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Altitude training for cancer-fighting cells
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Mountain climbers and endurance athletes are not the only ones to benefit from altitude training...
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,...
Dream team selected to tackle one of cancer’s deadliest forms:…
BOSTON — The Stand Up To Cancer-Cancer Research UK-Lustgarten Foundation Dream Team of top cancer researchers from the United States...
Helping EU cities and regions cut carbon emissions
Credit: Graphic: NTNU Industrial Ecology Programme/ Environmental Research Letters In 1915, a Scottish town planner and social activist named Patrick...
Humans can empathize with robots
Empathy is a basic human ability. We often feel empathy toward and console others in distress. Is it possible for...
On the path to controlled gene therapy
The ability to switch disease-causing genes on and off remains a dream for many physicians, research scientists and patients. Research...
Synthetic heart valves could help surgeons improve surgical skills
Credit: UBC A UBC invention has made it possible for doctors to vastly improve their bypass surgery techniques without relying...
Brain scientists at TU Dresden examine brain networks during short-term task learning
Credit: Holger Mohr et al. This works especially efficient when we are guided by explicit instructions. A team of researchers...
Study reveals the brain regulates social behavior differently in males…
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA-The brain regulates social behavior differently in males and females, according to a new study published...
Research reveals potential target for alcohol liver disease
Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON – Drinking too much alcohol can damage the liver, but investigators have discovered...
New clues from brain structures of mantis shrimp
Credit: Roy L. Caldwell, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California Taking a close look at the neural...
Study reveals the atmospheric footprint of global warming hiatus
Credit: Liu and Zhou The increasing rate of the global mean surface temperature was reduced from 1998 to 2013, known...
New theorem helps reveal tuberculosis’ secret
HOUSTON – (Feb. 22, 2016) – A new methodology developed by researchers at Rice and Rutgers universities could help scientists...
Scientists fill in the gaps of human hunter-gatherer history
Dublin, Ireland, November 16th, 2015 – An international team led by scientists in Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and...
FAU study and new tool proves ‘all is not lost’ to dementia
Credit: Florida Atlantic University In marriage, good communication is key to a fulfilling and enduring relationship. For people with dementia,...
Chewed plants help detect viruses in wild mountain gorillas and…
Credit: Tierra Smiley Evans/UC Davis Chewed bark, leaves and fruit discarded by mountain gorillas provide a simple way to test...
Salk scientists adapt computer program to gauge eye spasm severity
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA — If two clinicians observe the same patient with blepharospasm — uncontrollable muscle contractions around...
Sleep loss detrimental to blood vessels
Lack of sleep has previously been found to impact the activation of the immune system, inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism and the...
UM pharmacy student earns immune system research funding
A hardworking University of Montana undergraduate student will spend the next two and half years studying the hardest-working cell in...
Looking beyond cancer cells to understand what makes breast cancer…
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan — To understand what makes breast cancer spread, researchers are looking at where it...
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