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Gene drives have the potential to suppress mosquito populations, but resistant mosquitoes crop up
Credit: NIAID, Flickr, CC BY Researchers successfully built a gene drive to reduce female fertility in the mosquito that spreads...
Human minibrains reveal effects of psychedelic substance
Credit: D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR) A Brazilian study, published in Scientific Reports on October 09, 2017, has...
Genetically boosting the nutritional value of corn could benefit millions
Credit: NASA Rutgers scientists have found an efficient way to enhance the nutritional value of corn - the world's largest...
Research IDs key factors that help women ex-convicts avoid recidivism
New research identifies four factors that help women ex-convicts avoid committing crimes, offering insights that can be used to help...
Indigenous Nations’ environmental stewardship in tackling invasive species
As invasive species are threatening ecological habitats throughout the U.S. and Canada, the role of Indigenous nations as environmental stewards...
Tests with topical treatment strategy for fighting skin cancer yield positive results
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP), in Brazil, are testing a technique in mice that combines low-intensity electric...
New studies add to understanding of treatments for Barrett’s esophagus
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. - October 6, 2017 - The October issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy features several new studies evaluating...
Primary care unable to adequately care for cancer survivors
Primary care medicine is currently not able to meet the health care needs of cancer survivors, despite a decade-long effort...
Cleveland Clinic researchers find link between bacterial imbalances and breast cancer
October 5, 2017, Cleveland: In a newly published study, Cleveland Clinic researchers have uncovered differences in the bacterial composition of...
Markey’s Blackburn earns NIH New Innovator Award for cancer research
Credit: Jim Morris | UK HealthCare LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 6, 2017) - University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Researcher Jessica...
Androgen receptor targeted imaging of prostate cancer as future modality for diagnosis
Prostate cancer is the second most prevailing cancer among men worldwide. In the most cases, prostate cancer is slowly progressing,...
New insights on the addictions of tumors
Credit: James Short La Jolla, Calif., Oct. 5, 2017 - Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) and...
Researchers help develop new antifungal drug
University of Liverpool researchers, working with F2G Limited (Eccles, Manchester), have developed a new antifungal drug to help in the...
New techniques may help scientists understand and manipulate bone remodeling
Osteoporosis is a disease categorized by brittle bones and increased risk of fracture. Individuals with osteoporosis, and diseases like it,...
Plant cells survive but stop dividing upon DNA damage
Credit: Masaaki Umeda (Nara, Japan) The cell cycle is the system through which a cell grows and divides. It is...
A dash of gold improves microlasers
Gold. The word brings to mind wedding rings, buried treasure and California in the 1840's. But when gold is reduced...
Predicting insect feeding preferences after deforestation
Credit: Felix Fornoff, University of Freiburg Like a scene from the movie Alien, insect parasitoids inject their eggs into unsuspecting...
Deer prefer native plants leaving lasting damage on forests
ITHACA, N.Y. - When rampant white-tailed deer graze in forests, they prefer to eat native plants over certain unpalatable invasive...
Research may lead to improvements in water use for crop irrigation
Two papers published in Irrigation and Drainage may help improve estimates of water requirements for crops, which will save water...
Lifestyle changes can close regional obesity gap, study finds
Lifestyle differences are to blame for regional variation in obesity rates in Scotland, research has found. Genetic factors cannot completely...
