Helping tobacco plants save water
Implantable Organic Electronic Ion Pump Enables ABA Hormone Delivery for Control of Stomata in an Intact Tobacco PlantCredit: Thor Balkhed and Miriam Huerta Research in...
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria spread by washing machine
Hygienists of the University of Bonn prove a transmission to newborns. Consequences for the domestic environment?Credit: (c) Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn Antibiotic-resistant pathogens can be...
GARDP and Entasis Therapeutics initiate global phase 3 trial of zoliflodacin
Credit: (GARDP/Neil Brandvold) The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP), a not for profit organisation developing new treatments for drug resistant infections, and Entasis...
Material for nuclear reactors to become harder
Credit: © Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS Scientists from NUST MISIS developed a unique composite material that can be used in harsh temperature conditions, such as those...
How nasty Toxoplasma parasite damages the human eye
An international study used human retinal cells to demonstrate how the Toxoplasma parasite creates a characteristic eye lesionCredit: Flinders University, Professor Justine Smith. University of...
Immunotherapy in combination points to paradigm shift in the treatment of cervical cancer
CHECKMATE 358: Immunotherapy in combination points to paradigm shift in the treatment of cervical cancerCredit: VHIO With an estimated 570,000 cases and 311,000 deaths in...
Novel treatment combination for patients with BRAF-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer
Triple combination of BRAF, MEK y EGFR inhibitors extends overall survival from 5.4 months with standard of care to 9 monthsCredit: VHIO Results presented today...
Artificial intelligence improves biomedical imaging
Credit: ETH Zurich / Daniel Razansky Scientists at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich have used machine learning methods to improve optoacoustic imaging. This...
Johns Hopkins researchers advance search for safer, easier way to deliver vision-saving gene therapy
Credit: Peter Campochiaro In experiments with rats, pigs and monkeys, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have developed a way to deliver sight-saving gene therapy to the...
Women with asthma appear more likely to have lower levels of testosterone
Credit: ATS Sept. 30, 2019--Women with asthma appear more likely to have lower levels of "free" (not attached to proteins) testosterone than women who do...
Towards safer, more effective cancer radiation therapy using X-rays and nanoparticles
X-rays could be tuned to deliver a more effective punch that destroys cancer cells and not harm the bodyCredit: Illustration by Mindy Takamiya An element...
Sleeping pills reduce suicidal thoughts in patients with severe insomnia
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 30 2019) - Insomnia is a driver of suicide, and particularly people with severe insomnia...
Novel strategy using microRNA biomarkers can distinguish melanomas from nevi
Scientists report in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology about a new highly reliable approach for overcoming the challenges of diagnosing cutaneous melanomaCredit: Image: Rodrigo Torres;...
How newly found tension sensor plays integral role in aligned chromosome partitioning
Credit: Terada Laboratory, Waseda University A Waseda University-led research uncovered the molecular mechanism of how a particular cancer-causing oncogene could trigger an onset of acute...
Nintedanib slows progression for broad range of scarring lung diseases
Findings suggest all progressive, scarring lung diseases may share similar mechanismsCredit: National Jewish Health Nintedanib, a medication approved for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis,...
