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A changing society — 100 is the new 80
When it comes to aging successfully and remaining in good health, are centenarians the perfect role models? Or is extreme...
Search and rescue dogs do their jobs despite travel stress
Credit: Erin Perry URBANA, Ill. - When disaster strikes, you want the very best tools, functioning at their peak. In...
Ancient Italian fossils reveal risk of parasitic infections due to climate change
Credit: Scientific Reports In 2014, a team of researchers led by a paleobiologist from the University of Missouri found that...
Native leech preys on invasive slug?
Credit: Ryusei Yamakami The giant slug Limax maximus is native to Europe and Asia Minor but has spread widely, being...
In frogs, preventing early-life gut microbiome disruptions leads to better health
Biologists at the University of Connecticut and University of South Florida have found that a crucial window in the development...
Family factors may influence a child’s temperament
A new study indicates that a child's temperament may be influenced by maternal postpartum depression, maternal sensitivity, and family functioning....
Molting feathers may help birds deal with environmental contaminants
Credit: Photo credit Margaret Whitney Mercury is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant that affects the health of birds and other wild...
Mountain glaciers recharge vital aquifers
Credit: UAF photo by Todd Paris. Small mountain glaciers play a big role in recharging vital aquifers and in keeping...
Combining CAR T cells with existing immunotherapies may overcome resistance in glioblastomas
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Genetically modified "hunter" T cells successfully migrated to and penetrated a deadly type of brain...
Engineered liver tissue expands after transplant
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Many diseases, including cirrhosis and hepatitis, can lead to liver failure. More than 17,000 Americans suffering from...
Surprising genetic variety in childhood brain cancer
Medulloblastoma is a malignant tumor of the cerebellum. Medulloblastoma can occur at any age, but it most commonly affects children....
Novel CRISPR-Cas9 screening enables discovery of new targets to aid cancer immunotherapy
Credit: Dana-Farber/Boston Children's BOSTON (July 19, 2017) -- A novel screening method developed by a team at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer...
Definitive genomic study reveals alterations driving most medulloblastoma brain tumors
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital The most comprehensive analysis yet of medulloblastoma has identified genomic changes responsible for more...
Dundee-China linkup uncovers secrets of our cellular ‘energy sensor’
A scientific collaboration between researchers in Scotland and China has uncovered a new kind of `energy sensor' in our cells,...
Grant supports deep dive into microbes
Credit: Shannon Modla/ University of Delaware Even in sediment cores extracted more than a mile beneath the ocean floor, you'll...
Social interaction affects cancer patients’ response to treatment
Credit: Jeff Leinert, NHGRI How well cancer patients fared after chemotherapy was affected by their social interaction with other patients...
Study finds obese patients don’t need to lose weight before total joint replacement
Credit: Bryan Goodchild, UMass Medical School There's good news from UMass Medical School for overweight people with painfully arthritic hips...
Sea cave preserves 5,000-year snapshot of tsunamis
Credit: Earth Observatory of Singapore An international team of scientists digging in a sea cave in Indonesia has discovered the...
Stem cell clinics and businesses are registering for-profit, pay-to-participate
The Future Science Group (FSG) journal Regenerative Medicine, today announces the publication of a new Perspective article, in which Leigh...
Not under the skin, but on it: Living together brings couples’ microbiomes together
Washington, DC - July 25, 2017 - Couples who live together share many things: Bedrooms, bathrooms, food, and even bacteria....
