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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...
Cancer genetic mutations not all treatable: System to rank relevance of mutations needed
Lugano, Switzerland, April 11, 2018 - ESMO, the leading professional organisation for medical oncology, welcomes the latest reports from The...
Florida Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2018 Inductees
Credit: Florida Inventors Hall of Fame TAMPA, Fla. (Apr. 11, 2018) - Sara Blakely, a graduate of Florida State University...
NIH researchers crack mystery behind rare bone disorder
Credit: National Institutes of Health Researchers at the National Institutes of Health worked with 15 patients from around the world...
BGRF Chief Science Officer to present at cutting-edge technology conference.
BGRF is excited to report that its chief science officer, professor Alexander Zhavoronkov -- also the CEO of Insilico Medicine,...
Baby fish led astray by high CO2 in oceans
Baby fish will find it harder to reach secure shelters in future acidified oceans -- putting fish populations at risk,...
Unusual climate during Roman times plunged Eurasia into hunger and disease
Credit: Samuli Helama / Natural Resources Institute Finland A recent study published in an esteemed academic journal indicates that volcanic...
