Ludwig researchers present advances in cancer research at AACR Annual Meeting 2019
March 21, 2019, New York - Ludwig Cancer Research released today the full breadth of findings to be presented by Ludwig researchers at this year's...
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Sherlock Biosciences licenses Wyss technology to create affordable molecular diagnostics
Synthetic biology-based diagnostic platform enables low-cost, highly sensitive detection of nucleic acids in a wide range of settings Harvard University has granted a worldwide exclusive...
New membrane class shown to regenerate tissue and bone, viable solution for periodontitis
Credit: UCLA School of Dentistry Periodontitis affects nearly half of Americans ages 30 and older, and in its advanced stages, it could lead to early...
$1.5 Million will fund Jim and Julie Cardwell Endowed Chair in Neurology
Long-term goal is to ease shortage of neurologistsCredit: Tommie Morelos / TTUHSC El Paso EL PASO, Texas - Thanks to a generous $750,000 gift from...
Data sharing by popular health apps is ‘routine’, research finds
Clinicians and consumers warned of privacy risksCredit: University of Sydney, University of Toronto Mobile health apps are a booming market targeted at both patients and...
New technique could help regrow tissue lost to periodontal disease
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about half of all Americans will have periodontal disease at some point in their lives....
Cryptosporidium parasite detected in Minnesota groundwater
When consumed in contaminated water, the microscopic parasite Cryptosporidium can cause symptoms of stomach cramps, diarrhea and fever. Now, researchers reporting in the ACS journal...
Getting help with the kids slows down ageing in female birds
Credit: Martijn Hammers Seychelles warblers live and breed in family groups on the tiny island of Cousin. In each group, a dominant female and male...
Females live longer when they have help raising offspring
Female birds age more slowly and live longer when they have help raising their offspring, according to new research. Female birds age more slowly and...
Medicine and personal care products may lead to new pollutants in waterways
Rutgers study shows how bacteria in wastewater plants transform widely used chemicalsCredit: Abigail W. Porter/Rutgers University-New Brunswick When you flush the toilet, you probably don't...
Mount Sinai and IBM researchers uncover key to greater efficacy in cancer treatment
Mitochondria are found to be associated with the effectiveness of oncological drug therapies New York, NY (March 21, 2019) -- Researchers from Mount Sinai and...
Analyzing a Facebook-fueled anti-vaccination attack: 'It's not all about autism'
Credit: Image appears with compliments from Elsevier PITTSBURGH, March 21, 2019 - Social media has given those espousing anti-vaccination sentiments an effective medium to spread...
Antibodies stabilize plaque in arteries
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found that type IgG antibodies play an unexpected role in atherosclerosis. A study on mice shows that the...
Calling time on ‘statistical significance’ in science research
Credit: Pixabay Scientists should stop using the term 'statistically significant' in their research, urges this editorial in a special issue of The American Statistician published...
Low-cost and energy efficient recording of biodiversity soundscapes
Scientist unveil low-cost solution for an audio recorder in a wireless sensor network that records the ecosystem's soundsCredit: C.M. Leung Ph.D., University of Brisith Columbia...
