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Zinc transporter key to fighting pancreatic cancer and more
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - When trace elements rise to toxic levels, bad things happen. Patients suffering...
Salk computational neurobiologist receives NSF grant to study how brain processes sound
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(September 6, 2017) Salk Associate Professor Tatyana Sharpee has been awarded a grant of approximately $950,000...
Gut microbiota of larvae has an impact on mosquito’s ability to transmit human pathogens
Credit: © Institut Pasteur Mosquitoes are holometabolous insects (i.e. organisms that go through a complete metamorphosis). As such, they occupy...
Fuel economy standards cheaper, more beneficial than previously believed
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering The regulations that set fuel-economy and greenhouse-gas emission goals for cars and trucks...
Researchers report new way to make dissolving electronics
Credit: University of Houston Researchers from the University of Houston and China have reported a new type of electronic device...
Lasker Award for Michael N. Hall from the University of Basel
Credit: University of Basel, Peter Schnetz Professor Michael N. Hall from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel receives the...
Scientific study review presents health promoting potential of mangoes
Orlando, FL (September 6, 2017) - Research continually unveils new insights about mangos and their role in the diet for...
Aussie quantum tech has its sights set on human biochemistry
Credit: David Simpson Australian scientists have developed a new tool for imaging life at the nanoscale that will provide new...
Molecular map shows how to disable dangerous bioweapon
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. DURHAM, N.C. -- During World War II, the Soviet Red Army was...
CBD may protect against psychiatric risk from high-THC cannabis strains
Credit: Ben Mills BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A study reported Sept. 5 by neuroscientists at Indiana University finds that a non-psychoactive...
Will mallards hybridize their cousins out of existence?
Credit: Gary Kramer/USFWS (public domain) Mallards -- the familiar green-headed ducks of city parks -- are one of a group...
Innovative study brings next-generation genomic sequencing to more Ontario cancer patients
Toronto (September 6, 2017) - Understanding a cancer's genetics is key to selecting targeted therapies that are likely to be...
Curves in all the right places
Researchers from the University of Liverpool collaborating with University College London, Banfield Pet Hospitals and the WALTHAM Centre for Pet...
ERC Starting Grants: €605 million to 406 top researchers across Europe
(European Research Council) The European Research Council has announced today the awarding of its Starting Grants to 406 early-career researchers...
Ozone limits at play as EPA, industry and environmental groups weigh in
After the Environmental Protection Agency initially announced a delay in enforcing stricter ozone limits, the agency now plans to meet...
UCLA biologists slow aging, extend lifespan of fruit flies
Credit: Nature Communications/Anil Rana UCLA biologists have developed an intervention that serves as a cellular time machine -- turning back...
Substance in coffee delays onset of diabetes in laboratory mice
In recent years, researchers have identified substances in coffee that could help quash the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes....
New microscopy method for quick and reliable 3-D imaging of curvilinear nanostructures
Credit: Cécile Hébert/Emad Oveisi/EPFL Physical and biological sciences increasingly require the ability to observe nano-sized objects. This can be accomplished...
EMBO at Basel Life, a new conference on current and emerging life science research
Basel and Heidelberg, 6 September 2017 - EMBO and Basel Life are pleased to announce the EMBO at Basel Life...
Genetic effects are influenced by lifestyle
The risk for developing obesity is influenced by our lifestyle as well as our genes. In a new study from...
