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Credit: Photo by Erin Pettit A research team led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Colorado College has solved...

University of Rochester Medical Center to host Technology & Rare Neurological Diseases Symposium

In rare disease research, it is particularly challenging to find enough patients to conduct rigorous clinical studies. Patients are spread...

Model for multivalley polaritons

Credit: IBS Everything we experience is made of light and matter. And the interaction between the two can bring about...

Children conceived after fertility treatments are at increased risk for pediatric cancers

BEER-SHEVA, Israel...April 25, 2017 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have found that babies born from mothers who...

Predicting the movement and impacts of microplastic pollution

Marine circulation and weather conditions greatly affect microplastic aggregation and movement. Microplastics, which are particles measuring less than 5 mm,...

GW study finds 33 percent of seafood sold in six DC eateries mislabeled

Credit: PeerJ WASHINGTON, DC (April 25, 2017)-- Scientists at the George Washington University used a powerful genetic technique to test...

Published data reveals new mechanism to inhibit oligomers, key driver of Alzheimer’s

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., April 25, 2017 - Alzheon, Inc. today announced publication of a newly elucidated molecular mechanism of action for...

Toronto’s subways expose passengers to more air pollution than Montreal, Vancouver systems

Credit: Photo: Tyler Irving A new study co-authored by U of T Engineering professor Greg Evans shows that subways increase...

Studying a catalyst for blood cancers

Credit: Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center MIAMI, April 25, 2017 - Imagine this scenario on a highway: A driver starts to...

MIT engineers manipulate water using only light

A new system developed by engineers at MIT could make it possible to control the way water moves over a...

New atlas provides highest-resolution imagery of the Polar Regions seafloor

Credit: Atlas of Submarine Glacial Landforms (2017) The most comprehensive and high-resolution atlas of the seafloor of both Polar Regions...

Warm winds: New insight into what weakens Antarctic ice shelves

Credit: Jenny Turton (British Antarctic Survey) New research describes for the first time the role that warm, dry winds play...

Novel mode of antidepressant action may help patients unresponsive to SSRIs

Credit: Makoto Kondo Osaka - Antidepressants treat symptoms of depression by increasing levels of brain signaling molecules (neurotransmitters) such as...

Artificial intelligence may help diagnose tuberculosis in remote areas

Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Researchers are training artificial intelligence models to identify tuberculosis (TB)...

Frozen fruits and vegetables help Americans achieve nutrition goals

Credit: Frozen Food Foundation McLean, VA - New research presented today via poster presentation at the 2017 Experimental Biology meeting...

Penn team identifies genetic target for growing hardier plants under stress

The function of a plant's roots go well beyond simply serving as an anchor in the ground. The roots act...

Ice plant to help fight global warming effects on bioenergy crops

Credit: Courtesy of the University of Nevada, Reno RENO, Nev. - The unassuming ice plant could become an ingenious weapon...

Synergistic immunotherapy approach offers improved efficacy in eliminating tumors

Radiation and chemotherapy treatments for cancers destroy tumors and healthy tissue alike, often leading to severe side effects. Cancer immunotherapy...

Implanted scaffold with T cells rapidly shrinks tumors