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UMass Lowell student wins award for cancer research
New imaging tech will improve success rates for diagnosis, surgery LOWELL, Mass. - Tyler Iorizzo, a Ph.D. candidate in physics...
Former inmates need social supports to maintain mental health, Rutgers study says
Incarcerated men of color are especially susceptible to weakened social support systems and untreated mental health conditions Men released from...
Starving bacteria can eject their tails to save energy and stay alive
Credit: Morgan Beeby When nutrients are dangerously low, a group of bacteria have been found to take the drastic measure...
Trigger warnings do little to reduce people’s distress, research shows
Trigger warnings that alert people to potentially sensitive content are increasingly popular, especially on college campuses, but research suggests that...
Fishing for fun, not food: Study takes stock of recreational fishing impacts
New management schemes needed to maintain stocks in fisheries worldwide The vast majority of people who fish in the world...
Precision oncology insights revealed for colorectal cancer
Next-generation sequencing of tumor DNA from patients with colorectal cancer revealed genetic alterations that were linked to different survival and...
How hot spots of genetic variation evolved in human DNA
Study uncovers a complex story that hints at how adaptable -- yet delicate -- we are as a species BUFFALO,...
Ejecting flagella could help microbes save energy during nutrient depletion
Credit: Morgan Beeby, [email protected] In favorable conditions, many bacteria propel themselves to food sources and other sites of interest using...
Woolly stars need catastrophes to live
In the Santa Ana River floodplain, an endangered plant needs the effects of intense flooding to grow and survive in...
OSIRIS-REx spies on the weird, wild gravity of an asteroid
Research led by the University of Colorado Boulder is revealing the Alice in Wonderland-like physics that govern gravity near the...
Nature hits rewind
Research predicts what makes evolution go backwardsCredit: McMaster University HAMILTON, March 19, 2019 - The study of evolution is revealing...
Caterina Strambio De Castillia named Imaging Scientist by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
New program supports better tools, increased collaboration between optical engineers and biomedical researchersCredit: UMass Medical School The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative...
Study finds natural selection favors cheaters
UC Riverside research focused on interaction between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and their hostsCredit: Sachs lab, UC Riverside Mutualisms, which are interactions...
National award for major scientific study of wound care dressings
The University of Huddersfield's Professor Karen Ousey and Dr Nikolaos Georgopoulos teamed with industry partners Perfectus Biomed and Essity to...
Have microscope, will travel: New tech project links Madison, Boston scientists
Credit: Jan Huisken, Morgridge Institute for Research MADISON -- An invention designed to transform how and where high-powered research microscopes...
University of Minnesota to lead $9.7 million NIH grant to improve hearing restoration
New research could improve hearing for deaf people who cannot sufficiently benefit from traditional treatment The University of Minnesota announced...
CZI awards $17 million to bring more engineering expertise to biomedical imaging
New imaging scientists program supports better tools, increased collaboration between optical engineers and biomedical researchersCredit: CZI Imaging Scientist Anthony Santella,...
Every hour 30 people are diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) in the European Region
It's time to make TB a disease of the pastCredit: ECDC The latest ECDC-WHO report Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring in...
Discovery of a crucial immune reaction when solid food is introduced that prevents inflammatory disorders
Microbes colonize all body surfaces and help to balance the immune system. In newborn infants, gut microbiota is first conditioned...
PCORI Board approves $3.8 million to support implementation of findings from PCORI-funded research
Projects focus on obesity and diabetes prevention interventions WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 19, 2019) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)...
