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Cure for fission yeast genes could have bigger things ahead
Credit: OIST Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have taken one step closer towards...
Mediterranean-style diet improves gut microbial diversity and reduces hospitalization
April 12, 2018, Paris, France: A diet that is Mediterranean style, and rich in vegetables and fermented milk products such...
Imagining an object can change how we hear sounds later
Seeing an object at the same time that you hear sound coming from somewhere else can lead to the "ventriloquist...
Peptide-based biogenic dental product may cure cavities
Credit: University of Washington Researchers at the University of Washington have designed a convenient and natural product that uses proteins...
There’s a better way to screen for cervical cancer
A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that high-quality cervical...
MIPT delivers world’s first biosensor chips based on copper and graphene oxide
Credit: Lion_on_Helium/MIPT Press Office Russian researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have developed biosensor chips of unprecedented...
Tree rings provide vital information for improved climate predictions
(Umea University) Using a decade-long sequence of annual growth rings from pine trees, scientists at the NMR Centre at Umeå...
One thing leads to another: Causal chains link health, development, and conservation
The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. The linkages between environmental health and...
Ludwig scientists share new cancer research findings at 2018 AACR Annual Meeting
APRIL 11, 2018, NEW YORK - Ludwig Cancer Research released today the full scope of findings to be presented by...
Severity of menopause symptoms could help predict heart disease
CLEVELAND, Ohio (April 11, 2018)--Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in women. A study of 138 menopausal women...
Swansea scientists discover greener way of making plastics
Credit: European Regional Development Fund Researchers at the Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) at Swansea University have found a way...
BU medical student receives Fulbright Award to India
(Boston)--Nina Gummadi, a third-year medical student at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received a Fulbright Scholar Award to...
Fungi in fashion
Credit: University of Delaware/ Wenbo Fan Two University of Delaware students put their best foot forward at this year's National...
Research brief: Vaccines to treat opioid abuse and prevent fatal overdoses
Heroin and prescription opioid abuse and fatal overdoses are a public health emergency in the United States. Vaccines offer a...
Wildfire smoke associated with more ER visits for heart, stroke ailments among seniors
DALLAS, April 11, 2018 -- Smoke from wildfires may send people - particularly seniors - to hospital emergency rooms (ERs)...
Most primitive kangaroo ancestor rediscovered after 30 years in obscurity
Credit: Richard Tedford A handful of tiny teeth have led scientists to identify the most distant ancestor of today's kangaroos....
RB1 gene mutations underlie clinical resistance to CDK 4/6 inhibitor breast cancer therapy
A multi-institutional research team has identified what may be a novel mechanism underlying acquired resistance to CDK 4/6 inhibitor treatment...
The Rivkin Center awards $1.185 million in ovarian cancer research grants
Seattle, WA (April 11, 2018) -- The Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer, a Seattle-based 501(c)(3), announced that it has awarded...
EPA’s IRIS program has made substantial progress, says new report
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program has made "substantial progress" in implementing...
Having one eye better than the other may explain ants’ left bias
Credit: Edmund Hunt Unlike Derek Zoolander, ants don't have any difficulty turning left. New research from the University of Bristol...
