Intestinal polyps in close relatives can increase risk of colorectal cancer
Credit: Alexander Donka. Cancer of the colon and rectum is one of the deadliest forms of cancer, and has in recent years affected growing numbers...
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Human mesenchymal stem cells show promise in treating chronic lung infections
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - A study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine offers hope for those suffering from a chronic, difficult to...
Cancer researchers study cognitive dysfunction after chemo
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH/INDIANAPOLIS, May 4, 2021 - Cancer researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Indiana University received a five-year, $3 million...
Harvard University licenses its nasal swab collection technology to Rhinostics
The combined technologies could reduce labor and time required for COVID-19 diagnostic testing 10-fold, and facilitate future diagnostic testing of other respiratory diseasesCredit: Wyss Institute...
New study traces back the progenitor genomes causing COVID-19 and geospatial spread
Many variant strains were shown to be present before the first known cases identified in ChinaCredit: Sudhir Kumar, Temple University In the field of molecular...
Pandemic worsened older adults’ mental health & sleep; others show long-term resilience
Nearly 1 in 3 express reservations about seeking help if they need it, suggesting need for more screening and reducing stigma on seeking careCredit: University...
Laser light makes a comeback (literally)
Researchers from Osaka University discover phenomenon of reciprocating propagation of laser pulse intensity in free spaceCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan --Straight-line constant-speed propagation in free...
‘Last resort’ antibiotic pops bacteria like balloons
Scientists have revealed how an antibiotic of 'last resort' kills bacteria.Credit: IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON Scientists have revealed how an antibiotic of 'last resort' kills bacteria....
Chemical ‘nose’ sniffs critical differences in DNA structures
Detection innovation could enhance drug development and cancer researchCredit: Richard Hooley/UCR Small changes in the structure of DNA have been implicated in breast cancer and...
Microplastics found in Europe’s largest ice cap
Credit: Eirikur Sigurdsson In a recent article in Sustainability, scientists from Reykjavik University (RU), the University of Gothenburg, and the Icelandic Meteorological Office describe their...
Development of microsatellite markers for censusing of endangered rhinoceros
Credit: Bertha Letizia Today, the Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is critically endangered, with fewer than 100 individuals surviving in Indonesia on the islands of Sumatra...
Revealing the secret cocoa pollinators
International research team led by Göttingen University investigates landscape and farm-level man-agement in cocoa agroforests in IndonesiaCredit: Manuel Toledo The importance of pollinators to ensure...
UTEP study examines movement in children with autism
Credit: UTEP Communications EL PASO, Texas -- For more than a year, researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso's Stanley E. Fulton Gait...
Solar development: super bloom or super bust for desert species?
Rare desert plants more sensitive to solar developmentCredit: Karen Tanner Throughout the history of the West, human actions have often rushed the desert -- and...
Mutant corn gene boosts sugar in seeds, leaves, may lead to breeding better crop
Credit: Debamalya Chatterjee/Penn State An abnormal build up of carbohydrates -- sugars and starches -- in the kernels and leaves of a mutant line of...
