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New fluorescent dyes could advance biological imaging
Credit: Jonathan B. Grimm With a new technique to craft a spectrum of glowing dyes, chemists are no longer chasing...
Mysterious protein-folding molecule could trigger metabolic disorders
Credit: Illustration provided courtesy of Dr. Feng Hong of the Medical University of South Carolina. The cell's response to unfolded...
Superfly flight simulator helps unravel navigation in the brain
Researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan have identified two independent pathways in the fly brain that are...
Schizophrenia and memory deficits: Solving the mystery behind a most stubborn symptom
Credit: Jeffrey Zaremba/Losonczy Lab/Columbia's Zuckerman Institute NEW YORK -- A team of Columbia scientists has found that disruptions to the...
Epileptic brain activity in widely used lab mice
Credit: Steinmetz et al., eNeuro (2017) Multiple laboratories have observed unusual neural activity resembling epilepsy in some lines of genetically...
Mobile women were key to cultural exchange in Stone Age and Bronze Age Europe
Credit: Stadtarchäologie Augsburg At the end of the Stone Age and in the early Bronze Age, families were established in...
Experts call for added focus on the impact of glacier mass loss on downstream systems
Credit: Dr. Lee Brown, University of Leeds Researchers have warned of an 'urgent worldwide need' to address a broad spectrum...
Study in early stage breast cancer shows that even small tumors can be aggressive
LUGANO-MADRID, Sept. 3, 2017 - Even small tumours can be aggressive, according to a study in patients with early stage...
Heavy alcohol use alters brain functioning differently in young men and women
Scientists have found that brain functions in young men and women are changed by long-term alcohol use, but that these...
Study highlights overuse of tumor marker tests in primary and secondary care
LUGANO-MADRID, Sept. 2, 2017 - The vast majority of tumour marker tests in primary and secondary care are not necessary,...
Breast cancer patients on opioids less likely to stick to vital treatment
Credit: University of Virginia Health System A new study has found a troubling lack of adherence to a potentially lifesaving...
Physician experts highlight research ahead of Otolaryngology’s annual meeting
ALEXANDRIA, VA--The latest research on patient preferences, quality-of-life, ear health, thyroidectomy, and other topics related to the specialty of otolaryngology...
Updated ESMO Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale set to evaluate single-arm studies
Lugano, Madrid. 1 September 2017 -- An updated version of the European Society for Medical Oncology Magnitude of Clinical Benefit...
Melatonin may help treat blood cancers
Researchers have examined the potential benefits of melatonin, a hormone made by a small gland in the brain, for treating...
Adipose tissue may affect cancer development in multiple ways
Bottom Line: Adipose tissue, or fat, may influence the development of cancer in diverse ways, depending on the type of...
Can corals survive climate change?
Credit: G. Torda A group of international scientists, including scientists from Australia, have issued advice that more research is urgently...
Researchers find microbes key to reef survival
Credit: © 2016 Anna Roik Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - : In a paper published in the September 2017...
Etosis phenomenon discovered in human blood monocytes
A recent study published online in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology found the first clear demonstration of etosis in human...
AWI’s underwater robot Tramper successfully recovered
Credit: Alfred Wegener Institute On 27 August 2017, deep-sea researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and...
Electricity production: When enzymes rival platinum
Credit: Ievgen Mazurenko, BIP A fuel cell converts chemical energy into electrical energy via hydrogen combustion. Though it is considered...
