New brain cancer guidelines to improve care, patient survival
New guidelines for treating cancers that have spread to the brain are poised to improve care for patients and help many live longer, better lives.Credit:...
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Zoologist solves the 100-year-old mystery of the floating phantom midge
VANCOUVER—In spring 2018, Dr. Philip Matthews spent a typical afternoon capturing dragonflies in the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) experimental ponds. Little did the zoologist...
New research strengthens link between glaciers and Earth’s ‘Great Unconformity’
HANOVER, N.H. – January 25, 2022 – New research provides further evidence that rocks representing up to a billion years of geological time were carved...
Scientists discover new avian immunological pathway
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A research team led by a biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside, has discovered a new immune pathway in chickens...
Hungry yeast are tiny, living thermometers
Link to full release:Credit: Luther Davis/Alexey Merz/University of Washington Link to full release: https://www.washington.edu/news/2022/01/25/yeast-phase-separation/ FROM: James Urton University of Washington 206-543-2580 [email protected] (NOTE: researcher contact...
Fat injections could treat common cause of foot pain
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 25, 2021 – A novel technique that transplants a patient’s own fat into the sole of their foot could offer relief to those...
NIH study classifies vision loss and retinal changes in Stargardt disease
National Eye Institute researchers developed and validated an artificial-intelligence-based method to evaluate patients with Stargardt, an eye disease that can lead to childhood vision loss....
Using the eye as a window into heart disease
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS PRESS RELEASE Credit: University of Leeds. UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS PRESS RELEASE Under embargo until 16.00 (UK time)/11.00 (US Eastern time) on Tuesday, 25 January ...
Simulation models exercise, age effects on plaque formation in arteries
WASHINGTON, January 25, 2022 -- Plaque formation in the arteries carrying blood to the head and neck is a serious medical problem, potentially leading to...
‘Lefty’ tightens control of embryonic development
HOUSTON – (Jan. 25, 2021) – A protein known as Lefty pumps the brakes as human embryos begin to differentiate into the bones, soft tissues and organs...
An unexpected attraction of nucleic acids and fat
Lipids and RNA are two of the essential building blocks of cells. Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a versatile molecule. On the one hand, like DNA,...
Alzheimer’s disease: an alternative hypothesis based on synaptic alterations
New research published today in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association could explain why neurons fail to communicate effectively in people with...
Sediments a likely culprit in spread of deadly disease on Florida coral reefs, study finds
MIAMI—A new study found that seafloor sediments have the potential to transmit a deadly pathogen to local corals and hypothesizes that sediments have played a...
Study details changes in omicron’s spike protein
An international team of scientists has determined the precise structural changes in the spike protein of the omicron variant. Their observations explain how the virus...
COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause infertility or harm pregnancy chances, Boston University research shows
Having a COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t impact a couple’s chances of becoming pregnant—but skipping the shots and landing a coronavirus infection might reduce male fertility.Credit: Photo...
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