Where cigarette smoking’s damage is done…down to your DNA
Credit: Christ-claude Mowandza-ndinga (UNC Health Care) Scientists have known for decades that smoking cigarettes causes DNA damage, which leads to ...
Researchers find a surprise just beneath the surface in carbon dioxide experiment
Credit: Berkeley Lab In a classic tale of science taking twists and turns before coming to a conclusion, two teams ...
Promiscuous salamander found to use genes from 3 partners equally
Credit: Robert Denton, Ohio State University A promiscuous salamander has found a simple genetic formula for success: Mate with multiple ...
Combining radionuclide therapy with a PARP inhibitor slows neuroendocrine tumor growth
Credit: S. Adant, J.M. Beauregard, N.K. Purohit, R.G. Shah, and G.M. Shah, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada DENVER, Colo. - ...
Late-nesting birds and bees face habitat threat
Credit: University of Exeter Bird and bumblebee species that nest late in the year are suffering more from the destruction ...
Rattling DNA hustles transcribers to targets
Credit: Georgia Tech / Edmond Chow / Jeffrey Skolnick Imagine if a dense thicket didn't obstruct your path but instead ...
Researchers find glass eels use internal compass to find their way home
Credit: Institute of Marine Research MIAMI--Scientists are closer to unraveling the long-standing mystery of how tiny glass eel larvae, which ...
At annual meeting, SNMMI recognizes new fellows for distinguished service
DENVER, Colo. - The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) recognized seven new SNMMI Fellows during a Special ...
Low levels of vitamin A may fuel TB risk
People with low levels of vitamin A living with individuals sick with tuberculosis may be 10 times more likely to ...
Mixing booze and pot is a serious threat to traffic safety
June 12, 2017Use of marijuana in combination with alcohol by drivers is especially dangerous, according to a latest study conducted ...
Tuning into the channel
Credit: ERIK JEPSEN/UC SAN DIEGO PUBLICATIONS The Santa Barbara Channel is one of the most productive ecosystems in the world, ...
Artificial cartilage under tension as strong as natural material
Credit: Athanasiou lab, UC Davis Biomedical engineers at the University of California, Davis, have created a lab-grown tissue similar to ...
Healthy diet? That depends on your genes
ITHACA, N.Y. - A recently published Cornell University study describes how shifts in the diets of Europeans after the introduction ...
Chemists perform surgery on nanoparticles
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University A team of chemists led by Carnegie Mellon University's Rongchao Jin has for the first time ...
Common periodontal pathogen may interfere with conception in women
According to a study carried out at the University of Helsinki, Finland, a common periodontal pathogen may delay conception in ...
Lab on a chip could monitor health, germs and pollutants
Credit: Ella Marushchenko and Alexander Tokarev/Ella Maru Studios Imagine wearing a device that continuously analyzes your sweat or blood for ...
Animal models can’t ‘tune out’ stimuli, mimicking sensory hypersensitivity in humans
Credit: Portera-Cailiau Lab/UCLA By tickling the whiskers of mice, and recording how they respond, UCLA researchers may be closer to ...
Dr. Tuuli Lappalainen awarded major NIH grant to study variable penetrance
NEW YORK, NY (June 12, 2017) - Tuuli Lappalainen, PhD, Core Faculty Member at the New York Genome Center, and ...
Mass. General report outlines strategies to address racial, ethnic health care disparities
An analysis of survey data from participants in the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-based Disparities Leadership Program - a yearlong executive ...
A way to objectively measure residents’ surgical skills? No sweat
Credit: Justin Kelley, University of Missouri Health Post-graduate physician training, known as residency, develops skills and expertise within a medical ...
