Severely disturbed habitats impacting health of Madagascar’s lemurs
Credit: Mitch Irwin, Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Ill. -- A new study led by Mitch Irwin and Karen Samonds of Northern Illinois University finds that...
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Raising eyebrows on neuroinflammation: Study finds novel role for ‘skin plumping’ molecule
Neuroscientists identify surprising brain action of cartilage component hyaluronic acidCredit: Florida Atlantic University This clear, gooey substance, which is naturally produced by the human body,...
New superomniphobic glass soars high on butterfly wings using machine learning
Pitt engineers develop new superclear, supertransparent, stain-resistant, anti-fogging nanostructured glass based on butterfly wing PITTSBURGH (July 11, 2019) -- Glass for technologies like displays, tablets,...
Mosquito surveillance uncovers new information about malaria transmission in madagascar
On-the-ground findings and modified tools reveal complex feeding behavior, transmission routes Riley Tedrow, PhD, a medical entomologist at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,...
MMV Project of the Year award for Dundee researchers
'Project of the Year 2018' for discovery work on potential new drugs for malariaCredit: University of Dundee Researchers from the Drug Discovery Unit at the...
UC San Diego cancer scientists identify new drug target for multiple tumor types
A dysfunctional enzyme involved in building cancer cell membranes helps fuel tumor growth; when it's disabled or depleted in mouse models, tumors shrank significantlyCredit: Image...
Scientists opening the door to a new era of medicinal chemistry
A new molecular descriptor estimates molecular complexity and defines the evolution of small molecules in medicinal chemistry July 11, 2019 - Progress in the pharmaceutical...
Award-winning study provides framework for assessing historic wrought iron structures
NYU Professor Debra Laefer's paper explicated terrestrial laser scanning techniques and modeling that determined the fate of Ireland's Guinness BridgeCredit: Brigitte Brückner-Uhlenhuth BROOKLYN, New York,...
Adding immunotherapy after initial treatment can benefit metastatic lung cancer patients
Penn study treated patients with pembrolizumab after therapy with curative intentCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Treating metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with the...
NIH scientists identify spasm in women with endometriosis-associated chronic pelvic pain
Small study suggests botulinum toxin may be potential treatment Pelvic pain associated with endometriosis often becomes chronic and can persist (or recur) following surgical and...
NASA takes potential tropical cyclone 2’s temperature
Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Gulf of Mexico and took the temperature of Potential Tropical Cyclone 2 as it moved...
Enzyme responsible for dangerous properties of brain tumor stem cells
The relapse of brain tumors after therapy is driven by cancer stem cells that were not affected by the treatment. In mouse models of glioblastoma,...
New study discovers genetic changes linked to leukaemia in children with down’s syndrome
Researchers at the University of Oxford, in collaboration with colleagues from Hannover Medical School and Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, have discovered the specific gene mutations that are...
New Pitt bioengineering in psychiatry training program receives ~$1.1M from NIH T32
Credit: University of Pitttsburgh PITTSBURGH (July 11, 2019) ... The University of Pittsburgh Departments of Bioengineering and Psychiatry received a $1,107,386 T32 award from the...
Scientists gain new insights into the mechanisms of cell division
Centrioles -- critical players in cell divisionCredit: © Alexander Dammermann Mitosis is the process by which the genetic information encoded on chromosomes is equally distributed...