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Chimpanzees can learn how to use tools without observing others
New observations have lead researchers to believe that chimpanzees can use tools spontaneously to solve a task, without needing to...
Computer model showed an optimal anti-amyloid treatment
Credit: (C) InSysBio Moscow, Russia, September 28, 2017 - One must activate amyloid degradation as soon as possible to prevent...
Scientists develop broad-spectrum inhibitors of influenza virus
Credit: Rameshwar U. Kadam (Ian Wilson's Lab) A team of researchers from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and Janssen Research...
Mapping the thylacine’s mysterious loss from mainland
Credit: University of Adelaide Ancient DNA extracted from fossil bones and museum specimens has shed new light on the mysterious...
Study splits incurable childhood brain tumors into 10 new diseases
Scientists have found that deadly childhood brain tumours are actually 10 different diseases that should each be diagnosed and treated...
Can a pumpkin-shaped molecule bring a different ending to ‘Breaking Bad’?
Credit: (Modified from Jang et al, Chem 2017) Speed, uppers, chalk, glass, crystal, or whatever you prefer to call them,...
FSU researchers receive $2.8m to study fate of BP oil spill
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A team of research institutions led by Florida State University has been awarded a $2.8 million grant...
Neuro-immune crosstalk in allergic asthma
Exactly how asthma begins and progresses remain a mystery, but a team led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital...
Artificial muscles, tendons would make prosthetic limbs more lifelike
Credit: University of Houston An engineer from the University of Houston has received a $500,000 CAREER award from the National...
How molecular scissors cut in the right place
A research group at Uppsala University has found out how CRISPR-Cas9 -- also known as 'molecular scissors' -- can search...
Breakdown of brain cells’ metabolic collaboration linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Researchers have discovered that impairing a critical partnership between brain cells can lead to neurodegeneration....
Bed bugs attracted to dirty laundry, study finds
Bed bugs are huge problem for hotel and homeowners in some of the world's busiest cities Insects finding their way...
Internists urge President Trump to ‘consider taking additional actions’ to provide relief
Internists Urge President Trump to 'Consider Taking Additional Actions' to Provide Relief in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Letter...
Back from the brink
A new collaboration between two UC Santa Barbara labs explores the underlying molecular mechanism of a remarkable process called anastasis,...
Melanoma cells rewire to resist drug treatment, Penn-Wistar team finds
Credit: Yueyao Zhu and Wei Guo In 2014, new combination therapies to treat patients with metastatic melanoma hit the market,...
Study examines characteristics of mobile mammography patients
Leesburg, VA, September 25, 2017 - Significant differences were found among women receiving mammography at a cancer center versus those...
Ancient ink for cancer treatment
For hundreds of years, Chinese calligraphers have used a plant-based ink to create beautiful messages and art. Now, one group...
Scientists discover rogue messengers that hinder body’s immune response to cancer
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have made a discovery around treatment-resistant breast cancer that may turn the phrase, 'don't shoot...
Editing genes one by one throughout colorectal cancer cell genome uncovers new drug target
Credit: UC San Diego Health Cancers driven by mutations in the KRAS gene are among the most deadly. For decades,...
Penn Medicine develops model to predict ER visits in lung cancer patients
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - A pilot program that uses big data to predict which lung cancer patients will require...
