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Researchers find the genes responsible for motor and vocal tics in children
Credit: MIPT's Press Office An international research team including Vasiliy Ramensky, a member of the MIPT Life Sciences Center, has...
Sleep biology discovery could lead to new insomnia treatments that don’t target the brain
Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA UCLA scientists report the first evidence that a gene outside the brain controls the ability to rebound...
OU biologist receives $1.2 million NSF grant in support of ecological research
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma biology professor, Michael E. Kaspari, has been awarded a $1.2 million National...
Chimpanzees learn rock-paper-scissors
Chimpanzees of all ages and all sexes can learn the simple circular relationship between the three different hand signals used...
New measure of insulin-making cells could gauge diabetes progression, treatment
Credit: Reinier Hernandez et al UW-Madison, Diabetes, August, 2017. MADISON - Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a...
Attitudes on human genome editing vary, but all agree conversation is necessary
MADISON, Wis. -- In early August 2017, an international team of scientists announced they had successfully edited the DNA of...
Scientists unlock planthoppers’ role in rice stripe virus reproduction
Credit: IOZ Recently, researchers from the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered how a severe...
Four ORNL researchers receive DOE early career funding awards
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 10, 2017 - Four Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers specializing in nuclear physics, fusion energy, advanced...
Novel stem cell-derived model created of inflammatory neurological disorder
Credit: Image courtesy of Cleber A. Trujillo, UC San Diego An international team of scientists, led by University of California...
The cost of malnutrition: Study shows nutrition program could save hospitals up to $3,800 per patient
1 in 3 people enter a hospital malnourished or at-risk of malnutrition 1-2 Four Chicago area hospitals showed early nutrition...
Crank the AC, cut in-car pollution
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis For many, the commute to and from work is a lengthy, stressful process. According...
Innovations enhance genetic analysis of individual cells
Credit: Bigelow Laboratory Single cell genomics technology has given scientists the ability to individually read the genetic blueprints of cells,...
Latest research on osteoporosis and bone health at ASBMR 2017 Annual Meeting – Sept. 8-11, Denver
With declines in testing, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis patients at high risk for fracture, there is an ever growing...
Researchers look to improve detection of skin cancer lacking pigment melanin
CHAPEL HILL -- New findings from an international research team led by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center...
Identifying a new type of liver tumor
Investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have succeeded in better defining a rare pediatric malignant liver disease -- a necessary...
Latest research on osteoporosis and bone health ASBMR 2017 Annual Meeting – Sept. 8-11, Denver
Special Session: Reducing the Treatment Gap on Osteoporosis ASBMR 2017 Annual Meeting - September 8-11, 2017 in Denver, Colorado On...
Moffitt Cancer Center and Cvergenx partner to personalize radiation therapy
TAMPA, Fla. (Aug. 9, 2017) - Moffitt Cancer Center and Cvergenx announced a new research partnership that aims to revolutionize...
PharmaMar starts a quadruple combination study with Aplidin for the treatment of multiple myeloma
Aplidin® is an ideal compound for combining with other therapies given its absence of Hematological toxicity, excellent safety profile along...
Personalized melanoma genomic risk triggers family conversations
A new study published in the British Journal of Dermatology indicates that personalized melanoma genomic risk information can prompt discussions...
Young breast cancer patients undergoing breast conserving surgery see improved prognosis
A new analysis indicates that breast cancer prognoses have improved over time in young women treated with breast conserving surgery....
