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Breast cancer classified into 12 unique biological groups
CHAPEL HILL, NC—Researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have taken a major step forward in melding two key methods...
UTHealth Houston researchers uncover new findings about cluster headaches
Debilitating cluster headaches commonly begin in childhood, but patients are not typically diagnosed until they are adults, according to research...
Bird singing contests: A clash of culture and conservation
Ithaca, NY—For thousands of years, people have been keeping wild birds. It is often a deeply ingrained part of the...
D-Serine is useful for the rapid and precise measurement of kidney function
A team of researchers led by the National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBIOHN) and Osaka University established...
Nature or nurture: How does an animal get its microbiome?
WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- We know that sharks are voracious eaters, but what do we know about the source of...
An illuminated 3D tour of lower back pain (video)
Back pain affects many people at some point in their lives, and a common cause is damage to the squishy...
CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing boosts effectiveness of ultrasound cancer therapy
Sonodynamic therapy uses ultrasound in combination with drugs to release harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS) at the site of a...
Ancient DNA found in soil samples reveals mammoths, Yukon wild horses survived thousands of years longer than believed
HAMILTON, Dec. 8, 2021 — Mere spoonsful of soil pulled from Canada’s permafrost are opening vast windows into ancient life in...
World’s largest pterosaur leaped aloft to fly
With a wingspan nearing 40 feet, the giant pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus is the largest known animal to take to the sky....
How Hydra animals regenerate their own heads
A new paper in Genome Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, maps out for the first time how...
Is home management by remote self-monitoring an alternative for women with intermediate- and high-risk pregnancies?
In a study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica that included 400 women with intermediate- and high-risk pregnancies, self-monitoring — in...
Katerina Akassoglou elected to National Academy of Inventors
Katerina Akassoglou, PhD, senior investigator at Gladstone Institutes, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)....
Adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with increased risk of midlife stroke
A history of adverse pregnancy outcomes (APO) is associated with higher odds of midlife stroke. APO included preterm delivery, low...
Denisovans or Homo sapiens: Who were the first to settle (permanently) on the Tibetan Plateau?
The Tibetan Plateau has long been considered one of the last places to be populated by people in their migration...
$19 million research project seeks to understand how management impacts soil health, farmer well-being
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina – An international coalition announced a $19 million research project aimed at understanding how a farmer...
Changes in the blood, not the heart, may underlie cardiac thrombosis in COVID-19 patients
Philadelphia, December 7, 2021 – Researchers examined autopsy tissue samples of hearts from patients who died early in the COVID-19...
Microfountain pen draws minute patterns for live cells, circuits
WASHINGTON, December 7, 2021 -- Advances in intuitive microwriting devices that can print microstructures could pattern electric circuits and more....
A new drug target for kidney disease
Despite nearly two million people dying of acute kidney injury every year, and tens of millions more needing treatment, no...
Danforth Center scientists develop an unprecedented three-dimensional X-ray microscope methodology to image plants at cellular resolution
ST. LOUIS, MO, December 7, 2021 – Measuring plant phenotypes, a term used to describe the observable characteristics of an...
From blood vessels as pathways to neurons as gatekeepers: Journey of immune cells in developing zebrafish revealed
Microglia, the immune cells of the brain, form the first line of defense against neurodegenerative diseases and traumatic brain injuries....
