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DNA discovery could help shed light on rare childhood disorder
New insights into how our cells store and manage DNA during cell division could help point towards the causes of...
Unique gene therapy prevents, reverses multiple sclerosis in animal model
Multiple sclerosis can be inhibited or reversed using a novel gene therapy technique that stops the disease's immune response in...
Obese dogs helped by ‘effective’ weight loss trials
On average overweight dogs lose an average of 11% of their bodyweight when enrolled on a weight loss trial according...
Neuron types in brain are defined by gene activity shaping their communication patterns
Credit: Huang Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - In a major step forward in research, scientists at Cold Spring...
NSF awards Indiana University $4 million to advance medical nanotechnology
Credit: Image courtesy of the Vikram Jadhao Lab Only a year after establishing the intelligent systems engineering program in the...
Football helmet smartfoam signals potential concussions in real time
Credit: BYU Photo Most football fans have seen players get hit so hard they can barely walk back to the...
Ancient human DNA in sub-Saharan Africa lifts veil on prehistory
Credit: Jessica C. Thompson/Emory University The first large-scale study of ancient human DNA from sub-Saharan Africa opens a long-awaited window...
Heat-loving Australian ants believe in diversity, hint 74 species new to science
Credit: Dr. Brian Heterick The 'furnace ants' or 'honeypot ants' present a very large genus of ants, Melophorus, confined to...
Understanding the dance to save the dance
Think of the relationship between plants and pollinators as a dance -- one that has been taking place, and evolving,...
Higher manganese levels in children correlate with lower IQ scores, UC study finds
CINCINNATI--A study led by environmental health researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine finds that children in...
Going diving in the tropics? Don’t eat the reef fish!
Credit: Colette Wabnitz Reducing tourist consumption of reef fish is critical for Palau's ocean sustainability, finds a new UBC study...
In US, spread of Zika linked to time outdoors
When Zika first buzzed into the continental United States during the 2016 outbreak, Florida was hit first--and hardest--with 1,174 documented...
Poliovirus therapy induces immune responses against cancer
Credit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. - An investigational therapy using modified poliovirus to attack cancer tumors appears to unleash the...
Scientists restore tumor-fighting structure to mutated breast cancer proteins
Credit: David Hungate/VTC Research Institute Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have successfully determined the full architecture of...
Bio-inspired approach to RNA delivery
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- By delivering strands of genetic material known as messenger RNA (mRNA) into cells, researchers can induce the...
Researchers identify millions of new genes in the human microbiome
A new study of the human microbiome -- the trillions of microbial organisms that live on and within our bodies...
3-D printed brain allows surgeons to practice
The first time a young surgeon threads a wire through a stroke victim's chest up through their neck and fishes...
The right way to repair DNA
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (Sept. 20, 2017) Is it better to do a task quickly and make mistakes,...
Researchers hit the brakes on lethal brain cancers in mice
Credit: Image courtesy of Michelle Monje, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University. New research conducted in mice provides evidence that highly lethal...
New study offers novel treatment strategy for patients with colon cancer
(Boston) - Colorectal cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. In a new study, researchers demonstrate for...
