Meteoroid strikes eject precious water from moon
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Researchers from NASA and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, report that streams of meteoroids...
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US and Japanese researchers identify how liver cells protect against viral attacks
Results have implications for cellular responses to hepatitis, dengue and ZikaCredit: Daisuke Yamane, D.V.M., Ph.D., Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science Chapel Hill, NC -...
Safety-net hospitals fare better under new Medicare reimbursement rules
Readmission penalties reduced for hospitals with poorest patientsCredit: Matt Miller New Medicare reimbursement rules provide some relief to safety-net hospitals, shifting the burden of financial...
Low-intensity ultrasound can change decision-making process in the brain, research shows
The study shows how low-intensity ultrasonic waves can be used to generate or suppress electrical signals in the brain, modulating normal brain function Imagine working...
APOE gene has a gender-based effect on sleep behaviour of Alzheimer’s disease patients
This article by Dr. David G. Munoz is published in Current Alzheimer Research, Volume 16, Issue 3, 2019 The gene most often associated with risk...
Could climate change cause infertility?
The scientific community has long held an understanding about the effect of temperature on sperm production in mammals, but this new study sheds light on...
Peeling back the darkness of M87
Supercomputers play pivotal role in Event Horizon Telescope's first-ever black hole imageCredit: Lia Medeiros, Chi-Kwan Chan, Feryal Özel, Dimitrios Psaltis On April 10, a team...
SLAC’s high-speed ‘electron camera’ films molecular movie in HD
First direct look at how atoms move when a ring-shaped molecule breaks apart could boost our understanding of fundamental processes of lifeCredit: Thomas Wolf/PULSE Institute...
Researcher awarded $1.17 million for cancer research
New understanding of cellular life cycle could inform transformative cancer treatmentCredit: The University of Texas at Arlington A scientist's research at The University of Texas...
Precise decoding of breast cancer cells creates new option for treatment
Credit: Johanna Wagner / UZH) Every year more than 1.7 million women all over the world are diagnosed with breast cancer, with the disease ending...
Princeton scientists discover an interaction that helps cancers spread to bone
Credit: Image courtesy of Mark Esposito and Yibin Kang A Princeton-led team of researchers have discovered a factor that promotes the spread of cancers to...
DOE announces $95 million for small business research and development grants
86 grants will support scientific innovation U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry today announced that the Department of Energy will award 86 grants totaling $95 million...
Decoding cancer’s molecular signature
New algorithm identifies patients harboring tumor-causing defect found in multiple cancers and treatable with common drug Medications known as PARP inhibitors have emerged as a...
Genome sequencing lab awarded international quality stamp
The University of Edinburgh's DNA sequencing facility has received an internationally-recognised accreditation to mark the quality of its genome analysis services. The facility, called Edinburgh...
Engineering ‘hairpins’ increases CRISPR accuracy
Added piece of RNA could improve the precision of CRISPR 50-foldCredit: Les Todd DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method...
