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Vorinostat renders dormant HIV infection vulnerable to clearance
Credit: David Kinton, UNC School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC - The ability for HIV to hide in the body...
Bird with super senses inspires researchers
Credit: University of Southern Denmark Not much surprises the oilbird. Its senses are super sharp and when combined, may function...
Smart underwear proven to prevent back stress with just a tap
Credit: Joe Howell/Vanderbilt University TV infomercials offer a world of potential solutions for back pain, but most of them have...
Brainiacs win big
One of life's biggest mysteries is right inside our heads. It's the brain, and its biggest secret -- how the...
Artificial intelligence for human age-reversal
Credit: Insilico Medicine, Inc. Center for Healthy Aging at the University of Copenhagen today announced a research collaboration with a...
Safely releasing genetically modified genes into the wild
Credit: Flickr So, you've genetically engineered a malaria-resistant mosquito, now what? How many mosquitos would you need to replace the...
How DNA damage turns immune cells against cancer
Credit: The lab of Roger Greenberg, MD, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Cancer is essentially a disease of...
Refuting the idea that mutations cause cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center What causes cancer? Smoking, certainly, and also things like sun and chemical exposure. Cancer...
New MRI contrast agent tested on big animals
Credit: IBS The top causes of death worldwide, ischemic heart diseases and stroke, together with another major source of illness,...
Statistical analysis for optimal immunization: New insights into T cell development
When T cells encounter an antigen, they proliferate and produce various types of daughter cells. A team at the Technical...
RI to require coverage of fertility preservation for at-risk patients
Rhode Island has become the first state to pass a law explicitly requiring coverage for fertility preservation prior to gonadotoxic...
Aardvarks’ fate points to worrying consequences for wildlife, due to climate change
Credit: Wits University The aardvark, a highlight for anyone on a game-viewing African safari, will become increasingly rare as the...
Research on nitric oxide-releasing nanoparticles reveals viable skin infection treatment
WASHINGTON (July 31, 2017) -- George Washington University (GW) researchers have found that topically applied nitric oxide-releasing nanoparticles (NO-np) are...
Research at University of Illinois to investigate oil field biosouring with new technology
Credit: Tom Murphy A new research project at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) at the University...
Dinosaur-era plant found alive in North America for first time
Imagine you're at work and suddenly, a cheetah pokes its head through your window. That's about what Richard McCourt, PhD,...
Bacterial biofilms, begone
Credit: Colorado State University/Advanced Functional Materials FORT COLLINS, COLORADO - By some estimates, bacterial strains resistant to antibiotics Â- so-called...
Scientists map the distribution of antimicrobial resistance across Chinese major cities
Credit: Image by AN Xinli Global emergence of antimicrobial resistance threatens therapies that combat infections by bacterial pathogens. Resistance genes...
Leaf beetles: Even a tiny dose of pesticide will impair reproduction
Credit: Photo: Bielefeld University One finding is that leaf beetles lay roughly 35 per cent fewer eggs after coming into...
New system could remove two water pollutants from ag fields
Credit: Laura Christianson URBANA, Ill. - Algae blooms in the Gulf of Mexico use up the majority of the oxygen...
Lab led by Zhe Han, Ph.D., receives $1.75 million from NIH to continue pioneering research
Credit: Children's National Health System The National Institutes of Health has awarded $1.75 million to a research lab led by...
