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Consuming walnuts may help keep the gut healthy, says new animal research
Credit: California Walnut Commission FOLSOM, Calif., July 25, 2017 - Conclusions from a new animal study suggest that walnut consumption...
Princeton researchers report new system to study chronic hepatitis B
Credit: Image courtesy of Benjamin Winer and Alexander Ploss, Princeton University Department of Molecular Biology Scientists from Princeton University's Department...
Clinical trial for type 1 diabetes reaches halfway point
Credit: Sanford Health SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Sanford Project: T-Rex Study, a Phase 2 clinical trial conducted collaboratively by...
CCNY physicists master unexplored electron property
Credit: Image courtesy: Zheng Sun While the charge and spin properties of electrons are widely utilized in modern day technologies...
New triggerable, tough hydrogels could make drug-releasing systems safer
Boston, Mass. -- Drug-releasing devices that reside in the stomach for extended periods of time make it easier for patients...
Novel class of antibiotics shows promise against plague, drug-resistant bacteria
Washington, DC - July 25, 2017 - Pathogenic bacteria are rapidly developing resistance to the arsenal of microbial therapies --...
Molecular microscopy illuminates molecular motor motion
Credit: Keith Mickolajczyk / Penn State A toddler running sometimes loses footing because both feet come off the ground at...
Anti-cancer chemotherapeutic agent inhibits glioblastoma growth and radiation resistance
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Glioblastoma is a primary brain tumor with dismal survival rates, even after treatment with surgery,...
Reaching black men in barbershops could lead to early detection of colorectal cancer
Credit: NYU Langone Health Aging black men are at much greater risk of dying prematurely of colorectal cancer than any...
Molecular hitchhiker on human protein signals tumors to self-destruct
Credit: Vanderbilt University Powerful molecules can hitch rides on a plentiful human protein and signal tumors to self-destruct, a team...
New therapeutic approach for difficult-to-treat subtype of ovarian cancer identified
PHILADELPHIA -- (July 24, 2017) -- A potential new therapeutic strategy for a difficult-to-treat form of ovarian cancer has been...
Researchers develop new method to generate human antibodies
Credit: Sanjuan Nandin et al., 2017 An international team of scientists has developed a method to rapidly produce specific human...
Breast cancer patients can use antiperspirants during radiotherapy
PHILADELPHIA - Women undergoing daily radiation therapy for breast cancer are commonly told they should not use antiperspirant for fear...
Immune cells the missing ingredient in new bladder cancer treatment
New research offers a possible explanation for why a new type of cancer treatment hasn't been working as expected against...
Weight in adolescence may affect colorectal cancer risk
A new study has uncovered a link between being overweight or obese in adolescence and an increased risk of developing...
Neuroticism may postpone death for some
Data from a longitudinal study of over 500,000 people in the United Kingdom indicate that having higher levels of the...
Georgia State’s Inlighta Biosciences gets $2 million grant to develop enhanced MRI contrast agents
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA -- A local start-up, life sciences company founded by Dr. Jenny Yang, Regents' Professor of...
New non-photosynthesizing plant species discovered on Ishigaki island, Japan
Credit: SUGIMOTO Takaomi A new species of non-photosynthesizing parasitic plant has been discovered on the subtropical island of Ishigaki in...
New study challenges prevailing theory about how deep-sea vents are colonized
Credit: © 2015 MBARI MOSS LANDING, CA--An article just published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B describes two...
Nutritional value of soybean meal varies among sources from different countries
URBANA, Ill. - Research from the University of Illinois is helping swine producers know what they're getting when they buy...
