Molecular doorstop could be key to new tuberculosis drugs
Credit: Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics at The Rockefeller University Tuberculosis, which infects roughly one quarter of the world's population and kills nearly two million people...
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Palm trees are spreading northward. How far will they go?
Credit: Tammo Reichgelt/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory What does it take for palm trees, the unofficial trademark of tropical landscapes, to expand into northern parts of the...
Scientists caution that a rare childhood liver cancer can spread to the brain
A surprising finding by Rockefeller University scientists about a rare liver cancer's behavior could lead to more comprehensive patient monitoring and hopefully better outcomes. The...
Using food and fisheries waste to provide sustainable soil and cultivation for Europe
The University of Portsmouth is playing a major role in a European project using agricultural and fisheries waste to develop sustainable methods and products to...
Prostate MRI reveals more treatable cancers, reduces overdiagnosis than standard biopsy
Copenhagen: A large international study has shown that an MRI scan can reduce the number of invasive prostate biopsies by up to 28%. The PRECISION1...
Helle Ulrich receives ERC Proof of Concept Grant for her research on ubiquitin
Professor Helle Ulrich from the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has been awarded a Proof of Concept Grant from...
Women with food insecurity less likely to breastfeed: U of T study
Researchers from the University of Toronto have shown that women who struggle to afford food are less able to sustain breastfeeding than those who are...
New optical modules could improve thyroid cancer screening
Credit: LUCA Project HOLLYWOOD, FL -- Early diagnosis in thyroid cancer can improve a patient's likelihood of recovery, but current screening methods use instruments with...
Why are women at high breast cancer risk not having supplemental MRI screening?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 19, 2018--Women at high lifetime breast cancer risk might benefit from breast MRI screening in...
Wearable heart rate monitor could signal low blood sugar in type 1 diabetes
CHICAGO--A wearable medical patch measuring the beat-to-beat variation in heart rate is a promising device for the early detection of hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar,...
Insulin pump known to be effective in adolescents, adults also benefits children
CHICAGO--The MiniMed™ 670G insulin pump system (Medtronic, Northridge, California) can improve glycemic outcomes in children with type 1 diabetes as young as 7 years of...
Visual recognition: Seeing the world through the eyes of rodents
Man or woman, happy or sad. Sometimes a glance is enough to say it. Yet, the visual process that allows us to recognize the gender...
Deeper insight into viral infections
An infection with cytomegalovirus is usually harmless for adults. However, during pregnancy the virus can be transmitted to the unborn baby and cause malformations. Once...
Suicide risk for youth sharply higher in the months after self-harm
New York, NY (March 19, 2018)--A study led by Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) revealed that young Americans had a sharply higher risk of...
University of Liverpool awarded £1.6 million to develop novel meningitis blood test
(University of Liverpool) Researchers at the University of Liverpool are developing a new commercial blood test to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with...
