Gay-straight alliances contribute to a safer school climate long-term
New analytical methods show long-term effects, even for straight studentsCredit: UBC Gay-straight alliances (GSAs) help make schools safer for students the longer they are in...
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The Lancet Public Health: Obesity-related cancers increasing in young US adults
Rates of some obesity-related cancers are rising faster in adults aged 25 to 49 than in older generations and the future burden of cancer in...
Novel enzyme discovered in intestinal bacteria
At the University of Konstanz, in cooperation with Harvard University, a key enzyme for formation of harmful hydrogen sulphide in the human gut by Bilophila...
New scan technique reveals brain inflammation associated with post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome
Credit: Coughlin et al, Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2018 More than 1 in 10 people successfully treated with antibiotics for Lyme disease go on to develop...
Over 800 new genome regions possibly relevant to human evolution identified
Credit: UAB A study by the research group Bioinformatics of Genome Diversity at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), published in the journal Nucleic Acids...
Study reveals unsettling multidrug antibiotic resistance in remote Arctic soil microbes
Credit: Jennifer Roberts/KU News Service LAWRENCE -- A University of Kansas geologist's work in the remote High Arctic of Norway has exposed the startling global...
A better way to measure cell survival
New test rapidly evaluates the effect of drugs and potentially toxic compounds on cells CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Measuring the toxic effects of chemical compounds on...
Medieval inks for heritage conservation
The fact that historical archives, libraries, museums, writing workshops and even monasteries, currently conserve medieval manuscripts is not only a question of heroes or ordinary...
OHSU's Dr. Brian Druker receives prestigious Sjöberg Prize
Awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Sjöberg Prize recognizes scientists who have made major discoveries in cancer researchCredit: (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff) PORTLAND, Oregon...
Time-lapse microscopy helps reveal brake mechanism in Streptomyces lifecycle
Credit: Ruby O'Grady Streptomyces are soil-dwelling bacteria that produce approximately two-thirds of the antibiotics in current clinical use. The production of these antibiotics - used...
Origins of depression brought into focus in large-scale genetic study
Hundreds of genes have been newly linked to depression, shedding light on the origins of the condition and highlighting personality types that could be at...
Media registration now open for ESTRO 38 — Europe's largest radiation oncology congress
Journalists can register now to attend (or receive news from) Europe's largest congress on radiation oncology, ESTRO 38, organised by the European Society for Radiotherapy...
Malignant bone marrow disease: New hope for MPN patients
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) -- a group of rare but malignant bone marrow disorders MPNs are a group of rare, malignant diseases of the bone marrow...
ECCMID Infectious Diseases Conference 2019
Amsterdam, April 13-16 The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) would like to invite media to register now for the 27th European...
HIV-1 protein suppresses immune response more broadly than thought
New insight on how an HIV-1 protein hinders the immune response to infection could inform the development of more effective treatments Scientists have revealed how...
