Velcro for human cells
Credit: Photo: J. Baaske The ability of cells to adhere to each other and to their environment is the basis for multicellular life. Adhesion occurs...
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Research confirms nerve cells made from skin cells are a valid lab model for studying disease
Salk and Stanford team shows that induced neuronal cells derived from fibroblasts are similar to neurons in the brain, on the epigenomic levelCredit: Wernig lab/Stanford...
Complication rates and costs of invasive lung cancer diagnostic tests may be higher than anticipated
Study underscores importance of sharing risks with patients considering lung cancer screeningCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Complication rates following invasive diagnostic procedures for...
Scientists have identified a bone marrow backup system
Credit: Courtesy of Mark Miller, Stowers Institute for Medical Research KANSAS CITY, MO -- New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research has identified...
Fraction of US outpatient treatment centers offer medication for opioid addiction
Study finds that most substance use disorder treatment facilities still do not offer medication treatment for opioid use disorder Despite the mounting death toll of...
TGF-beta pathway protects against uterine cancer
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Two new mouse models of uterine cancer shed light on how this disease - the most common gynecological cancer in...
Study examines black mangroves impact on the salt marsh food web
Credit: Aaron Macy Warmer temperatures are causing more tropical species to move northward. Among these are black mangroves, whose abundance is steadily increasing in the...
Light up logic: Engineers from UTokyo and RIKEN perform computational logic with light
Credit: (c)2019 Aida Group For the first time, researchers performed logic operations -- the basis of computation -- with a chemical device using electric fields...
Advances in the study of drugs to combat cognitive impairment in schizophrenia
The UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country is proposing improvements with respect to the pharmacological study of cognitive function enhancers in patients with schizophreniaCredit: Laura López....
Anticancer drug candidate inhibits lethal aggregation of mutant tumor suppressor protein
Brazilian researchers are the first to demonstrate the action of PRIMA-1 against amyloid aggregates of mutant p53 protein, structure found in more than half of...
UM professor co-authors report on the use of biotechnology in forests
University of Montana Professor Diana Six is one of 12 authors of a new report that addresses the potential for biotechnology to provide solutions for...
Personality type could shape attitudes toward body weight of others, researchers say
Credit: FSU Photography Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Studies show there is a major link between personality traits and personal body image, but the relationship between...
More accurate leukemia diagnosis expected as researchers refine leukemia classification
Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital means more than 90 percent of the most common cases of childhood cancer can now be classified...
Summit highlights caribbean disaster preparedness and collaboration to strengthen resilience
Caribbean Strong: Building Resilience with Equity "Caribbean Strong: Building Resilience with Equity" will take place on February 27-March 1, 2019, at the Sheraton Hotel and...
Genes reveal clues about people's potential life expectancy
Scientists say they can predict whether a person can expect to live longer or die sooner than average, by looking at their DNA. The team...
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