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$10 million grant to support Texas Center for Learning Disabilities
Anonymous gift makes center at UH sustainableCredit: University of Houston An anonymous $10-million gift by a grateful patient family to...
Moffitt Cancer Center researchers identify one way T cell function may fail in cancer
The protein Chop inhibits anti-tumor immunity in CD8+ T cells TAMPA, Fla. - The immune system is an important defender...
Cell lesson: better coordinated than isolated
In a new study published in Nature Communications, scientists led by Juana Díez show that the three main stages of...
Survey provides snapshot of global ECMO transport services
April 4, 2019 - Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-sustaining therapy for patients with respiratory or circulatory failure that...
The holm oak transcriptome is rebuilt, a key step towards understanding its biology
Holm oaks are some of the most emblematic trees in Mediterranean forests and the most abundant ones on the Iberian...
Researchers show that mutations in human livers can promote tissue regeneration
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - April 4, 2019 - Researchers at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern...
How do muscle and tendon connections last a lifetime?
Cell biologists show in fruit flies how a protein controls mechanical stress on muscle-tendon attachmentsCredit: S. Lemke et al. Muscles...
Supporting HIV-affected couples trying to conceive
A pilot study identifies a safe, effective strategy to help women with HIV have children in low-resource countriesCredit: Michigan Medicine...
Jurassic crocodile discovery sheds light on reptiles’ family tree
Ancient fossil named as new speciesCredit: Joschua Knüppe A newly identified species of 150 million-year-old marine crocodile has given insights...
Vanderbilt-led research team ‘sprints’ to stop Zika virus
In January scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and colleagues in Boston, Seattle and St. Louis were given an...
Ecological Society of America announces 2019 Fellows
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is pleased to announce its 2019 Fellows. The Society's fellowship program recognizes the many...
Researchers create molecules with strong anti-Zika virus potential
The finding might also have application in developing anti-parasite and antibacterial treatments New York, April 4, 2019 - The Zika...
Think female race car drivers aren’t fit enough? Think again
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - In the world of racing, the debate on whether women are as...
Liquid jets break up more readily on a substrate
Using computational models to investigate how liquid drops behave on surfaces Whether we're aware of it or not, in day-to-day...
Compass orientation of a migratory bat species depends on sunset direction
Credit: Christian Giese Whether it is bats, wildebeest or whales, millions of mammals move over thousands of kilometres each year....
Vitamin B12 is identified as the inhibitor of a key enzyme in hereditary Parkinson’s disease
It could be used as a basis to develop new therapies to combat hereditary Parkinson's Parkinson's is the most common,...
Blocking epigenetic Swiss army knife may be a new strategy for treating colorectal cancer
Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Research Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 4, 2019) -- A new study out today in...
New guidelines push for better controlled experiments with synthetic nucleic acids
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 4, 2019--Researchers have proposed new guidelines to overcome current problems...
Researchers determine how a major tumor suppressor pathway becomes deactivated
Discovery may allow for more effective cancer therapy in the future (Boston)--The Hippo pathway is an important biological tumor suppressor...
Genome-wide analysis reveals new strategies to target pancreatic cancer
Researchers discover unexpected role of an immune system receptor; blocking it halts human cancer cell growth and improves survival in...
