Biology
Johns Hopkins researchers design ‘prodrug’ that targets cancer cells’ big appetite for glutamine, leaving healthy cells unharmed
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have revamped an anti-cancer drug to better target cancer cells and leave healthy tissues unharmed. Scientists...
Flight of birds can help provide predictions on turbulence, new study suggests
A new study led by Swansea University has shown how the flight of birds can offer a meteorological insight into...
Albert Einstein College of Medicine receives $6.6M in NIH grants to lead New York consortium for kidney, urological, and hematological research and training
November 16, 2022—(BRONX, NY)—The National Institutes of Health has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine a five-year, $6.6 million grant...
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound, perfluorobutane diagnoses high-risk hepatocellular carcinoma
Leesburg, VA, November 16, 2022—According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), diagnostic performance of...
Alzheimer’s risk gene undermines insulation of brain’s “wiring”
It’s well known that carrying one copy of the APOE4 gene variant increases one’s risk for Alzheimer’s disease threefold and...
Scientists land $3 million NSF grant to empower local coral reef monitoring efforts
More than half a billion people depend on the fisheries, storm surge protection, ecotourism and other resources provided by tropical...
Scientists ‘pin the tail’ on world-first IVF treatment for donkeys
A University of Queensland-led research group has created the world’s first successful donkey embryo using in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), which could...
Persistent hematuria associated with strong risks of chronic kidney disease
Data, recently published in the American Journal of Kidney Disease (AJKD), from a large South Korean cohort show a five-fold...
New in The Anatomical Record: Graphical Abstracts
The Anatomical Record, an official publication of the American Association for Anatomy (AAA), has announced that graphical abstracts may now...
Study: COVID-19 policies harmed minority women’s perinatal experiences, magnified inequities
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Black, Indigenous and other women of color who were pregnant or gave birth during the pandemic said...
Eight Salk professors named among best and most highly cited researchers in the world
LA JOLLA—(November 15, 2022) Salk Professors Joseph Ecker, Ronald Evans, Rusty Gage, Satchidananda Panda, Reuben Shaw, and Kay Tye have...
Unraveling the biology behind aggressive pediatric brain tumor reveals potential new treatment avenue
Nov. 15, 2022Credit: Castro/Lowenstein Lab Nov. 15, 2022 For more information, contact: Nicole Fawcett, [email protected] 734-764-2220 For immediate...
Gene plays important role in embryonic development
An international study led by the medical Faculty of the University of Bonn has identified a gene that plays an...
Argonne researchers share leading-edge work in computing and AI at SC22 conference
Nearly 100 scientists share Argonne’s work in exascale, computing software, artificial intelligence methods and more.Credit: (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.) Nearly 100...
Nerve cell discovery may lead to better treatment for diseases of the nervous system
A discovery that may improve treatment options for patients with neurodegenerative diseases has been made by scientists at King’s College...
Children learn more quickly than adults
If you’ve ever had the feeling that your elementary school kids were “smarter” than you—or at least capable of picking...
Emphysema more common in marijuana smokers than cigarette smokers
OAK BROOK, Ill. – Airway inflammation and emphysema are more common in marijuana smokers than cigarette smokers, according to a...
Scientists find new variations among sperm cells
The behavior of sperm cells is due, in part, to the individual DNA make-up of these cells, rather than only...
Adversity in childhood is linked to increased risk of heart and blood vessel diseases in early adulthood
Children who experience adversity, including serious family illness or death, poverty, neglect, or dysfunctional and stressful family relationships, are at...
A live biotherapeutic product reduces lung damage in a neonatal mouse model of chronic lung disease
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Two factors contribute to the lung disease bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or BPD, in extremely premature infants — the...
