Researchers create red-eyed mutant wasps
Credit: Akbari lab RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu)-- Researchers at UC Riverside's Akbari lab have brought a new strain of red-eyed mutant ...
Twin research reveals which facial features are most controlled by genetics
Research published this week in Scientific Reports uses computer image and statistical shape analysis to shed light on which parts ...
ILC 2017: Four new EASL clinical practice guidelines on the management of liver diseases
April 19, 2017, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) today announced that four ...
New blood test offers potential for faster, targeted treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer
Credit: Biodesix, Inc. Philadelphia, PA, April 19, 2017 - Identification of a specific genetic mutation in patients with non-small-cell lung ...
Penn researchers receive prestigious National Clinical Research Achievement Awards
PHILADELPHIA - Two research teams from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania are among the recipients ...
Ben-Gurion U. researchers develop membranes that remove viruses from drinking water
SEDE BOQER, Israel...April 19, 2017 - Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the University of Illinois at ...
Time-lapse cameras provide a unique peek at penguins’ winter behavior
Credit: T. Hart Not even the most intrepid researcher wants to spend winter in Antarctica, so how can you learn ...
CRT Pioneer Fund, Cancer Research UK and NCI collaborate to boost research against RAS’
Cancer Research UK and the Cancer Research Technology Pioneer Fund (CPF)* have committed £2.5 million in collaboration with the National ...
Can barnacle geese predict the climate?
Credit: Thomas Lameris/NIOO-KNAW The breeding grounds of Arctic migratory birds such as the barnacle goose are changing rapidly due to ...
USDA announces $6.3 million in available funding on resilient agroecosystems
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 18, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today ...
Cannabis-based medicine may cut seizures in half for those with tough-to-treat epilepsy
BOSTON - Taking cannabidiol may cut seizures in half for some children and adults with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), a severe ...
Adjusting solar panel angles a few times a year makes them more efficient
BINGHAMTON, NY - With Earth Day approaching, new research from Binghamton University-State of New York could help U.S. residents save ...
UNH helps lead the way for campuses to measure their nitrogen footprints
DURHAM, N.H. - Sustainability leadership efforts at the University of New Hampshire have contributed to a groundbreaking initiative to measure ...
Researchers unlock an immunity ‘black box’
A research team led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologists has revealed a previously unknown immune machinery that goes ...
USDA announces $9.6 million in available funding to grow the bioeconomy
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 18, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today ...
Dr. John Lahey, President of Quinnipiac University, awarded first-ever ACGT Edward Netter Award
Credit: Photo credit: Quinnipiac University Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT), the nation's only nonprofit dedicated exclusively to cell and ...
Sat nav for bread wheat uncovers hidden genes
Scientists have created the most accurate navigation system for the bread wheat genome to date -- allowing academics and breeders ...
Experimental drug targets nucleus of allergen-sensitized cells
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Transcription factors, the tiny proteins that switch genes on or off in the nucleus of ...
Emergency departments administering more medications through the nose
MAYWOOD, IL - Administering medications through the nose as an alternative to injections or IVs is becoming increasingly popular in ...
Climate change and risk to fossil fuel industry: Sustainability train has left the station
(Cambridge University Press) Two seminal articles by energy experts in the latest issue of MRS Energy and Sustainability (MRS E&S) ...
