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Genetically engineering disease-fighting cells
Credit: Caltech The human body produces T cells to recognize and fight disease. Each T cell has a unique T...
Genetic signaling pathway blocks formation of a cancer in the cerebellum
(TORONTO, Canada - Nov. 8, 2016) - A research team at the Krembil Research Institute has discovered that a signaling...
Neuroscientists call for deep collaboration to ‘crack’ the human brain
The time is ripe, the communication technology is available, for teams from different labs and different countries to join efforts...
Potential targeted therapy found for newly identified leukemia subtype with poor outcome
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital An international research team led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators has uncovered...
Gestational age may impact academic performance
A new study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology indicates that being born either too early or too late...
How important is the gut microbiome? It may depend on your genetics
Credit: John Soares BOSTON - (October 24, 2016) - Our gut microbiomes--the bacteria that live in our digestive tract--play major...
Researchers discover way to inhibit major cancer gene
Credit: John P. O'Bryan, et al. Published in Nature Chemical Biology. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have...
Study questions usefulness of ‘rainbow draw’
University of Iowa researchers have shown that most of the extra vials of blood drawn for lab tests never get...
New mouse model of ALS more closely mimics human disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive, fatal neurological disease that attacks the nerve...
After Australia cut drug copays for indigenous people, hospital use declined
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new study finds that in regions where indigenous Australians most readily accepted a government incentive to...
Getting to the root of it: Predicting root biomass with electrical capacitance
Unless we're weeding the garden or tripping over one sticking out of the ground, for most of us the root...
Using a patient’s own words, machine learning automatically identifies suicidal behavior
CINCINNATI -- Using a person's spoken or written words, new computer tools can identify with great accuracy whether that person...
Gene network controls how many flowers and fruits plants will make in critical growth window
Credit: Lippman lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- There is staggering diversity in the number of flowers produced by...
Across the lifespan: Emerging targets to treat mental illness
Nov. 7, 2016 - Can understanding differences between women's and men's brains lead to sex-specific treatments for mental illness? Can...
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