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‘Good cholesterol’ may not always be good
Credit: Tim Betler/UPMC PITTSBURGH, July 19, 2018 - Postmenopausal factors may have an impact on the heart-protective qualities of high-density...
Mayo Clinic researchers uncover methods to quantify the yips and golfer’s cramp
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Almost every golfer knows the feeling. Minutes after a picture-perfect drive down the fairway, a cascade of...
Evidence of Salmonella Paratyphi C found for the first time in medieval northern Europe
Credit: Caroline Wilkinson, Mark Roughley, Ching Liu and Kathryn Smith at the Face Lab at Liverpool John Moores University for...
Aggressive immune cells aggravate Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson's disease, formerly also referred to as shaking palsy, is one of the most frequent disorders affecting movement and the...
Analytical tool predicts genes that can cause disease by producing altered proteins
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Predicting genes that can cause disease due to the production of truncated or altered proteins...
Infrared sensor as new method for drug discovery
(Ruhr-University Bochum) Using an infrared sensor, biophysicists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have succeeded in analysing quickly and easily which active...
Binge drinking during adolescence impairs working memory, finds mouse study
Credit: Columbia University Irving Medical Center NEW YORK, NY (July 18, 2018)--A new study from researchers at Columbia University Irving...
Cities as study proxies for climate change
Credit: Photo courtesy of Eleanor Lahr and Steve Frank. Cities can serve as useful proxies to study and predict the...
Solar thermal energy will help China cut costs of climate action
Credit: IMAGE@SolarReserve China's power systems operators must invest in renewable energy to meet climate commitments. Wind power and PV are...
Origami-inspired device helps marine biologists study aliens
Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University (NEW YORK, NY) --Scientists have tried to find the safest and most effective ways...
NSF-supported researchers to present new results on hurricanes and other extreme events
Credit: NASA The availability of water from underground aquifers is vital to the basic needs of more than 1.5 billion...
Lake bed reveals details about ancient Earth
Credit: Rice University Sleuthing by a Rice University postdoctoral fellow is part of a new Nature paper that gives credence...
In the ocean’s twilight zone, tiny organisms may have giant effect on Earth’s carbon cycle
Credit: Mike Stukel TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Deep in the ocean's twilight zone, swarms of ravenous single-celled organisms may be altering...
Study finds melanoma biomarkers predicting checkpoint blocker response
Scientists at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center (DF/BWCC) have identified biomarkers in melanoma that could help tailor immunotherapy treatments to...
Identified RNA molecules that regulate action of male hormone in prostate cancer
In most cases of prostate cancer, tumor cell growth is stimulated by the action of male hormones, or androgens, such...
Scientists uncover DNA ‘shield’ w/crucial roles in normal cell division
In immune cells, this is crucial to make antibodies In cancer, mutations in complex could lead to resistance to BRCA-targeting...
Glowing bacteria on deep-sea fish shed light on evolution, ‘third type’ of symbiosis
ITHACA, N.Y. - You may recognize the anglerfish from its dramatic appearance in the hit animated film Finding Nemo, as...
Researchers solve mystery of how ALL enters the central nervous system
Credit: Alisa Weigandt for Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. - A deadly feature of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is its invasion...
Scientists discover a mechanism of drug resistance in breast and ovarian cancer
Credit: Laboratory of Cell Biology and Genetics at The Rockefeller University There is a highly sophisticated way to treat some...
A carcinogen at the gym
Gyms are places people go to get healthier. But nearly half the gyms in the U.S. contain a potentially addictive...
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