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A new CRISPR-engineered cancer model to test therapeutics
One major challenge in cancer research is developing robust pre-clinical models for new therapies, ones that will accurately reflect a...
Improvement of the genetic decoding of neurodevelopmental disorders
A result that will help in the future diagnosis of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as intellectual disability, autism or...
Smart bandage could promote better, faster healing
Researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Harvard Medical School and MIT have designed a smart bandage that could eventually heal...
Liverwort genes and land plant evolution
Though it's found around the world, it's easy to overlook the common liverwort - the plant can fit in the...
Faster Salmonella test boosts food safety for humans and animals
ITHACA, N.Y. - A new test allows accurate, rapid testing for Salmonella, a bacteria that is one of the leading...
Research identifies potential targets for treatment of leishmaniasis
Brazilian researchers at the University of São Paulo's Bioscience Institute (IB-USP) are starting to unravel the molecular mechanisms by which...
New findings on mechanisms for body temperature regulation by fat tissue
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--New discoveries about the mechanism responsible for heat generation in the body related to fat tissue...
New ‘movie’ technique reveals bacterial signalling in sharper resolution
Credit: John Innes Centre The complex signalling networks bacteria use to adapt to their environments have become clearer following new...
MTRAC awards spark biomedical innovation at Wayne State University
DETROIT - Three Wayne State University (WSU) research teams were recently awarded funding from Wayne State's Michigan Translational Research and...
First cell-type census of mouse brains: Surprises about structure, male-female differences
Credit: Osten Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have mobilized advanced imaging...
Identifying ways to minimize the harm of energy drinks
Credit: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 5, 2017- Because many countries allow the sale of energy...
The Forsyth Institute receives NIH award to advance research on oral microbiomes
Cambridge, MA - October 5, 2017 - A research team led by the Forsyth Institute today received a $5.4 million...
Predicting when a sound will occur relies on the brain’s motor system
Credit: Benjamin Morillon Whether it is dancing or just tapping one foot to the beat, we all experience how auditory...
Sensory loss can be a warning sign of poor health outcomes, including death
A long-term study spanning five years and including more than 3,000 nationally-representative older US adults has found that a natural...
A novel textile material that keeps itself germ-free
Credit: Surfaceskins Scientists have developed a novel weapon in the battle against deadly hospital-acquired infections - a textile that disinfects...
Road pricing most effective in reducing vehicle emissions
Credit: University of British Columbia Motor vehicles are a major source of air pollution in urban areas, and for decades...
International team reconstructs nanoscale virus features from correlations of scattered X-rays
Credit: Jeff Donatelli, Berkeley Lab As part of an international research team, Jeff Donatelli, Peter Zwart and Kanupriya Pande of...
UC Davis, NEC Society launch major project to examine the use of probiotics in preemies
Credit: UC Regents Thanks to the leadership of Mark Underwood, chief of neonatology at UC Davis Children's Hospital, and the...
New Innovator Award of $2.8M to Julia Oh of JAX for skin microbiome studies
Credit: Jackson Laboratory photo by Tiffany Laufer Julia Oh, Ph.D., a Jackson Laboratory (JAX) assistant professor who explores the communities...
New Innovator Award of $2.8 million to Julia Oh of JAX for skin microbiome studies
Credit: Jackson Laboratory photo by Tiffany Laufer Julia Oh, Ph.D., a Jackson Laboratory (JAX) assistant professor who explores the communities...
