world are infected with Strongyloides stercoralis, a parasitic nematode, yet...
Researchers fold a protein within a protein
Credit: Dr Chester L. Drum A team from the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) has invented...
Trapped in a nuclear weapon bunker wood ants survive for years in Poland
Having built their nest over the vertical ventilation pipe of an old nuclear weapon bunker in Poland, every year a...
First surface-based estimation of the aerosol indirect effect over…
Credit: Jianjun Liu Aerosol indirect effect (AIE) can significantly affect climate change and is one of the largest uncertainties in...
Personalized cell therapy combination achieves complete remission in CLL patients
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA – Combining the kinase inhibitor ibrutinib with an investigational personalized cellular therapy known as CTL119 can...
Scleroderma study: Hope for a longer life for patients with rare…
Credit: UVA Health System An unusual autoimmune disease that causes skin and lung damage can be treated effectively by stem...
How will genomics enter day-to-day medicine?
A quiet transformation has been brewing in medicine, as large-scale DNA results become increasingly available to patients and healthcare providers....
Statins may lower risk of heart disease in people with sleep apnea
IMAGE: Arrows indicate that more CD59 is drawn into the cell in people with sleep apnea who are not taking...
Study: Most families in low-income countries don’t have soap at home
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. – Washing with soap and water is second nature for many. But in many...
D’Angelo receives American Cancer Society Research Scholar grant
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla, Calif., Dec. 1, 2017 – Maximiliano D'Angelo, Ph.D., an assistant professor...
Federal report recommends teaching self-regulation in schools
Credit: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. A new federal report recommends that schools emphasize building children's "self-regulation" skills in...
Unraveling the genetics of disc disease in dogs
Credit: Katy Robertson Since the early 1900s, veterinarians have observed intervertebral disc disease — a common cause of back pain,...
Precision medicine advances pediatric brain tumor diagnosis and…
Credit: Dana-Farber/Boston Children's BOSTON (January 19, 2017) — Precision medicine – in which diagnosis and treatments are keyed to the...
Trial looks at whether compound relieves cognitive deficits after…
Dr. Nancy Sweitzer: “I think it’s a great Arizona story that we had this confluence of expertise across very different...
Why chemists marched for science (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 28, 2017 — Tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C., and...
Spray painting biomaterials onto heart promotes cardiac repair after…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 21, 2017–Researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of a minimally invasive...
DNA markers distinguish between harmless, deadly bacteria
Credit: NIAID LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Dec. 19, 2016 — The virulent pathogen that causes the disease tularemia, or "rabbit fever,"...
Hippo teeth reveal environmental change
Loss of megaherbivores such as elephants and hippos can allow woody plants and non-grassy herbs and flowering plants to encroach...
Penn team shows how seemingly acute viral infections can persist
Credit: University of Pennslyvania Infections caused by viruses, such as respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, measles, parainfluenza and Ebola, are...
A star is born: Lesser-known brain cell takes center stage
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA–(June 6, 2017) Neurons have long enjoyed the spotlight in neuroscience–and for good reason: they are...
