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Role of protein in pancreatic secretion suggests potential method for treating diabetes
Credit: Osaka University Research reveals opposing roles for SNAP23 protein in the enzyme- and hormone-secretion functions of the pancreas; SNAP23...
Insomnia prevalent in patients with asthma
A team of researchers from the University of Pittsburgh has found that insomnia is highly prevalent in adults with asthma...
New study shows contact lens therapy effective in slowing myopia progression in children
Myopia (nearsightedness) prevalence continues to grow and affect children worldwide CooperVision reports interim two-year data from its Clinical Evaluation of...
Amateur astronomer helps uncover secrets of unique pulsar binary system
Credit: NASA TORONTO A professional astrophysicist and an amateur astronomer have teamed up to reveal surprising details about an unusual...
New study finds mammals during age of dinosaurs packed a powerful bite
Credit: Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture Seattle - Move over, hyenas and saber-toothed cats; there's a mammal with...
Scientists track chemical and structural evolution of catalytic nanoparticles in 3-D
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY- Catalysts are at the heart of fuel cells-devices that convert hydrogen and oxygen to...
Scientists examine bacterium found 1,000 feet underground
Hamilton, ON Dec. 8, 2016 -- Pioneering work being carried out in a cave in New Mexico by researchers at...
Oxygen can wake up dormant bacteria for antibiotic attacks
Credit: Miquel Pons, University of Barcelona Bacterial resistance does not come just through adaptation to antibiotics, sometimes the bacteria simply...
Will Earth still exist 5 billion years from now?
Credit: © ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) What will happen to Earth when, in a few billion years' time, the Sun is a...
Contraception influences sexual desire in committed relationships
Sex is quite wonderful when the goal is to have children. But sex can also serve as a "glue" in...
WSU study finds people willing to pay more for new biofuels
PULLMAN, Wash. - When it comes to second generation biofuels, Washington State University research shows that consumers are willing to...
DNA methylation biomarker for prostate cancer shows promise for accurately determining patient risk
Philadelphia, PA, Dec. 8, 2016 - Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and other biomarkers are essential tools for diagnosing and monitoring prostate...
Dipole orientation: New dimension in super-resolution microscopy
Recently, a new polarization-dipole azimuth-based super-resolution technique has been proposed by a group of researchers in Peking University (China), Tsinghua...
Copeptin levels associated with renal and cardiac disease in type 1 diabetes patients
AURORA, Colo. (Dec. 8, 2016) - Type 1 diabetes patients with elevated albumin in their urine had three times the...
One specific gene explains many diseases
Genetic differences in the FADS1 gene determine the risk for many different diseases. The ability to produce polyunsaturated fats like...
Scientists develop exciting new option for targeted cancer therapy
Credit: Eoin Scanlan, Trinity College Dublin Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have uncovered a new class of compounds - glyconaphthalimides...
Scientists developing model to predict if chemotherapy will work for breast cancer
CHAPEL HILL-- University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and collaborators are working to predict, before treatment, whether...
Genetic alterations more common in tumors of older patients with metastatic breast cancer
CHAPEL HILL - A University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center-led analysis has found that women who are 65...
Brain metastasis persists despite improved targeted treatment for HER2 breast cancer
CHAPEL HILL - While new targeted treatments developed across the past two decades have led to dramatic survival improvements for...
Cellular immunotherapy targets a common human cancer mutation
In a study of an immune therapy for colorectal cancer that involved a single patient, a team of researchers at...
