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November 10, 2025

Shi-Jiang Li, PhD, receives 2017 Alzheimer Award

Credit: Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Amsterdam, NL, June 27, 2017 - The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (JAD) is pleased to...

Population health resource to give US cities access to key data

Credit: L+L Hundreds of United States cities will be able to identify their most pressing health needs more accurately--thanks to...

Mice provide insight into genetics of autism spectrum disorders

Credit: Alex Nord/UC Davis While the definitive causes remain unclear, several genetic and environmental factors increase the likelihood of autism...

Lake harvests are likely more fruitful than we knew

Credit: Andrew Deines, Michigan State University Harvests from freshwater fisheries such as the Great Lakes could total more than 12...

Researchers ID network of neurons crucial for vocal learning

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Researchers have identified a network of neurons that plays a vital role in learning vocalizations...

Shock report tells of system that turns people with learning disabilities into commodities

Credit: Lancaster University 'A trade in people' with learning disabilities and/or autism has been uncovered by a partnership of activists,...

Fred Hutch to develop ovarian cancer bioassay for National Cancer Institute initiative

SEATTLE -- June 27, 2017 -- A team of scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will lead an initiative...

BUSM receives grant to create software prototype for sharing medical data

(Boston)--In an effort to securely share medical data between the U.S. and India, Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has...

With health care cuts looming, low-cost magnesium a welcome option for treating depression

Depression presents an enormous disease burden, with a reported 350 million people worldwide suffering from the disease, but traditional SSRI...

Physicists make quantum leap in understanding life’s nanoscale machinery

A diagnostic technique that can detect tiny molecules signalling the presence of cancer could be on the horizon. The possibility...

Study identifies key player in heart enlargement

Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The heart is a dynamic muscle that grows and shrinks in response...

Proteins linked to HIV transmission could actually be beneficial for reproduction

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--June 27, 2017--Protein fragments found in semen, and previously only known for their ability to enhance HIV infection,...

Shi-Jiang Li, Ph.D., receives 2017 Alzheimer Award

Credit: Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Amsterdam, NL, June 27, 2017 - The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (JAD) is pleased to...

Thwarting metastasis by breaking cancer’s legs with gold rods

Credit: NIH-funded image of apoptotic HeLa cell by the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research / Thomas Deerinck /...

Microscope can scan tumors during surgery and examine cancer biopsies in 3-D

Credit: University of Washington When women undergo lumpectomies to remove breast cancer, doctors try to remove all the cancerous tissue...

Cloning thousands of genes for massive protein libraries

Credit: Jennifer E. Fairman/Johns Hopkins University Discovering the function of a gene requires cloning a DNA sequence and expressing it....

Using ‘sticky’ nanoparticles, researchers develop strategy to boost body’s cancer defenses

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- After radiation treatment, dying cancer cells spit out mutated proteins into the body. Scientists now know...

Significant racial disparities persist in hospital readmissions

A new study in the journal Health Affairs shows that, despite being designed to more effectively manage care and control...

Hot cities spell bad news for bees

Credit: Elsa Youngsteadt A new study from North Carolina State University finds that common wild bee species decline as urban...

Predicting future outcomes in the natural world