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Current threats to our oceans are revealed
Covering two-thirds of our planet, the ocean was once thought to be too big to be threatened by human activity....
NSF EPSCoR awards new projects
Credit: University Communication / University of Nebraska-Lincoln The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made eight awards totaling $41.7 million for...
Different sensory pathways engaged in feeling and responding to external temperature
Credit: Kazuhiro Nakamura Nagoya, Japan - To maintain the body at an appropriate temperature despite changes in the environment, there...
Fast, noninvasive technique for probing cells may reveal disease
The stiffness or elasticity of a cell can reveal much about whether the cell is healthy or diseased. Cancer cells,...
Cretaceous snails conceal themselves in monuments in Madrid
Credit: D.M. Freire-Lista /IGEO The fountains standing next to the Museo del Prado are built using a sedimentary rock full...
The Oriental eye fly that transmits conjunctivitis newly recorded in China
Credit: Dr. Xiaoyan Liu The conjunctivitis-transmitting Oriental eye fly (Siphunculina funicola) has been recorded for the first time in China....
Isotope fingerprints in feathers reveal songbirds’ secret breeding grounds
Credit: Jean-Maxime Pelletier Using isotope fingerprints in feathers, researchers have pinpointed the northern breeding grounds of a small, colourful songbird....
NIH scientists track Zika virus transmission in mice
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...
