UCLA's Zipursky, Harvard's Sanes win 19th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize
Past winners include six scientists who went on to win the Nobel PrizeCredit: UNC CHAPEL HILL, NC - The UNC School of Medicine has awarded...
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Can Facebook advertising prevent cancer?
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Is there ever a truly good time for a colonoscopy? Even with the recommendation of a primary care physician,...
IASLC successfully pilots early lung imaging confederation project
Global lung cancer leader explores capabilities of deep learning and AI to improve screening and save lives DENVER - Evidence proves that screening saves lives,...
Bacterial protein could help find materials for your next smartphone
Credit: Penn State A newly discovered protein could help detect, target, and collect from the environment the rare-earth metals used in smartphones. Two new studies...
Stress related responses regulate immune function
The immune system is composed of a wide range of different immune cells each with dedicated functions. Natural killer T cells form a specialized immune...
Potential therapeutic target for lung fibrosis identified
Medical University of South Carolina researchers have identified a promising therapeutic target for lung fibrosis; in lung fibrosis, lung tissue thickens, stiffens and scars, making...
Helping make brain surgery safer
Credit: Professor Robert McLaughlin, University of Adelaide. A biopsy needle that can help surgeons identify and avoid blood vessels in the brain during surgery has...
Lower oxygen levels to impact the oceanic food chain
Credit: Stephani Gordon, Open Boat Films ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (December 19, 2018)- Tiny fish known to survive where most marine life could not, may no...
Prisoners who are sanctioned more are more likely to re-offend
Many prisons today use sanctions to discipline prisoners, including segregating them from other inmates, transferring them away from other inmates, and removing them from rehabilitation...
Mortality rates rising for Gens X and Y too
Reduced US life expectancy is not just the Baby Boomers DURHAM, N.C. - Declining life expectancies in the U.S. include Gen X and Y Americans,...
Study links nutrients in blood to better brain connectivity, cognition in older adults
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new study links higher levels of several key nutrients in the blood with more efficient...
Peanuts that do more with less water
Peanut variety with water conservation trait sustains yield even in droughtCredit: Avat Shekoofa The beloved peanut usually grows in sandy soil where there might not...
Social animals have more parasite infections but lower infection-related costs
Credit: Ria Ghai Animals living in large groups tend to have more parasites than less social animals do, but according to a new study in...
Twofold overweight risk for five-year-olds given milk cereal drinks in infancy
Credit: Photo by Agneta Engelbrektsson Alm In five-year-old children, the risk for overweight is almost twice as high if they at 12 months had consumed...
RNA proofreading mistakes drive group of autoimmune diseases
Discovery offers new targets to treat Singleton-Merten syndrome, Aicardi-Goutières syndrome, familial chilblain lupus and moreCredit: Courtesy of Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - A team from...
