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Multidisciplinary team tackles agricultural threat to global food security
Credit: Clemson University College of Science Weak corn and sorghum stalks cause the loss of about 20 percent of the...
Bioadhesive, wirelessly powered implant emitting light to kill cancer cells
Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Toshinori Fujie, Waseda University Scientists from Waseda University, the National Defense Medical College, and the Japan...
Encouraging scientists to collaborate on the tropics
Credit: Barry V. Williams for the University of Miami College of Arts & Sciences Timothy Perez, a biology Ph.D. student...
Hsp90: More than just a chaperone
Researchers from the Verstreken lab (VIB-KU Leuven) have identified a completely novel function for Hsp90, one of the most common...
Syrian War study yields new predictive model for attrition dynamics in multilateral war
Key Takeaway: Unless there is a player so strong it can guarantee a win regardless of what others do, the...
Researchers identify pitfall in popular prostate cancer PET imaging method
Credit: Christoph Rischpler RESTON, VA - Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has become a popular method...
Computer model reveals effect of increased cholesterol on specific ion channel in heart
Using a computer model, researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Illinois at Chicago have revealed the...
Spying on the virus: Development to increase effectiveness of viral cancer therapy
Credit: © NUST MISIS Scientists have learned how to observe the processes of oncolytic viruses in cancer cells in real...
Zoobiquity Colorado
Zoobiquity Colorado: Connecting human and animal health through regenerative medicine is a two-day conference that will take place at the...
Low-severity wildfires impact soils more than previously believed
Credit: Teamrat Ghezzehei, UCM. Low-severity wildland fires and prescribed burns have long been presumed by scientists and resource managers to...
PCORI Board approves policy for researchers to share their research data
September 7, 2018 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved a new policy...
Researchers identify molecule with anti-aging effects on vascular system, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--A molecule produced during fasting or calorie restriction has anti-aging effects on the vascular system, which...
Changes in the architecture around cancer cells can fuel their spread
FINDINGS UCLA researchers have found that the extracellular matrix, the dense network of proteins and carbohydrates that surround a cell,...
Zika virus strips immune cells of their identity
Credit: UC San Diego Health Macrophages are immune cells that are supposed to protect the body from infection by viruses...
TGen-led canine melanoma study identifies genetic basis of disease; potential drug targets
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Sept. 6, 2018 -- As a veterinarian, Dr. Carolyn Duregger is familiar with the telltale signs of...
Often-overlooked Natural Killer cells may be key to cancer immunotherapy
Credit: Dr. Michele Ardolino and Dr. Brian Weist Immune checkpoint inhibitors are revolutionizing the treatment of cancer, but new research...
Transparency may improve US home buyout programs
Imagine a major storm hits your neighborhood and the government offers to purchase homes with "a history of flood damage."...
Checkpoint-targeting immunotherapies get a helping hand from natural killer cells
Immunotherapies harness a patient's own immune system to target and destroy cancer cells. One type of immunotherapy, immune checkpoint inhibitors,...
UTSA researchers develop tools to prepare for chemical attacks
Credit: Suddher BhimiReddy and Kiran Bhaganagar It was morning in Khan Sheikhoun, a small rural town in the north of...
McMaster study identifies an unexpected cell population key to blood cancer relapse
Credit: Photo by Kevin Patrick Robbins/McMaster University. Hamilton, ON (September 10, 2018) - McMaster University researchers have provided evidence of...
