Biology
Clinical trial uses a genetically engineered virus to fight cancer
Credit: Sanford Health SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Sanford Health is the first site in the United States to launch a...
New device for refined neural recording in mice could transform dementia research
Credit: TaiNi image reproduced from the article referenced below, under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Zhou Jiang,...
Children’s National part of pediatric cancer research collective awarded millions by NIH
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON - Children's National Health System is a member of a public-private research collective that...
A moth and its flame: Mate selection found to evolve from response to flower odors
For moths, love is literally in the air through the action of pheromones to attract mates. Virgin females release a...
Unique imaging of a dinosaur’s skull tells evolutionary tale
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Aug. 15, 2017- - Researchers using Los Alamos' unique neutron-imaging and high-energy...
A new method for the 3-D printing of living tissues
Credit: credit Sam Olof/ Alexander Graham Scientists at the University of Oxford have developed a new method to 3D-print laboratory-...
Frogs that adapt to pesticides are more vulnerable to parasites
Credit: Image: Brian Mattes Troy, N.Y. - Amphibians can evolve increased tolerance to pesticides, but the adaptation can make them...
An immune signaling pathway for control of Yellow Fever Virus infection
Credit: Florian Douam and Alexander Ploss Princeton University researchers have uncovered a critical role for a new immune signaling pathway...
Will ketamine treat your depression? Check your activity monitor
Philadelphia, PA, August 14, 2017 - During a depressive episode, people often report having reduced energy, feeling slowed down and...
Eating habits affect skin’s protection against sun
Credit: Knight Cancer Institute DALLAS - Aug. 15, 2017 - Sunbathers may want to avoid midnight snacks before catching some...
Development of local food systems help bridge gap among people with different views
One of the major barriers that environmentalists face in trying to implement sustainable practices is getting disparate groups to agree...
Dr. Sebastian Groh first winner of the Renewable Transformation Challenge
Credit: ME SOLshare Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, and the International Solar Energy Society (ISES),...
Compounds in desert creosote bush could treat giardia and ‘brain-eating’ amoeba infections
Researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego and the University of Colorado...
Monash helps address superbug resistance with Phage therapy
International research involving a Monash biologist shows that bacteriophage therapy - a process whereby bacterial viruses attack and destroy specific...
Understanding alternative reasons for denying climate change could help bridge divide
Credit: US Army Corps of Engineers Mainstream criticism of people who deny climate change essentially portrays climate skeptics as being...
Two new beetle genera and 4 new species from the Australopacific in a new monograph
Credit: Birgit Rhodes Amid his ongoing revisionary work on a number of hister beetle genera, the Slovakian-born naturalised Dutch entomologist...
UMass Amherst Biogeographer leads study on wildfire risk related to invasive grasses
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Invasive plant expert Bethany Bradley at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a...
Chapman University’s School of Pharmacy receives research grants totaling $3.5 million
Credit: Chapman University ding each year, bringing the total awards since the School opened in 2014 to just more than...
Precision medicine opens the door to scientific wellness preventive approaches to suicide
Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS - Researchers have developed a more precise way of diagnosing suicide risk, by...
Deep-UV probing method detects electron transfer in photovoltaics
Sensitized solar cells consisting of a molecular or solid-state sensitizer that serves to collect light and inject an electron into...
