Novel PET imaging agent could help guide therapy for brain diseases
Credit: SD Krämer et al., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland RESTON, Va - Researchers have developed a new imaging agent that could help guide and assess...
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Online physician reviews don’t reflect responses in patient satisfaction surveys
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Physicians who receive negative reviews online do not receive similar responses in rigorous patient satisfaction surveys, according to new Mayo Clinic research...
Eating more protein may not benefit older men
Regardless of whether an adult is young or old, male or female, their recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for protein, set by the Institute of Medicine,...
Researchers find new trigger for onset of colon cancer, which may lead to better therapies
LEBANON, NH - Colon cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths. The APC protein has long been known for its critical role...
Extinct monitor lizard had four eyes, fossil evidence shows
Credit: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History Researchers reporting in Current Biology on April 2 have evidence that an extinct species of monitor lizard had...
Biomimetic chemistry: DNA mimic outwits viral enzyme
Credit: Ivan Huc, LMU Not only can synthetic molecules mimic the structures of their biological models, they can also take on their functions and may...
Breakthrough in determining ages of different microbial groups
An international team of scientists, which includes the University of Bristol, have made a significant breakthrough in how we understand the first three-quarters of life...
Biological ballet: Imaging technique reveals complex protein movements in cell membrane
Credit: OIST What do ballet and cell biology have in common? Perhaps more than you might think. Every cell in your body is enclosed by...
Scientists discover new method for measuring cellular age
Credit: Van Andel Research Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., and LOS ANGELES (April 2, 2018) -- A team led by scientists at Van Andel Research Institute...
Where you live, walk, and eat in New York City are important for controlling diabetes
April 2, 2018 -- In the first study to directly examine the relationship between environment and individual's ability to control their diabetes, researchers at Columbia...
Single-cell mRNA cytometry via sequence-specific nanoparticle clustering and trapping
Credit: University of Toronto Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men and the fifth leading cause of death from cancer in men...
Agricultural fires can double Delhi pollution during peak burning season
Credit: NASA/ Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team It's become a deadly autumn tradition in northern India: after the rains of the late summer monsoon...
Digital life team creates animated 3-D models of sea turtles from live specimens
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - The Digital Life team at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, creators of an online catalog of high-resolution, full-color 3D...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 2018
Credit: Jason Richards/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy Biology--Lurking mouth microbes An Oak Ridge National Laboratory-led team cultivated a novel oral microbe, Desulfobulbus...
Solution to 50-year-old mystery could lead to gene therapy for common blood disorders
Credit: Image: UNSW In a landmark study that could lead to new therapies for sickle cell anaemia and other blood disorders, UNSW Sydney-led researchers have...