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May 5, 2016

MAYWOOD, IL – Loyola researchers have identified a tumor gene that may help to predict survival outcomes in patients with...

Ebola vaccine: Promising phase I trials

"The results for tolerability, safety, and the immune response to the vaccine candidate are very promising," explains Prof Marylyn Addo....

Mimicking the ingenuity of nature

Nature shows how to do it: Photosynthesis is a process used by plants to create energy-rich organic compounds, usually in...

Regenerating blood vessels gets $2.7 million grant

Biomedical engineers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have received a three-year, $2.7...

Bacteria use traffic-cop-like mechanism to infect gut

Credit: Shelly Hanks, WSU Photo Services A study has found that a syringe-like device used to invade intestinal cells also...

New drug against nerve agents in sight

The nerve agent sarin causes a deadly overstimulation of the nervous system that can be stopped if treated with an...

Penn study on fragile X syndrome uses fruitfly’s point of view to identify new treatments

PHILADELPHIA – Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common genetically inherited cause of intellectual disability in humans. New research...

Allen Institute releases powerful new data on the aging brain and traumatic brain injury

Credit: Allen Institute The Allen Institute for Brain Science has announced major updates to its online resources available at brain-map.org,...

Excessive tests don’t benefit patient, do increase cost in age-related immune disorder

AUGUSTA, Ga. – A series of tests physicians routinely order to help diagnose and follow their patients with an elevated...

The $60 billion question — can we prevent norovirus?

Credit: CDC Each year, norovirus causes over 200,000 deaths and a global economic burden of $60 billion. A highly contagious...

Two known chemotherapy agents effectively target breast cancer stem cells

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Two existing chemotherapy drugs appear to be a powerful pair in targeting errant stem cells that are...

Prevalent cancer-associated mutations detected in apparently healthy group

In a study of 36 women – 16 diagnosed with ovarian cancer and a control group of 20 with no...

LJI scientists discover molecular mechanism for generating specific antibody responses

LA JOLLA, CA–Follicular helper T cells (Tfh cells), a rare type of T cells, are indispensable for the maturation of...

First structural views of the NMDA receptor in action will aid drug development