New evidence supports radical treatment of widespread form of malaria
Darwin, Australia: A team of malaria experts from a large international research collaboration has published results supporting the need for a radical cure strategy to...
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‘All-star’ team of molecules could be key to improving cancer therapy
A team of tiny molecules that work together to make cancer cells less aggressive has been discovered by Australian researchers. The molecules, called microRNAs, could...
Faulty cytoskeleton impairs immune cells
Credit: Loïc Dupré & Javier Rey-Barroso (Vienna, July 25, 2018) In order to move, a body needs a strong scaffold. This is not only true...
Creating ‘synthetic’ fossils in the lab sheds light on fossilization processes
Credit: Fossil lizard images courtesy of Nicholas Edwards and Wang Yuan. A newly published experimental protocol, involving University of Bristol scientists, could change the way...
A new catalyst for water splitting that is the best of both worlds
Taking water and ripping it apart into hydrogen and oxygen could form the basis of artificial photosynthetic devices that could ultimately power homes and businesses....
The hidden hazards of antibiotic resistance genes in air
People are often notified about poor air quality by weather apps, and this happens frequently in urban areas, where levels of outdoor pollution containing particulates...
Easy-Bake fossils
It takes a long time to make a fossil. The fossilized dinosaur bones you see in museums spent tens of millions of years buried deep...
Among golden-crowned sparrows, a false crown only fools strangers
Credit: Bruce Lyon Scientists studying winter flocks of golden-crowned sparrows at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum have discovered surprisingly complex social behavior in these small...
Fish body shape holds key to make fishery management cheaper, easier
Credit: International League of Conservation Photographers/Claudio Contreras-Koob A simple body-shape analysis can reveal what part of the ocean a fish came from, according to a...
New target is an apparent triple threat to pneumonia
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 25, 2018) - Severe pneumonia causes a buildup of fluid in the lungs that makes...
First center for female reproductive longevity and equality created at the Buck Institute
The Buck Institute announced today that it is establishing the world's first Center for Female Reproductive Longevity and Equality. A $6 million gift from Nicole...
Treatments for cancer and sickle cell disease deplete germ cells in young boys
Credit: Dr. Jan-Bernd Stukenborg, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden Scientists have discovered that some treatments for cancer and sickle cell disease can destroy...
Next generation ALS drug silences inherited form of the disease in animal models
Credit: Courtesy of NIH/NINDS. NIH-funded researchers delayed signs of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in rodents by injecting them with a second-generation drug designed to silence...
UCalgary researchers discover why sepsis from a staph infection causes organ failure
Credit: Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine For patients diagnosed with a Staphylococcus aureus infection, often referred to as a staph or...
All thyroid cancers are not ‘created equal’– avoiding unnecessary or ‘excessive’ treatment
More Americans are being diagnosed with thyroid cancer than ever before--over the past 25 years its incidence has tripled. This year alone, more than 50,000...
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