BIOENGINEER.ORG

The trillions of bacteria in the human gut affect our health in multiple ways including effects on immune functions and metabolism. A rich and diverse...

New kind of compound shows early promise against prostate cancer

A new type of molecule blocks the action of genes that drive the growth of therapy-resistant prostate cancer, a new study finds. "Rather than continue...

Brain training app helps reduce OCD symptoms, study finds

A 'brain training' app developed at the University of Cambridge could help people who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) manage their symptoms, which may...

Collaboration yields possible treatment for rare neurodegenerative disorder

Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Oct. 23, 2018) St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have developed a new class of compounds...

Black men have higher rates of recidivism despite lower risk factors

People of color are incarcerated at disproportionately higher rates than White people, and men of all races have higher rates of recidivism. A new study...

Mechanics of birds’ nests subject of NSF research

Credit: Dr. Hunter King, The University of Akron Some of the best engineering, it turns out, is done by bird brains. That is, the engineering...

Pancreatic cancer genetic marker may predict outcomes with radiation therapy

(PHILADELPHIA) - Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat and is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Now, Sidney Kimmel Cancer...

Reclamation allocates $3.9 million for research projects to support water management

Credit: Alex Stephens, Bureau of Reclamation The Bureau of Reclamation is providing $3.9 million through its Science and Technology Program to address research needs associated...

Radiation/cisplatin combination established as standard of care for HPV+ oral cancer

SAN ANTONIO, October 22, 2018 -- Combinations of radiation and chemotherapy drugs have been shown to cure HPV-related head and neck cancer with a high...

Spotlighting differences in closely-related species

Credit: Ellen Kirstine Lyhne, DTU There are millions of fungal species, and those few hundred found in the Aspergillus genus play important roles in areas...

Special journal issue looks for new clues about old life

Credit: Scott Evans Riverside Calif. --Hundreds of millions of years before there was a chicken or an egg to debate, the first complex animals were...

Study finds availability of nitrogen to plants is declining as climate warms

Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science/Andrew Elmore FROSTBURG, MD (October 22, 2018)--Researchers have found that global changes, including warming temperatures and incre..

Fracking wastewater accumulation found in freshwater mussels’ shells

Credit: Westcott Phillip Elevated concentrations of strontium, an element associated with oil and gas wastewaters, have accumulated in the shells of freshwater mussels downstream from...

Pelvic lymph node radiation provides significant benefit for prostate cancer patients

SAN ANTONIO, October 22, 2018 -- The first report of a large international clinical trial shows that, for men who show signs of prostate cancer...

Radiation therapy outcomes better for African-American than Caucasian prostate cancer patients