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For the first time this year a late breaking clinical trials session will be held at the Asian Pacific Society...

New research points to treatment breakthrough for viruses

RMIT University scientists in Melbourne, Australia, have led an international collaboration that potentially unlocks better treatment of viral diseases, including...

3 billion in funding and 31,000 funded projects

(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) DFG presents 2016 Annual Report /-- 'Best knowledge-driven research -- supported by broad political and public trust' --...

Expecting the worst: People’s perceived morality is biased towards negativity

Researchers from the University of Surrey and University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy) collected data from more than 400 participants on behavioural...

Paleontologists solve pterosaur pelvis puzzle

Credit: Courtesy Greg Funston Following a discovery in 2015 in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park, Greg Funston puzzled for two years...

Unlocking the mysteries of deepwater corals to restore the Gulf of Mexico

Credit: Lehigh University Coral genetics could save the Gulf of Mexico - though it may take a few hundred years....

ADHD medication tied to lower risk for alcohol, drug abuse in teens and adults

July 13, 2017

Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The use of medication to treat attention deficient hyperactivity disorder is linked to significantly...

Benefits of using Droplet Digital PCR for measuring immunotherapy response highlighted in presentations at 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting

HERCULES, Calif. -- July 11, 2017 -- New research demonstrating the clinical potential of Bio-Rad's Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) technology...

How cells control nuclear size becomes clearer

Credit: Kazunori Kumi Over a century since scientists first observed that cells and their nucleus grow at a constant ratio...

Insurance coverage for CT colonography increases likelihood of screening

OAK BROOK, Ill. - People with insurance policies that cover CT colonography for colorectal cancer screening are almost 50 percent...

Insect ‘anti-antiaphrodisiac’ tells males when females are ready to mate

Credit: Brent et al., 2017 Researchers have identified a pheromone released by female insects after mating that tells males exactly...

Researchers to develop new gene-editing method for the study of arthropods

Credit: Rasgon Lab, Penn State A grant from the National Science Foundation will enable a Penn State-led team of entomologists...

Imaging reveals how well PTSD patients will respond to psychotherapy, researchers find

A pair of studies led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine demonstrates that scientists can predict, with...

Immune system may keep body from neutralizing HIV-1 virus

AURORA, Colo. (June 11, 2017) - Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered that a process...

UMass Amherst biologist hopes to unlock secrets of flowers’ diversity

Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - There are at least 250,000 species of flowering plants on earth and though their...

Researchers at UIC identify master molecule behind corneal inflammation

One of the symptoms of herpes simplex virus-1 infection of the eye is lingering inflammation of the cornea - the...

ECDC report: 10-fold increase of hepatitis E cases in the EU/EEA in the last 10 years

Credit: ECDC/European Centre for Disease prevention and Control The incidence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has been steadily increasing...

NRL scientists find high prevalence of antibiotic resistance in Kenya

Credit: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory/Lt. Cmdr. Michael Prouty-NAMRU-2 (Released) WASHINGTON - Antibiotic resistance is one of the most significant global...

Better than Star Wars: Chemistry discovery yields 3-D table-top objects crafted from light