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...
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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...
Making a fast ion transporter
Credit: NINS/IMS Na+/H+ antiporters exchange sodium ions and protons across cellular membrane to control pH, ion concentrations and cell volume, which is linked to a...
BRAIN Initiative tool may transform how scientists study brain structure and function
Tissue support system preserves limited function in an isolated postmortem animal brainCredit: Stefano G. Daniele & Zvonimir Vrselja; Sestan Laboratory; Yale School of Medicine Researchers...
A new Concordia study helps decode the movement patterns of tsunami-like solitary waves
Georgios Vatistas and his research team observe clusters moving in synchrony with each otherCredit: Concordia University A certain phenomenon has confounded scientists for almost two...
Scientists enter research collaboration to outsmart cancer
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - Cancer is a disease that afflicts an alarming number of people, with one in two being diagnosed with a type...
A ‘virtual’ view with a little bit of math
MU scientists advance a way to track changes in a person's cardiovascular systemCredit: University of Missouri Every heart beat sends blood flowing throughout the human...
A closer look at Mercury’s spin and gravity reveals the planet’s inner solid core
Credit: Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington How do you explore the interior of a planet without ever touching down on...
Is one toe really better than three? How horse’ legs evolved for travel rather than speed
Palaeobiologists from the University of Bristol and Howard University (USA) have uncovered new evidence that suggests that horses' legs have adapted over time to be...
