Absence of a transcription factor halts tooth development in mid-stride
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Amjad Javed, Ph.D., and University of Alabama at Birmingham colleagues have found a key role in tooth development for the...
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Even short travel can spread colistin-resistant bacteria
Osaka - The emergence of antibiotic resistance among dangerous pathogens is increasingly problematic worldwide. Many strains of infectious bacteria have become multidrug-resistant, and cannot be...
Study confirms link between traumatic brain injury and dementia
The risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's, was significantly higher in people who had experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) than with people who had no...
Nanoparticles for lung cancer pass next test
(PHILADELPHIA) -- The most common type of lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), continues to be difficult to treat, with five year survival rates...
Two Colorado studies find resistance mechanisms in ALK+ and ROS1+ cancers
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Targeted treatments have revolutionized care for lung cancer patients whose tumors harbor ALK or ROS1 alterations. Basically, cancers may...
Scientists record brain activity of free-flying bats
Credit: Dave Schmelick and Len Turner/Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University researchers have developed a way to study the brain of a bat as it...
Berkeley engineers build smallest volume, most efficient wireless nerve stimulator
Credit: Rikky Muller In 2016, University of California, Berkeley, engineers demonstrated the first implanted, ultrasonic neural dust sensors, bringing closer the day when a Fitbit-like...
Scientists learn how to avoid a roadblock when reprogramming cells
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--April 10, 2018--Over a decade ago, Shinya Yamanaka and Kazutoshi Takahashi made a discovery that would revolutionize biomedical research and trigger the field...
Vampire bats’ bloody teamwork
Many mammals consume blood as part of their diet, but blood is actually a pretty poor source of energy. Only bats (order Chiroptera) include species...
Study finds humans and others exposed to prenatal stress have high stress levels after birth
Credit: Adrian V. Jaeggi Vertebrate species, including humans, exposed to stress prenatally tend to have higher stress hormones after birth, according to a new Dartmouth-led...
Biomarker panel can guide treatment of brain cancer
In an article published April 10th in the journal Cell Reports, researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) describe a biomarker panel that could...
Cancer risk rises as patients wait for diagnostic testing
PHILADELPHIA - The longer a patient with a positive screening result waits for diagnostic testing, the worse their cancer outcomes may become, according to a...
UC Riverside graduate student receives Ford Foundation fellowship
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Donovan Argueta, a first-generation college graduate at the University of California, Riverside, has won a Ford Foundation 2018 Dissertation...
A cosmic gorilla effect could blind the detection of aliens
Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech A well-known experiment with young people bouncing a ball showed that when an observer focuses on counting the passes, he does...
Cancer researchers receive more than $2 million to eradicate common form of leukemia
Credit: Scott Wiseman JUPITER, FL--April 10, 2018--Christoph Rader, PhD, associate professor at the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute, has been awarded a $2.875...
