3D modelling identifies nutrient exchange in the human placenta
New three-dimensional imaging of the human placenta has been developed to help understand the reasons for fetal growth restriction - a condition which affects thousands...
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Triple negative breast cancers can adopt reversible state that is resistant to chemotherapy
Study finds that resistant cells become vulnerable to MD Anderson-developed targeted therapyCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON -- Researchers at The University of Texas MD...
Artificial intelligence speeds efforts to develop clean, virtually limitless fusion energy
Credit: Eliot Feibush/PPPL and Julian Kates-Harbeck/Harvard University Artificial intelligence (AI), a branch of computer science that is transforming scientific inquiry and industry, could now speed...
Plants and microbes shape global biomes through local underground alliances
Credit: Mingzhen Lu, Princeton Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Dense rainforests, maple-blanketed mountains and sweeping coniferous forests demonstrate the growth and proliferation of trees adapted to...
Urine salts provide evidence of Early Neolithic animal management
Urine salts elucidate Early Neolithic animal management at A??kl? Höyük, Turkey A close examination of midden soil layers at the early Neolithic site of A??kl?...
Fragments of cellular machinery reveal unexpected variability among cancers
New research shows the mitochondrial genome may play a significant role in these fragment interactions with cancer PHILADELPHIA -- Cancer is a disease of dysregulated...
These beetles have successfully freeloaded for 100 million years
Ancient beetle infiltrated earliest-known ant colonies like its modern relativesCredit: Caltech Almost 100 million years ago, a tiny and misfortunate beetle died after wandering into...
Heart patch could limit muscle damage in heart attack aftermath
Credit: Brown/Fudan/Soochow Universities PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Researchers have designed a new type of adhesive patch that can be placed directly on the heart and may...
CRISPR base editors can induce wide-ranging off-target RNA edits
Mass. General team finds transcriptome-wide effects of two classes of base editors, develops variants with substantially less off-target impact A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research...
Scientists restore some functions in a pig’s brain hours after death
New Haven, Conn. -- Circulation and cellular activity were restored in a pig's brain four hours after its death, a finding that challenges long-held assumptions...
Researchers pinpoint tumor-related protein, slow progression of cancers
Existing compound shows potential to assist cancer therapiesCredit: Craig Chandler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Locking a biochemical gate that admits fuel into immune-suppressing cells could slow...
Cervical cancer subtype rising in some sub-populations
Changing trends underscore importance of HPV prevention and early detection efforts A new study reports that a type of cervical cancer that is less amenable...
New research offers solution to riddle of ocean carbon storage
Credit: CSIRO Alicia Navidad However, researchers have identified that this process - the biological gravitational pump (BGP) - cannot account for all of the carbon...
IDIBELL — ICO researchers set new bases to develop therapies against colorectal cancer
The discovery is based on targeting the tissue surrounding the tumor, instead of the tumor directlyCredit: Gemma Fornons Researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute...
New study targets Achilles’ heel of pancreatic cancer, with promising results
Salk researchers discover a potential therapeutic target for deadly cancerCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(April 17, 2019) Advanced pancreatic cancer is often symptomless, leading to late...
