Resistance to Fusarium head blight holding in Illinois, study says
Credit: Fred Kolb, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Illinois wheat growers, take heart. A new University of Illinois study shows no evidence of a...
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope emerges successfully from final thermal vacuum test
Credit: Northrop Grumman NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has successfully cleared another critical testing milestone, taking this ambitious observatory one step closer to its 2021...
Novel protocol significantly improves outcomes in locally advanced pancreatic cancer
Combination of intensive chemotherapy, radiation therapy and blood-pressure drug losartan allows surgical removal of previously unresectable tumors, extends patient survival Locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC)...
Towards a new era of small animal imaging research
A collaborative study between McGill University and the University of Antwerp allows PET scanning on animals without the use of anesthesia. Have you ever spent...
Dyson-Hudson receives grant to study treatment for shoulder injuries in wheelchair users
The New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research awarded a $549,000 grant to Trevor Dyson-Hudson, MD, of Kessler Foundation; the grant is one of three...
Scientists design organic cathode for high performance batteries
The new, sulfur-based material is more energy-dense, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly than traditional cathodes in lithium batteriesCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Researchers at the U.S....
Interaction with stromal cells influences tumor growth, metastasis in pancreatic cancer
A study from researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center has demonstrated how the response to pancreatic cancer cells of normal tissue -...
Bacteria’s protein quality control agent offers insight into origins of life
Soon after cells invented protein assembly, they faced another task crucial to survivalCredit: Helge Paternoga, Joazeiro laboratory. JUPITER, Fla.--May 30--Our cells' process for transforming genes...
Scientists bioengineer human liver disease in the lab to find new treatments
3D human liver organoids help reveal molecular secrets of deadly ailmentsCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--Scientists successfully bioengineered human liver organoids that faithfully mimic key features of...
Media advisory: ‘Opioids: Conflicts & Controversies’
WASHINGTON (May 30, 2019) - PharmedOut, a Georgetown University Medical Center project that advances evidence-based prescribing and educates health care professionals and students about pharmaceutical...
Emergency room or doctor’s office?
Threat sensitivity, insurance status, and age all influence where people seek medical care, according to new research published in Heliyon London, May 30, 2019 -...
Swapping water for CO2 could make fracking greener and more effective
Credit: Xuehang Song Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and China University of Petroleum (Beijing) have demonstrated that CO2 may make a better hydraulic...
Cannabis use among older adults rising rapidly
Study is first state-wide investigation of cannabis use among older Americans and the outcomes they experience AURORA, Colo. (May 30, 2019) - Cannabis use among...
Heartburn drugs linked to fatal heart and kidney disease, stomach cancer
Death risk increases the longer such drugs are used Extended use of popular drugs to treat heartburn, ulcers and acid reflux has been associated with...
Simulators for the lower jaw have been developed in Samara Polytech
The device is intended for the prevention and treatment of diseases of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ)Credit: @SamaraPolytech Today, according to various estimates, up to 60...
