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Credit: (Image courtesy of Harvard SEAS) Bacteria come in all shapes and sizes -- some are straight as a rod,...

Researchers overturn wisdom regarding efficacy of next-generation DNA techniques

Metagenomics enables us to investigate microbial ecology at a much larger scale than ever before and sheds light upon the...

Physicists gain new insights into nanosystems with spherical confinement

Credit: Ill./©: Arash Nikoubashman, Mainz University Theoretical physicists led by Professor Kurt Binder and Dr. Arash Nikoubashman at Johannes Gutenberg...

Researchers develop DNA sunscreen that gets better the longer you wear it

Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Why use regular sunscreen when you can apply a...

Identified the component that allows a lethal bacteria to spread resistance to antibiotics

Credit: Radoslaw Pluta, IRB Barcelona Antibiotic resistance of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for 11,300 deaths a year in...

Stanford researchers engineer 3-D hydrogels for tissue-specific cartilage repair

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, N.Y., July 26, 2017--Unlike the one-size-fits-all, homogeneous approach to tissue engineering for...

Cultural flexibility was key for early humans to survive extreme dry periods in southern Africa

Credit: Craig Foster The flexibility and ability to adapt to changing climates by employing various cultural innovations allowed communities of...

Inventions by young KTU researchers can identify early stages of flatfeet condition

Credit: KTU A team of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) have designed a device for measuring pressure on...

Is extended-release guanfacine effective in children with chronic tic disorders?

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, N.Y., July 26, 2017--A new study assessed the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness...

Competition for survival signals maintains immune balance

Credit: (Credits: IBS, modified from freepiks.com) According to a new study published in the journal Immunity, two types of immune...

Quantifying lower limb muscle weakness in Osteogenesis Imperfecta type IV

Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is a heritable disorder characterized by increased bone fragility. In OI Type IV muscle weakness has important...

CU Cancer Center study may explain failure of retinoic acid trials against breast cancer

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Estrogen-positive breast cancers are often treated with anti-estrogen therapies. But about half of these...

Scientists identify gene mutations in smoking-related cancers

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - July 25, 2017 - African-Americans typically have worse outcomes from smoking-related cancers than Caucasians, but the reasons...

Results of NRG-RTOG 0436 highlight need for biomarkers in treatment of esophageal cancer

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- NRG-RTOG 0436 has determined that adding an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor to a chemo-radiation regimen...

Shedding light on cause of resistance to tumor immunotherapy

In tumor immunotherapy, the body's own defense system is activated against the tumor cells. However, for the majority of patients,...

Americans say discussions about clinical trials should be part of standard of care

Arlington, Va. - July 25, 2017 - An overwhelming majority of Americans (86%) agree that health care professionals should discuss...

Physical activity could combat fatigue, cognitive decline in cancer survivors

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new study indicates that cancer patients and survivors have a...

Nanoparticles loaded with component of common spice kill cancer cells

Attaching curcumin, a component of the common spice turmeric, to nanoparticles can be used to target and destroy treatment-resistant neuroblastoma...

New discovery could reverse tissue damage caused by heart attacks