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Specific CD8 T cell states may indicate response to immune checkpoint therapy for melanoma
A multi-institutional research team, led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard,...
Reef RangerBot becomes ‘LarvalBot’ to spread coral babies
Credit: QUT Media QUT's reef protector robot is set to become 'mother' to hundreds of millions of baby corals in...
Zika circulates among wild animals in the Americas, making eradication nearly impossible
GALVESTON, Texas -A collaborative group of researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the Faculty of...
Glutamine metabolism affects T cell signaling and function
The cellular nutrient glutamine launches a metabolic signaling pathway that promotes the function of some immune system T cells and...
Researchers solve the mystery of the bird from Atlantis
The world's smallest flightless bird can be found on Inaccessible Island in the middle of the South Atlantic. Less than...
Lyme Disease Biobank expands to increase understanding of Lyme in heart, brain, joints
Portola Valley, Calif., November 1, 2018 - Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a national organization funding research to make Lyme disease...
New tech delivers high-tech film that blocks electromagnetic interference
(NYU Tandon School of Engineering) Andre Taylor, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the NYU Tandon School of...
Bioluminescent substance discovered in Brazilian cave worm larva
Credit: Vadim Viviani / UFSCar An insect larva found in the caves of Intervales State Park, an Atlantic Rainforest remnant...
Fishing for new leads in a rare melanoma
Credit: Katherine C. Cohen / Boston Children's Hospital Zebrafish are an emerging power tool in cancer research. They can be...
Your showerhead slime is alive
The day after Halloween, something scary may still lurk inside your showerhead. Researchers at CIRES have identified Mycobacterium as the...
NASA team investigates ultrafast laser machining for multiple spaceflight applications
Credit: Credits: NASA/W. Hrybyk An ultrafast laser that fires pulses of light just 100 millionths of a nanosecond in duration...
Women carrying rare breast cancer variants more likely to develop interval breast cancers
Bottom Line: While the presence of common breast cancer mutations was indicative of increased breast cancer risk, the presence of...
New study finds unique immunity genes in one widespread coral species
Credit: Kevin Rodriguez MIAMI--A new study led by researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and...
NASA sees Hurricane Oscar transitioning to extratropical low
Credit: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce Hurricane Oscar has transitioned into an extra-tropical low pressure area in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. The...
Research: heat-resistant enzymes could produce more cost-effective drugs
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences could change the way scientists look at one...
High exposure to radio frequency radiation associated with cancer in male rats
Credit: NIEHS The National Toxicology Program (NTP) concluded there is clear evidence that male rats exposed to high levels of...
Sensor gives farmers more accurate read on plant health, provides valuable crop data
Credit: Purdue Research Foundation image/Oren Darling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University professor has built an innovative handheld sensor...
New study takes first step toward treating endometriosis
CHICAGO --- Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have taken the first step in bioengineering the human uterus to treat endometriosis, uterine-factor...
NASA’s GPM examines weaker Tropical Storm Yutu’s rainfall
Credit: Credit: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce Typhoon Yutu produced heavy rainfall as it passed over the island of Luzon in the...
MCG lab designated to help with patient testing for NCI-MATCH trial
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 1, 2018) - The Georgia Esoteric and Molecular Laboratory at...
