Biologists share $1.83 million to explore why plant genomes duplicate
How genome doubling influences key crop plantsCredit: Joel Sharbrough/Colorado State University When humans are born, we inherit one set of genes from our mother, and...
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What the vibrant pigments of bird feathers can teach us about how evolution works
A UA team shows that evolution is driven by dependency on other species within ecological communities - testing a long-held idea of the UA's late,...
Researchers learn how ‘bad cholesterol’ enters artery walls
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - April 24, 2019 - UT Southwestern researchers have determined how circulating "bad cholesterol" enters artery walls to cause the plaque that...
Stroke patients receive different amounts of physical therapy
Patients who receive more physical therapy are less likely to be readmitted to a hospital within a month, yet the amount of care made available...
Coal could yield treatment for traumatic injuries
Rice, Texas A&M, UTHealth scientists discover coal-derived 'dots' are effective antioxidantCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Graphene quantum dots drawn from common coal may be the basis...
New robust device may scale up quantum tech, researchers say
Study shows evidence of topological superconductivity in planar structuresCredit: Microsoft Station Q Purdue photo WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Researchers have been trying for many years...
Blood thinner found to significantly reduce subsequent heart failure risks
Researchers report 17 percent reduction in strokes and heart attacks with low dose blood thinnerCredit: UC San Diego Health Researchers at University of California San...
Eisenhower Health first in Southern California to offer landmark treatment for COPD/emphysema
Revolutionary lung valve is the first FDA-approved device to help emphysema patients breathe easier without major surgeryCredit: Pulmonx Corporation Rancho Mirage, CA (April 24, 2019)...
Chemotherapy or not?
Research in artificial intelligence by Case Western Reserve scientists give hope to patients of lung and breast cancer; new discoveries help determine who will benefit...
Geography study finds hot days lead to wildfires
University of Cincinnati researchers examined weather factors that contribute to devastating western wildfires; they found that wildfires were most likely on hot daysCredit: Joseph Fuqua...
Eclogitic diamonds formed from oceanic crust, study shows
Diamonds in eclogite source carbon from oceanic crust, not sediment Eclogitic diamonds formed in Earth's mantle originate from oceanic crust, rather than marine sediments as...
Elemental old-timer makes the universe look like a toddler
Rice University physicists help discover evidence that xenon isotope's half-life tops all so farCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University In terms of longevity, the universe has nothing...
Exposing cancer’s metabolic addictions
Real estate is important: Where a tumor arises dictates specific metabolic vulnerabilities, identifying potential targets for effective cancer treatmentsCredit: National Institutes of Health Cancerous tumors...
Researchers create the first maps of two melatonin receptors essential for sleep
A better understanding of how these receptors work could enable scientists to design better therapeutics for sleep disorders, cancer and type 2 diabetes Menlo Park,...
Studying cell lineage in tumors reveals targetable vulnerabilities
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research APRIL 24, 2019, NEW YORK - To explain a person's actions in the present, it sometimes helps to understand their past,...
