Long-duration space missions have lasting effects on spinal muscles
January 9, 2018 - Astronauts who spend several months on the International Space Station have significant reductions in the size and density of paraspinal muscles...
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CNIO researchers confirm links between aggressive prostate cancer and hereditary breast cancer
Credit: CNIO Aggressive prostate cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in men, is associated with BRCA2 mutations, which are also linked to...
2019 Bernard M. Gordon Prize awarded to Georgia Tech and Emory University educators
2019 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education awarded to Georgia Tech and Emory University educators Jan. 8, 2019 Washington- The...
NYSCF inks strategic partnership with Ngene Therapeutics
Research teams will use stem cell and gene editing technologies to advance cell-based therapies for devastating diseasesCredit: Samwan Rob, NYSCF New York, New York (January...
UCLA study overturns dogma of cancer metabolism theory
Tumors not as addicted to glucose as previously thoughtCredit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Nature Communications Scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of...
Innovators of the Coronary Angioplasty Win 2019 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize
The National Academy of Engineering and Ohio University announced today that the 2019 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize will be given to Julio...
Cut to the chase
Can sex help start a relationship? A budding relationship or just a one-night stand? The difference may not be immediately obvious, least of all to...
New data emphasize importance of avoiding hypoglycemic glucose levels in type 1 diabetes
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 9, 2019--Researchers have shown that measures of biochemical hypoglycemia in fingerstick blood samples are associated...
Scientists develop universal Ebola treatment effective in single dose
GALVESTON, Texas - There is a new medication that in one dose successfully protected nonhuman primates against a lethal infection of all strains of the...
How trees and turnips grow fatter
Researchers unlock the secrets of radial growth Two international research teams have identified key regulatory networks controlling how plants grow 'outwards', which could help us...
Two-thirds of stroke survivors are in exceptionally good mental health
Study identifies factors associated with resiliency among stroke survivors Two-thirds of stroke survivors are in complete mental health despite the impact of their stroke, according...
Reconstruction of trilobite ancestral range in the southern hemisphere
Brazilian researchers used biogeographic analysis to study trilobites, arthropods that became extinct over 252 million years ago The first appearance of trilobites in the fossil...
Press room registration is open for 2019 AAN Annual Meeting
MINNEAPOLIS - Registration is now open for journalists planning to attend the 71st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) in Philadelphia, May...
Scientists hit on the protein and lipid composition of the Siberian mammoth bone
Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office Scientists from Skoltech and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) studied the protein and lipid composition of a mammoth bone...
Carrots or candy bars? Context shapes choice of healthy foods
Food choices may be affected by what sits close by on the supermarket shelfCredit: Credit - Photo courtesy of Scott Huettel, Duke University. DURHAM, N.C....
