Gene recombination deactivates retroviruses during invasion of host genomes
Credit: Zoo Vienna, Daniel Zupanc Working with the example of koalas, the researchers have now identified key stages in the ...
Children are highly vulnerable to health risks of a changing climate
August 6, 2018 -- Young children are far more vulnerable to climate-related disasters and the onus is on adults to ...
Doxorubicin disrupts the immune system to cause heart toxicity
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Doxorubicin is a chemotherapy drug widely used in ovarian, bladder, lung, thyroid and stomach cancers, ...
Solving its insolubility, researchers discover method to deliver curcumin to cancer cells
Credit: Heather Coit, University of Illinois College of Engineering In India and other countries in Southeast Asia, curcumin is often ...
Is too much screen time harming children’s vision?
SAN FRANCISCO - Aug. 6, 2018 - As children spend more time tethered to screens, there is increasing concern about ...
Created line of spinal cord neural stem cells shows diverse promise
Credit: Mark Ellisman and Thomas Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, UC San Diego Researchers at University of ...
Smart wristband with link to smartphones could monitor health, environmental exposures
Credit: Abbas Furniturewalla Rutgers University-New Brunswick engineers have created a smart wristband with a wireless connection to smartphones that will ...
Reducing NOVA1 gene helps prevent tumor growth in most common type of lung cancer
ANN ARBOR--Researchers have identified a gene that when inhibited or reduced, in turn, reduced or prevented human non-small cell lung ...
Animations prove effective in accurately measuring pain
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, August 6, 2018 - To improve communication about pain between patients and physicians, a team ...
Enzyme helps build motor that drives neuron death
Credit: Carter Laboratory/Vanderbilt University A biochemistry instructor curious about an enzyme discovered in the damaged neurons of people with multiple ...
How common is endometrial cancer in women with postmenopausal bleeding?
Bottom Line: Postmenopausal bleeding is a common symptom among most women with endometrial cancer but most women with postmenopausal bleeding ...
Researchers identify potential diagnostic test for Kawasaki disease
Credit: UC San Diego Health For the first time, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and ...
Learning while sleeping? Our learning capabilities are limited
Led by Philippe Peigneux - ULB Neuroscience Institute -, a group of researchers found that our learning capabilities are limited ...
Beat Childhood Cancer Consortium expands into Canada
Children in Canada who are battling neuroblastoma, a form of cancer, have been granted new hope toward a better prognosis ...
Injectable trace minerals improve mineral status in beef heifers
URBANA, Ill. - It can be a struggle for beef cattle producers to maintain mineral status, especially for cattle on ...
Novel vaccine approach proves powerful against Zika virus
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A uniquely designed experimental vaccine against Zika virus has proven powerful in mice, new research has found. ...
Tobacco ‘power wall’ linked to adolescents’ views about e-cigarettes
Adolescents who view advertising for tobacco products on the tobacco "power wall" in convenience stores report being more willing to ...
Heart association to support grad student’s research into sudden cardiac death
Credit: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute The American Heart Association awarded Patrick Calhoun, a biological sciences graduate student, a predoctoral ...
Soft multi-functional robots get really small…and spider-shaped
Roboticists are envisioning a future in which soft, animal-inspired robots could be safely deployed in difficult-to-access natural and man-made environments, ...
PET tracer identifies estrogen receptor expression differences in breast cancer patients
Credit: HH Nienhuis et al., University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands RESTON, VA -- In metastatic breast cancer, prognosis and ...
