Biology
New blood test may transform the way cancer is monitored and treated
Credit: Hanlee P. Ji Philadelphia, PA, August 14, 2017 - Stanford University scientists have described a new type of test...
Brain injury in kids might lead to alcohol abuse
Researchers at Ohio State University have surveyed previous studies to investigate the relationship between traumatic brain injuries and alcohol abuse....
Researchers 3-D print first truly microfluidic ‘lab on a chip’ devices
Credit: BYU Photo Researchers at BYU are the first to 3D-print a viable microfluidic device small enough to be effective...
Protein to stop acute cerebral hemorrhage
Credit: DGIST DGIST (President, Sang Hyuk Son) announced that a research team led by principal researcher Won Bae Jeon at...
Now showing: Researchers create first 3-D movie of virus in action
A research collaboration led by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has for the first time created a three-dimensional movie showing a...
Immune study points to new ways to treat lung disease
Fresh insight into how the immune system keeps itself in check could lead to new ways of fighting chronic lung...
Cancer detection with sugar molecules
Credit: (Picture: Workgroup Seibel, VCH-Wiley) Galectins are a family of proteins that have become a promising source of cancer research...
Researchers discover new class of chemical reaction
Credit: Michael P. Burke/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--August 14, 2017--A new study led by Michael P. Burke, assistant professor of...
Researchers from TU Dresden and CiQUS obtain decacene, the largest acene synthesized ever
Credit: TU Dresden Acenes are molecules formed by the linear fusion of special carbon-based hexagons, widely known as 'benzene rings'....
£5.5 million initiative bids to boost farm livestock health in Africa
(University of Edinburgh) Vet experts at the University of Edinburgh are delivering a £5.5 million initiative to improve the health...
Injectable tissue patch could help repair damaged organs
Credit: Credit: Miles Montgomery. A team of U of T Engineering researchers is mending broken hearts with an expanding tissue...
Does stronger initial response to cancer treatment predict longer overall survival?
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center It seems like such a simple question: Do patients whose tumors shrink more in...
Vapor harvesting gets the edge
Credit: © 2017 KAUST Water harvesting is an age-old technique of collecting atmospheric water vapor. Researchers are looking to nature...
Meadow of dancing brittle stars shows evolution at work
Credit: Kenneth McNamara Researchers have described a new species of brittle star, which are closely related to starfish, and showed...
Canary in a coal mine: Survey captures global picture of air pollution’s effects on birds
MADISON, Wis. -- Famously, the use of caged birds to alert miners to the invisible dangers of gases such as...
Einstein researchers awarded 3 NIH grants totaling $12 million to fight virulent viruses
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine August 11, 2017--BRONX, NY--The NIH has awarded Einstein researchers three grants totaling more than...
NIH grant to biomedical scientist will advance research on inflammatory bowel disease
Credit: UC Riverside School of Medicine. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside has received...
Almonds may help boost cholesterol clean-up crew
Credit: Patrick Mansell Eating almonds on a regular basis may help boost levels of HDL cholesterol while simultaneously improving the...
New type of blood cells work as indicators of autoimmunity
Credit: Luís Graça Lab The team from Instituto de Medicina Molecular Lisboa, led by Luis Graça, analyzed blood samples from...
Plastic films incorporating N-halamines could sanitize food production facilities
Washington, DC - August 11, 2017 - Specially designed plastic films can prevent bacterial contamination in the food and biomedical...
