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Brainiacs win big
One of life's biggest mysteries is right inside our heads. It's the brain, and its biggest secret -- how the...
Artificial intelligence for human age-reversal
Credit: Insilico Medicine, Inc. Center for Healthy Aging at the University of Copenhagen today announced a research collaboration with a...
Safely releasing genetically modified genes into the wild
Credit: Flickr So, you've genetically engineered a malaria-resistant mosquito, now what? How many mosquitos would you need to replace the...
How DNA damage turns immune cells against cancer
Credit: The lab of Roger Greenberg, MD, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Cancer is essentially a disease of...
Refuting the idea that mutations cause cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center What causes cancer? Smoking, certainly, and also things like sun and chemical exposure. Cancer...
New MRI contrast agent tested on big animals
Credit: IBS The top causes of death worldwide, ischemic heart diseases and stroke, together with another major source of illness,...
Statistical analysis for optimal immunization: New insights into T cell development
When T cells encounter an antigen, they proliferate and produce various types of daughter cells. A team at the Technical...
RI to require coverage of fertility preservation for at-risk patients
Rhode Island has become the first state to pass a law explicitly requiring coverage for fertility preservation prior to gonadotoxic...
Aardvarks’ fate points to worrying consequences for wildlife, due to climate change
Credit: Wits University The aardvark, a highlight for anyone on a game-viewing African safari, will become increasingly rare as the...
Research on nitric oxide-releasing nanoparticles reveals viable skin infection treatment
WASHINGTON (July 31, 2017) -- George Washington University (GW) researchers have found that topically applied nitric oxide-releasing nanoparticles (NO-np) are...
Research at University of Illinois to investigate oil field biosouring with new technology
Credit: Tom Murphy A new research project at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) at the University...
Dinosaur-era plant found alive in North America for first time
Imagine you're at work and suddenly, a cheetah pokes its head through your window. That's about what Richard McCourt, PhD,...
Bacterial biofilms, begone
Credit: Colorado State University/Advanced Functional Materials FORT COLLINS, COLORADO - By some estimates, bacterial strains resistant to antibiotics - so-called...
Scientists map the distribution of antimicrobial resistance across Chinese major cities
Credit: Image by AN Xinli Global emergence of antimicrobial resistance threatens therapies that combat infections by bacterial pathogens. Resistance genes...
Leaf beetles: Even a tiny dose of pesticide will impair reproduction
Credit: Photo: Bielefeld University One finding is that leaf beetles lay roughly 35 per cent fewer eggs after coming into...
New system could remove two water pollutants from ag fields
Credit: Laura Christianson URBANA, Ill. - Algae blooms in the Gulf of Mexico use up the majority of the oxygen...
Lab led by Zhe Han, Ph.D., receives $1.75 million from NIH to continue pioneering research
Credit: Children's National Health System The National Institutes of Health has awarded $1.75 million to a research lab led by...
The new yellow sea snake assumes an unusual ambush posture
Credit: Brooke L. Bessesen Carrying its petite frame and all-yellow skin, the recently scrutinized sea snake populations from Golfo Dulce,...
Materials emitted by water pipe-repair method may pose health risks
Credit: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- New research is calling for immediate safeguards and the study of a widely...
Beware doping athletes! This sensor may be your downfall
Credit: University at Buffalo. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Scientists searching for traces of drugs, bomb-making components and other chemicals often shine...
