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Novel approach keeps liquids from freezing at very low temperatures for extended periods
Investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine (MGH-CEM) have developed a simple method to maintain water...
Precision public health method identifies clusters of respiratory disease in Uganda
A study led by researchers at Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health...
Global funding for adolescent health misses the target
Even though adolescents make up 26 percent of the population in developing countries, their health claimed a meager 1.6 percent...
New study provides next clue to prevent dangerous episodes of low blood sugar in diabetics
A new LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center study reveals that a novel biomarker might give us new answers necessary to...
Late effects of treatment hinder independence of adult survivors of childhood brain tumors
Credit: Peter Barta / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital In the first study of its kind, St. Jude Children's Research...
Wearable ‘microbrewery’ saves human body from radiation damage
Credit: Purdue University/Erin Easterling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The same way that yeast yields beer and bread can help hospital...
New technology improves CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in mosquitoes, other species
Credit: Rasgon laboratory, Penn State A technology designed to improve CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in mosquitoes and other arthropods succeeds with...
Scientists discover how to protect yeast from damage in biofuel production
Credit: Trey Sato MADISON, Wis. -- Some chemicals used to speed up the breakdown of plants for production of biofuels...
Kidney cancer’s developmental source revealed
In the first experiment of its kind, scientists have revealed the precise identity of cancer cells of the most common...
RCSI and Bayer enter research collaboration to improve hemophilia treatment
Credit: Julien Behal Photography Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018: RCSI and Bayer have today announced a research collaboration that aims to...
Tbx6 revealed as crucial to heart and skeleton formation from stem cells
Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan - Many studies have attempted to identify a single transcription factor that can induce...
Bribing bacteria to play nicely is good for everyone
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(Aug. 9, 2018) Antibiotic use is driving an epidemic of antibiotic resistance, as more susceptible bacteria...
SERSitive: New substrates make it possible to routinely detect one molecule in a million
Credit: IPC PAS SERS, an extremely sensitive laboratory method of analysing chemical composition, is set to become widespread decades after...
Americans may have outgrown traditional advice of having a varied diet
Credit: UTHealth HOUSTON - (August 9, 2018) - When it comes to diet in the Western world of overconsumption where...
Genetic mutation underlying severe childhood brain disorder identified
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Ashleigh Schaffer, PhD, assistant professor of genetics at Case Western Reserve University...
Nuclear gatekeeper could block undruggable prostate cancer targets
(PHILADELPHIA) - Certain molecular drivers of cancer growth are "undruggable" - it's been nearly impossible to develop chemicals that would...
Scientists identify genetic marker for gastric cancer prognosis
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - August 9, 2018 - Although immunotherapy is seen as a very promising treatment for cancer, currently only...
Discovery could lead to better treatment for leukemia
Previous research has revealed that patients with acute myeloid leukemia who also have a particular mutation in a gene called...
This small molecule could hold the key to promising HIV treatments
ITHACA, N.Y. - New research provides details of how the structure of the HIV-1 virus is assembled, findings that offer...
Environmental regulations drove steep declines in US factory pollution
The federal Clean Air Act and associated environmental regulations have driven steep declines in air pollution emissions over the past...
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