Protein BRCA1 as a stress coach
Credit: Photographs: Christina Klotz, JMUW Anyone who has ever studied the molecular basis of breast cancer will probably have heard of the abbreviation BRCA1 -...
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Precision-targeted liposomes curb triple-negative breast cancer, metastases in mice
Rational design improves cancer drug delivery, minimizes side effectsCredit: KRISTIN JOHNSON / VASCULAR BIOLOGY PROGRAM, BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Some 15 to 20 percent of all...
Tracing the genetic origins of insecticide resistance in malaria-transmitting mosquitoes
Researchers have identified a single genetic alteration in a malaria-transmitting mosquito species that confers resistance to a widely-used insecticide, according to a new study. The...
Pushing MYC inhibition closer to the clinic
Credit: VHIO VHIO-born spin-off Peptomyc S.L. has developed and preclinically validated mini-protein MYC inhibitor as effective and tolerable against notoriously difficult-to-treat lung cancer subtype Successful...
Princeton scientists discover chiral crystals exhibiting exotic quantum effects
Credit: Hasan Lab, Princeton University Crystals possessing "handedness" exhibit unusual properties. New evidence suggests that they can host electrons moving like slowed down light and...
Premature babies could benefit from combined glucocorticoid and antioxidant therapy
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have suggested that subtle changes to the drugs administered to mothers threatened with preterm birth or to premature babies...
Complex societies gave birth to big gods, not the other way around
Big data analyses suggest that moralizing gods are rather the product than the drivers of social complexityCredit: (c) the authors of the paper (Vienna, March...
Toilet seat that detects congestive heart failure getting ready to begin commercialization
Researchers developed the seats to measure biometrics during 'natural' processesCredit: A. Sue Weisler/RIT With 1 million new cases of congestive heart failure diagnosed each year,...
To abort or not to abort — making difficult choices alone
Women contemplating abortion say they would like more support from the health care communityCredit: Photo: NTNU Almost half of all pregnancies are unplanned. In 2017,...
New mobile element found in mosquito parasite has potential for disease control
Credit: Dennis Kunkel, Sarah Bordenstein and Robert Brucker WOODS HOLE, Mass. — Controlling mosquito-borne illnesses, such as Dengue or West Nile virus, has historically been...
Turn off a light, save a life, says new UW-Madison study
MADISON, Wis. -- We all know that turning off lights and buying energy-efficient appliances affects our financial bottom line. Now, according to a new study...
Computer scientists create reprogrammable molecular computing system
Computer design meets potions class: A little of vial 1 and a little of vial 2 yield six-bit computations encoded in DNACredit: Caltech Computer scientists...
The INBIS channel: the most complete submarine cartography
Discovering the Arctic Ocean's seafloorsCredit: José Luis Casamor (GRC Marine Geosciences/University of Barcelona) A scientific study describes for the first time the submarine cartography of...
Tropical storms likely to become more deadly as climate changes
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Tropical storms are likely to become more deadly under climate change, leaving people in developing countries, where there may be a lack...
Brain-inspired AI inspires insights about the brain (and vice versa)
Research from Huth lab at UT Austin predicts how neurons respond to language in contextCredit: Huth lab, UT Austin Can artificial intelligence (AI) help us...
