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Breakthrough shines light on disease-fighting protein
Credit: Grigore Pintilie / Stanford University X-ray and electron microscopy techniques help unfold the story of protein chaperones. A combination...
New skeletal disease found and explained
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a new and rare skeletal disease. In a study published in the...
Federal fire grant spending could be more balanced, new model suggests
Alabama, Ohio and Pennsylvania received more than their fair share in 2014, according to new model, while Florida, Texas and...
Fetal growth inhibited by cocktail of chemicals in the mother
For the first time, researchers have shown that a combination of perfluorinated substances in the mother significantly inhibits child growth....
Over half of home health care clinicians say they lack adequate information from hospitals
CU Anschutz researchers say this can lead to potentially deadly medical errors AURORA, Colo. (Feb. 25, 2019) - A survey...
High CO2 levels can destabilize marine layer clouds
Loss of low-level clouds can lead to a spike in global warming, new study shows At high enough atmospheric carbon...
Researchers identify possible role of Foxp1 protein in control of autoimmune diseases
Scientists at the Higher School of Economics, the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBCh RAS),...
With nanotubes, genetic engineering in plants is easy-peasy
DNA riding on a nanotube easily slips into plant cells, allowing non-GMO modificationsCredit: UC Berkeley graphic by Ella Marushchenko Inserting...
Progress in stem cell science and regenerative medicine on tap in Los Angeles, June 26-29
World's largest meeting on stem cell science and its translation to medicine comes to LA Convention Center, showcasing groundbreaking research...
Bacteria walk (a bit) like we do
Credit: Laura Persat Do bacteria control their "walks" like we do? It might sound strange, but it's a fundamental question....
Mini tumors could help identify personalized treatments for people with rare cancers
New technique developed at UCLA can screen hundreds of drugs using patients' own cells UCLA scientists have developed a new...
Breakthrough ‘lab-on-a-chip’ detects cancer faster, cheaper and less invasively
Credit: KU News Service / University of Kansas LAWRENCE -- A new ultrasensitive diagnostic device invented by researchers at the...
Artificial lung cancer tissue could help find new drug treatments
A new way of growing cancer cells in the lab, developed at U of T Engineering, could speed up the...
Study outlines targeted treatment option for aggressive breast cancer
Research team explores nanotechnology-based therapeutic strategy for triple-negative breast cancer New findings put forth by the University of Maryland Fischell...
Health literacy can promote older people’s health
How easy is it for older individuals to evaluate whether health information in the media is reliable? How easy is...
World’s first skin atlas to see the light of day
Credit: University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences The skin constitutes the barrier between the body and the...
Migrants face a trade-off between status and fertility
Credit: SA-Kuva Researchers from the Universities of Helsinki, Turku and Missouri as well as the Family Federation of Finland present...
New targets for ischemic drugs found
Russian scientists investigated the role of opioid receptors in protecting the heart from coronary disease: the lack of its blood...
Brain scans shine light on how we solve clues
Partnered with machine learning, brain scans reveal how people understand objects in our worldCredit: Sasa L. Kivisaari What's an s-shaped...
A gene involved in ADHD could be related to addictive substance use
Prevention of addictive behaviorsCredit: University of Barcelona (UB) Some variations in the gene LPHN3 -associated with the attention deficit /...
