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Scientists discover more effective, and potentially safer, crystallized form of DDT
A team of scientists has discovered a new crystal form of DDT that is more effective against insects than the...
Is Palmer amaranth developing traits that make it harder to control?
Credit: Photo by Ramon Leon Palmer amaranth is widely considered to be one of the most damaging and difficult to...
Makeup of vaginal microbiome linked to preterm birth
Credit: Robert Boston More than 10 percent of babies in the United States are born prematurely, yet very little is...
Leading health organizations announce launch of ATAP
WASHINGTON, DC - Health leaders today announced the launch of the Alliance for Transparent & Affordable Prescriptions (ATAP), a coalition...
Spying on fish love calls could help protect them from overfishing
Credit: Jenna Luecke/Univ. of Texas at Austin About a third of the world's fish stocks are being overfished, meaning they're...
Active implants: How gold binds to silicone rubber
Flexible electronic parts could significantly improve medical implants. However, electroconductive gold atoms usually hardly bind to silicones. Researchers from the...
Altered virus may expand patient recruitment in human gene therapy trials
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- For many patients, participating in gene therapy clinical trials isn't an option because their immune system recognizes...
Rare genetic disorders: New approach uses RNA in search for genetic triggers
In about half of all patients with rare hereditary disorders, it is still unclear what exact position of the genome...
Discovery by NUS researchers improves understanding of cellular aging and cancer development
Credit: National University of Singapore A team of researchers led by Dr Dennis Kappei, a Special Fellow from the Cancer...
C-Path and CDISC announce public review period for Duchenne Therapeutic Area Standard
TUCSON, Ariz., and AUSTIN, Texas - June 13, 2017 - The Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) and Critical Path...
The designation as a Biosphere Reserve improves the life quality of the citizens
Credit: Igone Palacios / UPV/EHU Initially, protected areas had a single, major aim which was to protect the biodiversity; today,...
International study identifies new genetic risk factors for testicular cancer
TAMPA, Fla. (June 13, 2017) - Testicular cancer is relatively rare with only 8,850 cases expected this year in the...
Making art activates brain’s reward pathway — Drexel study
Credit: Courtesy of Drexel University Your brain's reward pathways become active during art-making activities like doodling, according to a new...
3-D-printed patch helps guide growing blood vessels
Ischemia results when narrowed, hardened or blocked blood vessels starve tissue, often resulting in heart attack, stroke, gangrene and other...
University of Huddersfield collaborates with Australian firm for scientific research
Credit: University of Huddersfield UNIVERSITY of Huddersfield scientist Dr Jason Camp is investigating the potential of a non-toxic, environmentally sustainable...
Molecule may help maintain brain’s synaptic balance
Credit: Timothy Mosca Many neurological diseases are malfunctions of synapses, or the points of contact between neurons that allow senses...
Fighting fire blight and detecting Salmonella
The plant disease fire blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, is dreaded by fruit growers. It affects apple and...
Donor microbes persist two years after fecal transplant to treat C. difficile infection
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have made the first direct demonstration that fecal donor...
Cleveland Clinic receives NIH grant to establish consortium for dementia with Lewy Bodies
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $6 million grant to Cleveland Clinic to establish a national research consortium...
The importance of time and space in brain development and disease
Exactly when and where individual neurons develop is as important to our understanding of brain diseases as the underlying genetics,...
