Biology
5 promising cancer researchers selected as Pew-Stewart Scholars
PHILADELPHIA--The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust announced today the 2017 class of Pew-Stewart Scholars for...
Dynamic DNA helps ward off gene damage, study reveals
Researchers have identified properties in DNA's protective structure that could transform the way scientists think about the human genome. Molecules...
New screening tool helps ID heart surgery patients at risk of malnutrition
Chicago, June 15, 2017 - Patients who are at risk for malnutrition when undergoing heart surgery now can be more...
How does a frog heal wounded skin without scarring?
When a Xenopus frog is deeply wounded, its skin can regenerate without scarring. Researchers have found that cells under the...
BfR Research: Proof of the transfer of aluminium from menu trays to food
The Cook&Chill process is a standard method used in institutional catering facilities, such as children's day care centres, schools, canteens...
Smart materials used in ultrasound behave similar to water, Penn chemists report
A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania is gaining new insight into the smart materials used in ultrasound...
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group names five Allen distinguished investigators
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group today announced five new Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) awards to researchers conducting pioneering research...
Bee antennae offer links between the evolution of social behavior and communication
Credit: Sam Droege, U.S. Geological Survey As bees' social behavior evolved, their complex chemical communication systems evolved in concert, according...
US is still first in science, but China rose fast as funding stalled here & elsewhere
ANN ARBOR, MI - American scientific teams still publish significantly more biomedical research discoveries than teams from any other country,...
Entomologist at UC Riverside named a Pew scholar
Credit: UCR Department of Entomology. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Naoki Yamanaka, an assistant professor of entomology at the University of California,...
Pre-clinical study suggests Parkinson’s could start in gut endocrine cells
Credit: 2017, JCI Insight DURHAM, N.C. - Recent research on Parkinson's disease has focused on the gut-brain connection, examining patients'...
Newly discovered cellular pathway may lead to cancer therapies
Scientists have discovered a new cellular pathway that can promote and support the growth of cancer cells. In a mouse...
$1.9 million NIH grant to Wayne State to develop novel therapy for corneal bacterial infection
Credit: Wayne State University DETROIT - Wayne State University recently received a five-year, $1.925 million grant from the National Eye...
Penn/CHOP team gains insights into cause of infant and treatment-related leukemias
Certain pediatric leukemias share a common underlying cause with treatment-related secondary leukemias. Both diseases involve translocations in the KMT2A gene,...
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