Signalling study sheds light on conditions from alopecia to cancer
Researchers from the University of Dundee and the Francis Crick Institute have made a significant discovery about a cellular pathway associated with developmental defects and...
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Novel genomics tool enables more accurate identification of rare mutations in cancer cells
Credit: New York Genome Center NEW YORK, NY (March 22, 2018) -- A new computational method developed by researchers at the New York Genome Center...
New study highlights unique state of ‘restful alertness’ during transcendental meditation
Credit: Maharishi University of Management The Transcendental Meditation technique is said to lead to a state of "restful alertness," and now a new study in...
Keystone Symposia and Volkswagen Foundation begin scientific conference series in Hannover, Germany
SILVERTHORNE, COLORADO, USA - March 22, 2018 - Keystone Symposia, in partnership with the Volkswagen Foundation, is pleased to announce a series of scientific research...
Laser-based system offers continuous monitoring of leaks from oil and gas operations
Credit: Sean Coburn, University of Colorado in Boulder WASHINGTON -- Researchers have conducted the first field tests for a new laser-based system that can pinpoint...
Mobile ‘dual-comb’ device significantly improves methane leak detection
Credit: Stephanie Sizemore and Ian Coddington/NIST Accurately detecting, locating and quantifying leaks of methane, the main component of natural gas and a major fuel source...
Salivaomics: Saliva extracellular RNA (exRNA) and saliva proteome Wiki
Alexandria, VA, USA - The 47th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), held in conjunction with the 42nd Annual Meeting of...
Plants really do feed their friends
Credit: Heejung Cho Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley have discovered that as plants develop they...
Oral microbiome and anthropometry changes following caries arrest using silver-nitrate/fluoride-varnish
Alexandria, VA, USA - At the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), held in conjunction with the 42nd Annual Meeting...
Researchers identify compound to prevent breast cancer cells from activating in brain
Credit: Houston Methodist Researchers at Houston Methodist used computer modeling to find an existing investigational drug compound for leukemia patients to treat triple negative breast...
Pap test fluids used in gene-based screening test for two gyn cancers
Credit: Johns Hopkins University Cervical fluid samples gathered during routine Papanicolaou (Pap) tests are the basis of a new screening test for endometrial and ovarian...
Gene-based test for urine detects, monitors bladder cancer
Credit: eLife Sciences Publication Researchers at The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a test for urine, gathered during a routine procedure, to detect...
Gut bacteria determine speed of tumor growth in pancreatic cancer
The population of bacteria in the pancreas increases more than a thousand fold in patients with pancreatic cancer, and becomes dominated by species that prevent...
Scientists develop tiny tooth-mounted sensors that can track what you eat
Credit: Fio Omenetto, Ph.D., Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (March 22, 2018) - Monitoring in real time what happens in and around our bodies can be...
Biotech pioneers, Bruce Rittmann and Mark van Loosdrecht, win 2018 Stockholm Water Prize
Credit: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) By revolutionizing microbiological-based technologies in water and wastewater treatment, Professors Mark van Loosdrecht and Bruce Rittmann hav..
