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NUS scientists combine antimalarial drug with light sensitive molecules for promising treatment of cancer
Credit: National University of Singapore Artemisinin, a potent anti-malarial drug, has been widely hailed as a promising alternative cancer treatment....
Metabolism can be used to subtype hepatoblastoma
Credit: Etienne Meylan/EPFL Hepatoblastoma is a rare pediatric liver cancer, usually diagnosed in the first three years of life. Histological...
A fat-regulating enzyme could hold the key to obesity, diabetes, cancer, other diseases
Credit: Gil-Soo Han/Rutgers University-New Brunswick It had already been known that the enzyme known as phosphatidic acid phosphatase plays a...
Connecting plants and society: The Shenzhen Declaration, a new roadmap for plant sciences
Credit: his image is designed for the Shenzhen Declaration on Plant Sciences by Genlin Jiao, Alice Tangerini and Jun Wen....
UC3M spinoff develops new ultra-fast 3-D microscope
Credit: UC3M This new-generation microscope can make three-dimensional images of small specimens (between 1mm and 2cm) through the use of...
Enzyme’s worth to biofuels shown in latest NREL research
An enzyme discovered at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) proves adept at breaking down...
‘Smart meters need a rapid rethink,’ say Bath researchers
The official UK smart meter network was switched on in November 2016 and since then smart meter devices have been...
Six new sponge species and new symbiotic associations from the Indonesian coral triangle
Credit: Dr Carlo Cerrano Comprising more than 17,000 islands, the Indonesian archipelago is one of the world's most biodiverse places...
New study shows promise of gene therapy to treat alcoholism
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 18, 2017--Researchers used gene transfer to block the expression of...
Membrane vesicles released by bacteria may play different roles during infection
Credit: Akemi Takade, Kyushu University, Japan Bacteria release membrane-derived vesicles (MVs), which are small particles that can transport virulence factors...
Effects of changing tillage practices on sugar beets presented
Changing tillage practices can help the environment and reduce costs, according to a study in Montana. Chengci Chen, Montana State,...
Genomic recycling: Ancestral genes take on new roles
One often hears about the multitude of genes we have in common with chimps, birds or other living creatures, but...
When it comes to the threat of extinction, size matters
Credit: Illustration: Oliver Day, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Animals in the Goldilocks zone -- neither too big, nor...
A new approach to high insulin levels
Credit: Pierre Maechler / UNIGE Diabetes is characterised by a deficiency of insulin. The opposite is the case in congenital...
A Cereal survives heat and drought
Credit: Copyright: ICRISAT Plant diversity and adaptation to different climatic conditions -- especially important in the era of global climate...
Reliance on ‘gut feelings’ linked to belief in fake news
COLUMBUS, Ohio - People who tend to trust their intuition or to believe that the facts they hear are politically...
HIV-AIDS: Following your gut
Montreal, Sept. 18, 2017 - Researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) have discovered a way to...
RNA discovery could help boost plant heat, drought tolerance
Credit: Texas A&M AgriLife Research DALLAS -- Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists have discovered a ribonucleic acid, or RNA, that...
Study uncovers markers for severe form of multiple sclerosis
New Haven, Conn. -- Scientists have uncovered two closely related cytokines -- molecules involved in cell communication and movement --...
Suffocation risk from small hard sugar balls
The critical size for schoolchildren is roughly a diameter of 40 mm, as a hard sugar ball of this size...
