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Link established between a molecular driver of melanoma & novel therapeutic agent
PHILADELPHIA -- (Sept. 7, 2017) -- Results of a study by The Wistar Institute have described a correlation between a...
Hidden Inca treasure: Remarkable new tree genus discovered in the Andes
Credit: Wake Forest University Hidden in plain sight - that's how researchers describe their discovery of a new genus of...
Neuroscientists explore the risky business of self-preservation
A critical survival decision for all animals is when, where and how to escape from a looming threat. A Northwestern...
Extreme weather has limited effect on attitudes toward climate policies
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- People who recently experienced severe weather events such as floods, storms and drought are more likely to...
Ebola: Early immune response provides insight into vaccination
The latest outbreaks of emerging, dangerous pathogens, such as Ebola, MERS-CoV or Zika, emphasise the importance of the rapid development...
Mediterranean-style diet may eliminate need for reflux medications
A plant-based, Mediterranean-style diet has been shown to provide the same medical benefits for treating laryngopharyngeal reflux as popular reflux...
New book on Cell Polarity from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: Travis R. Ruch and Joanne N. Engel, University of California, San Francisco Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cold Spring...
Beyond herbicides in the agricultural landscape
Weed control in agricultural landscapes has been dominated by herbicides for over 75 years. Like the advent of antibiotics, herbicides...
3-D organoids and RNA sequencing reveal the crosstalk driving lung cell formation
Credit: Joo-Hyeon Lee (Boston Children's Hospital/Cambridge Stem Cell Institute UK) To stay healthy, our lungs have to maintain two key...
Researchers develop cheaper, faster test for E. coli in drinking water
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have invented a fast, affordable way for developing communities to test their drinking water...
Children exposed to chemicals in 9/11 ‘dust’ show early signs of risk of heart disease
Sixteen years after the collapse of the World Trade Center towers sent a "cloud" of toxic debris across Lower Manhattan,...
Birds are on the move in the face of climate change
Research on birds in northern Europe reveals that there is an ongoing considerable species turnover due to climate change and...
Science: Sharpest image of Alzheimer’s fibrils shows previously unknown details
Credit: Forschungszentrum Jülich / HHU Düsseldorf / Gunnar Schröder Jülich / Düsseldorf / Hamburg / Maastricht, 7 September 2017 -...
How tails help geckos and other vertebrates make great strides
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A wagging tail is often associated with dogs' emotions, but the side-to-side motion may...
New method for producing malaria treatment at large scales
Compared to smallpox or typhoid, malaria is proving one of the most challenging human diseases to eradicate - and so...
Cilia: ‘The bouncer’ of bacteria
Credit: Lab of Margaret McFall-Ngai, Pacific Biosciences Research Center at the University of Hawaii Imagine a club scene--a bouncer at...
What role do genome variations play in tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In 2016, this was the most common causative pathogen for death by infectious diseases....
Chinese FDA and IIVS re-affirm their collaboration for non-animal tests
GAITHERSBURG, MD - Sept. 7, 2017 - Bo Li, Director General Director of the CFDA's National Institute for Food and...
UT Austin study raises question: Why are fossilized hairs so rare?
Credit: Image modified from Eliason et al. (2017) PRSB. When most people hear the word fossil, they probably think of...
Using antidepressants during pregnancy may affect your child’s mental health
Credit: Lise Balsby The use of antidepressants has been on the rise for many years. Between 2 and 8% of...
