Science News
DNA test for predicing risk of leukemia relapse
Credit: The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) via Wikimedia Commons A group of Canadian and Korean scientists and physicians...
New £400,000 program to support data-driven biomedical start-ups
(The Francis Crick Institute) Innovate UK is investing £400,000 to launch KQ Labs, an accelerator program at the Francis Crick...
NYU awarded over $65 million for research on environmental influences on children’s health
New York, NY - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded New York University nearly $66 million over the...
Large trucks are biggest culprits of near-road air pollution
Credit: Marit Mitchell For the 30 per cent of Canadians who live within 500 metres of a major roadway, a...
A ‘reset’ of regulatory T-cells reverses chronic heart failure in mouse model
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A heart attack triggers an acute inflammatory response, followed by resolution of inflammation and wound...
Switch in the climatic factors controlling vegetation dynamics on the Tibetan Plateau
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences The ecosystem of the Tibetan Plateau (often referred as the "third pole of the Earth")...
Device to corral viable sperm may speed IVF process
Credit: Meisam Zaferani/Cornell ITHACA, N.Y. - For couples hoping for a baby via in vitro fertilization, chances have improved. A...
New diagnostic tool for complex cancer cases
Credit: Photo by Elin Lindstrom Claessen A new diagnostic tool is expected to result in better treatment of cancer that...
Jumping genes drive sex chromosome changes in strawberries
PITTSBURGH--The transfer of gene cassettes across generations of strawberry plants has been shown to drive changes in sex chromosomes, according...
Scientists test new cancer vaccine against melanoma
LA JOLLA, CA - Sept. 6, 2018 - An experimental cancer vaccine that boosts the immune system's ability to fight...
Change your diet to save both water and your health
Credit: European Union, 2018 Shifting to a healthy diet is not only good for us, but it also saves a...
Immunotherapy may be efficacious in patients with HIV-associated Kaposi’s sarcoma
Bottom Line: Among a small cohort of patients with HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, more than 65...
US wildfire smoke deaths could double by 2100
WASHINGTON D.C. -- The number of deaths associated with the inhalation of wildfire smoke in the U.S. could double by...
New discovery on T cell behavior has major implications for cancer immunotherapy
AURORA, Colo. (September 7, 2018) - Scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered that disease-fighting T...
Multidisciplinary team tackles agricultural threat to global food security
Credit: Clemson University College of Science Weak corn and sorghum stalks cause the loss of about 20 percent of the...
Bioadhesive, wirelessly powered implant emitting light to kill cancer cells
Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Toshinori Fujie, Waseda University Scientists from Waseda University, the National Defense Medical College, and the Japan...
Encouraging scientists to collaborate on the tropics
Credit: Barry V. Williams for the University of Miami College of Arts & Sciences Timothy Perez, a biology Ph.D. student...
Hsp90: More than just a chaperone
Researchers from the Verstreken lab (VIB-KU Leuven) have identified a completely novel function for Hsp90, one of the most common...
Syrian War study yields new predictive model for attrition dynamics in multilateral war
Key Takeaway: Unless there is a player so strong it can guarantee a win regardless of what others do, the...
Researchers identify pitfall in popular prostate cancer PET imaging method
Credit: Christoph Rischpler RESTON, VA - Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has become a popular method...
POPULAR NEWS
-
Breakthrough in Computer Hardware Advances Solves Complex Optimization Challenges
-
New Drug Formulation Transforms Intravenous Treatments into Rapid Injections
-
Physicists Develop Visible Time Crystal for the First Time
-
Tailored Gene-Editing Technology Emerges as a Promising Treatment for Fatal Pediatric Diseases