Health
UMass Amherst researchers awarded $3.1 million NIH grant for breast cancer risk study
Interdisciplinary team will examine breastmilk to measure effects of diet high in fruits and vegetablesCredit: UMass Amherst A University of...
Growing a smarter model for brain research in space
An investigation on the space station studies how microgravity affects basic functions of brain cells, including survival, migration and metabolism,...
Exploring the risk of ALL in children with Down syndrome
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), is the most common childhood cancer. Children with trisomy 21 (Down...
For baboons, a mother’s history of hardship can have lasting effects on her kids too
Baboons reveal how childhood wounds borne by one generation can take a toll on the nextCredit: Chelsea Weibel, University of...
Wistar receives over $12M for clinical research on opioid use in HIV-infected people
Credit: The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA -- (September 24, 2019) -- The Wistar Institute was awarded two major grants totaling more...
Do children’s brains really get thinner?
Neuroscientists provide striking results that suggest the brains of children likely do not thin as much as expectedCredit: MPI CBS...
Evolution experiment: Specific immune response of beetles adapts to bacteria
In the course of evolution, the immune system changes its ability to specifically fend off pathogens -- study published in...
Mice, like humans, fidget when deep in thought
Credit: Anne Churchland Almost everyone fidgets, said Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Associate Professor Anne Churchland. She referred to a collage...
Predicting epileptic seizures might be more difficult than previously thought
Scientists prove there is no evidence for a previously suspected warning sign for seizuresCredit: Klaus Lehnertz WASHINGTON, D.C., September 24,...
Crappy news for the dung beetle and those who depend on them
Credit: Daniel González-Tokman You mightn't think that the life of a dung beetle, a creature who eats poop every day...
Otago study first to report benefits and safety of FODMAP diet in children
Credit: University of Otago The low FODMAP diet, a diet low in carbohydrates that trigger digestive symptoms like bloating and...
Breakthrough in understanding enzymes that make antibiotic for drug-resistant pathogen
Credit: University of Warwick The pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii is one of three highest priority pathogens identified by WHO (World Health...
Converting absorbed photons into twice as many excitons: Successful high-efficiency energy conversion with organic monolayer on gold nanocluster surface
Applications expected in solar energy conversion, material conversion, and medical careCredit: Keio University, Kobe University. A research group comprising Associate...
PolyU develops a new class of antibiotic candidates for fighting against superbugs
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The novel small molecules, based on new target, new chemical structure and new antimicrobial...
Stanford researchers find lead in turmeric
Some spice processors in Bangladesh use an industrial lead chromate pigment to imbue turmeric with a bright yellow color prized...
Survey reveals low levels of awareness in men about prostate health and function
Credit: European Association of Urology The survey, which assessed knowledge of the prostate in 3,010 men over 50 years in...
Engineered killer T cells could provide long-lasting immunity against cancer
UCLA researchers use stem cells to engineer cells that attack human tumors in miceCredit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center...
Penn State researchers receive grant to explore novel method of anticoagulation
Credit: Penn State Two Penn State biomedical engineering faculty members have received a two-year, $200,000 grant from the American Heart...
Mummy study: Heart disease was bigger issue for human ancestors than initially thought
Credit: Photo by Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth A new imaging study of the mummified arteries of people who lived thousands of years...
Professor’s eyes are on the prize: A treatment to help others see better
Credit: Courtesy of Mason Engineering When Mason Engineering's Qi Wei sees people with vision troubles, she knows there is more...
