D’Angelo receives American Cancer Society Research Scholar grant
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla, Calif., Dec. 1, 2017 – Maximiliano D'Angelo, Ph.D., an assistant professor ...
Study: Most families in low-income countries don’t have soap at home
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. – Washing with soap and water is second nature for many. But in many ...
Statins may lower risk of heart disease in people with sleep apnea
IMAGE: Arrows indicate that more CD59 is drawn into the cell in people with sleep apnea who are not taking ...
Trial looks at whether compound relieves cognitive deficits after…
Dr. Nancy Sweitzer: “I think it’s a great Arizona story that we had this confluence of expertise across very different ...
Precision medicine advances pediatric brain tumor diagnosis and…
Credit: Dana-Farber/Boston Children's BOSTON (January 19, 2017) — Precision medicine – in which diagnosis and treatments are keyed to the ...
Unraveling the genetics of disc disease in dogs
Credit: Katy Robertson Since the early 1900s, veterinarians have observed intervertebral disc disease — a common cause of back pain, ...
Spray painting biomaterials onto heart promotes cardiac repair after…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 21, 2017–Researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of a minimally invasive ...
Why chemists marched for science (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 28, 2017 — Tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C., and ...
Hippo teeth reveal environmental change
Loss of megaherbivores such as elephants and hippos can allow woody plants and non-grassy herbs and flowering plants to encroach ...
DNA markers distinguish between harmless, deadly bacteria
Credit: NIAID LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Dec. 19, 2016 — The virulent pathogen that causes the disease tularemia, or "rabbit fever," ...
SU2C awards $11M in grants to investigate immunotherapies using AI…
Credit: Stand Up To Cancer Santa Monica, CA (January 30, 2018) — Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) announces today a ...
A star is born: Lesser-known brain cell takes center stage
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA–(June 6, 2017) Neurons have long enjoyed the spotlight in neuroscience–and for good reason: they are ...
Penn team shows how seemingly acute viral infections can persist
Credit: University of Pennslyvania Infections caused by viruses, such as respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, measles, parainfluenza and Ebola, are ...
Breaking legume’s crop wild relative barrier
Credit: PS Rao. Domesticating plants to grow as crops can turn out to be a double-edged scythe. On one hand, ...
Gut’s microbial community shown to influence host gene expression
Credit: Bryce Richter/UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. — In our guts, and in the guts of all animals, resides a robust ecosystem ...
Computers create recipe for two new magnetic materials
Credit: Pelin Tozman, AMBER and CRANN Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland DURHAM, N.C. — Material scientists have predicted and built ...
Bacterial molecules discovered in processed foods could unlock key to…
IMAGE: This image shows foods high and low in PAMP. Credit: University of Leicester Study identifies harmful PAMP molecules in ...
CancerLinQ partners with premier radiation oncology society
Credit: ASCO ALEXANDRIA, Va., February 22, 2017 – CancerLinQ LLC and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) are partnering ...
Kansas State University joins $317 million research initiative with…
MANHATTAN, Kan. — A multidisciplinary team from Kansas State University will be part of a public-private partnership seeking technological revolutions ...
CrossFitters need rest too, study finds
Are you a fitness enthusiast? If so, moderation and appropriate rest periods may be the key to healthier exercise, as ...
