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NUS study: Deforestation in Cambodia linked to higher risk of ill health in young children
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found that the loss of dense forest in Cambodia was associated...
Study paves the way for cancer treatments that might prevent relapses after radiotherapy
Credit: Sonia Jancar / University of São Paulo Whenever an organism is damaged, the cells surrounding the wound receive signals...
Delivers medicine to cancer cells while protecting healthy cells
Credit: NTNU Cancer treatments, including chemotherapy, have helped many of those who have been diagnosed with the disease to go...
3.7 million project for the next generation of brain tumor researchers
(University of Plymouth) A pan-European initiative led by the University of Plymouth designed to train the next generation of brain...
Dancing can reverse the signs of aging in the brain
As we grow older we suffer a decline in mental and physical fitness, which can be made worse by conditions...
Microbes compete for nutrients, affect metabolism, development in mice
Credit: Bryce Richter/UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- "Gut bacteria get to use a lot of our food before we do," says...
New wrapping material enables high quality bioimaging
(Hokkaido University) A nanosheet made of organic polymers has been developed to prevent the drying and deforming of biological samples,...
CWRU awarded funding to understand how plant particle stimulates anti-tumor response
Nicole Steinmetz, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, member of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Center for...
Next-generation drug testing on chips
Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS Researchers at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) in Japan have designed a small...
NSF awards CCNY-led team inaugural convergence research grant
Credit: Ana Carnaval City College of New York biodiversity expert Ana Carnaval co-heads an interdisciplinary team of scientists that won...
Flame retardants and likelihood of pregnancy in women undergoing fertility treatments
Key Takeaways: A common type of flame retardant was associated with reduced likelihood of clinical pregnancy and live birth following...
A Galápagos seabird’s population expected to shrink with ocean warming
(Wake Forest University) Within the next century, rising ocean temperatures around the Galápagos Islands are expected to make the water...
Magic enzymes
Little fungi pack a punch: "Magic mushrooms" of the Psilocybe species produce psychoactive compounds that alter perception when ingested. Recently,...
Guelph study shows endangered sharks, rays further threatened by global food markets
A majority of shark fins and manta ray gills sold around the globe for traditional medicines come from endangered species,...
McIndoe awarded $12.8 million grant to continue to lead national consortium on diabetic complications
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 25, 2017) - Dr. Richard A. McIndoe, bioinformatics expert and associate director of the...
Millions of novel genetic variants found in 1,000 Swedish individuals
An extensive exercise to map genetic variation in Sweden has found 33 million genetic variants, 10 million of which are...
Heart hormones protect against obesity and insulin resistance
Credit: Michael Cairns Orlando, Fla., Aug. 25, 2017 - Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) in Lake...
New research on Fragile X syndrome reinforces importance of early detection
Credit: Caleb Doll, Broadie Laboratory, Vanderbilt University Fragile X syndrome--the most common heritable cause of autism spectrum disorder--is something of...
Trash to treasure: The benefits of waste-to-energy technologies
Credit: Shutterstock/Argonne National Laboratory Instead of hauling food waste to landfills, we might want to use that organic waste to...
10 million reasons that treatment of cancers caused by viruses may advance
New Orleans. LA - The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded LSU Health New Orleans a $10 million...
