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National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists have developed a mouse model to study Zika virus transmitted sexually from males to...

Payments to rural communities offer a new opportunity to restore China’s native forests

Credit: Fangyuan Hua Despite massive efforts at reforestation, China's native forests continue to be displaced by plantations. A new study...

Mysterious children’s neurological disease is traced to a single error in one gene

Credit: (Photo credit: Hebrew University) In a new study published today in The American Journal of Human Genetics, a multinational...

Funding for first system to monitor the hidden dangers of ships’ ballast

International shipping is vital to global trade, delivering 90 per cent worldwide. It is estimated that between five to 10...

Researchers want to know how early life affects the adult brain

Credit: G. Goodhill/Queensland Brain Institute It's said to be a "lightbulb" moment - when an idea pops into your head....

New botulinum neurotoxin discovered — potential to treat a number of medical conditions

Credit: Pål Stenmark Botulinum toxins are currently used on more than 80 medical conditions including Muscle spasms, Overactive bladder, Chronic...

Steps toward a promising therapy for a rare bone disease

Credit: Bil Zelman La Jolla, Calif., Aug. 3, 2017 - Patients with multiple hereditary exostoses (MHE)--a rare disease that causes...

Humans have been altering tropical forests for at least 45,000 years

Credit: Patrick Roberts The first review of the global impact of humans on tropical forests in the ancient past shows...

Study reveals how to reprogram cells in our immune system

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- When the immune system is imbalanced, either due to overly-active cells or cells that suppress its...

ONC201 may inhibit cancer stem cell self-renewals by altering their gene expression

ONC201 may inhibit cancer stem cell self-renewals by altering their gene expression, according to a study published August 2, 2017...

Targeting ‘Achilles’ heel’ could supercharge breast cancer treatment

(Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) A new class of anti-cancer agents targeting cancer cells' 'Achilles' heel' could help to supercharge...

New cancer therapy eliminates toxic delivery vehicles for microRNA

Credit: Purdue University Researchers at Purdue University have discovered a mechanism for delivering tumor-suppressing microRNAs that eliminates the need for...

SNMMI honors outstanding contributors at 2017 annual meeting

RESTON, Va. -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), an international scientific and medical organization, recognized contributions...

Comprehensive sequencing program shows promise of precision medicine for advanced cancer

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) A new study shows just how complex metastatic cancer is and offers some clues...

Good cellular neighbors combat incipient cancers

Credit: Yale University Scientists have spent decades studying the nature of tumor cells, but few have looked to see what...

Twenty-three ASTRO members awarded Fellows designation

Credit: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) ARLINGTON, Va., August 2, 2017 -- The American Society for Radiation Oncology has...

‘Code Blue’ equals lower survival for cancer patients

Patients with advanced cancer who suffer cardiac arrest in the hospital have a survival rate of less than 10 percent--half...

Clarifiying complex chemical processes with quantum computers