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With extra sugar, leaves get fat too
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Eat too much without exercising and you'll probably put on a few pounds. As it...
Researchers identify gene variants linked to a high-risk children’s cancer
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric researchers investigating the childhood cancer neuroblastoma have identified common gene variants that raise the...
Fish have complex personalities, research shows
Credit: University of Exeter Scientists from the University of Exeter studied how guppies behaved in various situations, and found complex...
Discovery of a new group of sponges could help measure impact of deep-sea mining
Credit: Adrian Glover, Thomas Dahlgren, Helena Wiklund A completely new group of sponges has been discovered, which scientists believe could...
Discovery of a new genetic syndrome which predisposes the body to cancer
(Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) A new syndrome caused by biallelic mutations -- those produced in both gene copies inherited from...
Novel assay shows promise for non-invasive detection of PD-L1 on circulating tumor cells
Future Science Group (FSG) today announced the publication of an article in Future Science OA presenting early data from a...
Russian scientists have studied the genes that allow cancer cells to resist drugs
Researchers from the People's Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) have studied the mechanism of drug resistance for ovarian and...
Positive, negative or neutral, it all matters: NASA explains space radiation
Credit: NASA Charged particles may be small, but they matter to astronauts. NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) is investigating these...
Forgoing chemo linked to worse survival in older patients with advanced colon cancer who had dementia
Bottom Line: A pre-existing diagnosis of dementia was associated with increased risk of death for older patients with advanced colon...
Tackling air pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa
Credit: University of Portsmouth The University of Portsmouth is helping to tackle air pollution and its harmful effects in Sub-Saharan...
700-year-old saint myth has been proven (almost) true
Scientists confirm that the age and content of an old sack is in accordance with a medieval myth about Saint...
A sustainable future powered by sea
Credit: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Quantum Wave Microscopy Unit Professor Tsumoru Shintake at the Okinawa...
Antibiotics and biocidal cleaners may spread multidrug resistance in MRSA
Washington, DC - Sept. 22, 2017 - Antibiotic use on people or pets, and use of biocidal cleaning products such...
NIST’s quick test may speed antibiotic treatment and combat drug resistance
Credit: Burrus/NIST BOULDER, Colo.--Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a potential new tactic for...
Party discipline for jumping genes
Credit: Martin Kapun The genome of a typical organism consists of many genes that are stringed like beads. This alignment...
USDA announces funding for nutrition incentive programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sept. 22, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)...
Yale announces collaboration with WBCSD to improve corporate reporting
Recognizing the critical role that private capital flows will play in moving society toward a more sustainable future, Yale University...
QUT creates Australia’s first lithium-ion battery
QUT researchers have produced Australia's first lithium-ion battery after establishing the country's only facility capable of such manufacturing. Key facts:...
USDA announces support to grow the bioeconomy
WASHINGTON, D.C. Sept. 22, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
Lehigh’s Srinivas Rangarajan awarded ACS investigator grant
Credit: Courtesy of Lehigh University Srinivas Rangarajan, assistant professor in the department of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Lehigh University,...
