How melanoma evades targeted therapies
(PHILADELPHIA) - Melanoma is the leading cause of death from skin cancer. Many patients develop metastatic disease that spreads to other parts of the body....
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Case Western Reserve School of Medicine awarded $1.6 million for undergraduate research
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is preparing and inspiring a new generation of cancer investigators...
Research calls for new approach to tropical marine conservation
Credit: Project Seagrass In an article in Current Biology, Dr Richard Unsworth from the University's College of Science, has revealed that people are relying on...
RNA microchips
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is, along with DNA and protein, one of the three primary biological macromolecules and was probably the first to arise in early...
Warming oceans lead to more fur seal deaths from hookworm infection
Credit: Seguel et al. Rising ocean temperatures are putting fur seal pups at greater risk of death from hookworm infections, according to new findings published...
Scientists pinpoint how the ‘speed gene’ works in thoroughbred racehorses
Scientists have pinpointed the genetic basis that explains why some thoroughbred racehorses are better equipped to race over sprint distances and others over longer distances....
Tropical mountain species in the crosshairs of climate change
ITHACA, N.Y. - Lack of varied seasons and temperatures in tropical mountains have led to species that are highly adapted to their narrow niches, creating...
Oregon researchers discover novel anti-inflammatory bacterial protein
EUGENE, Ore. -- Nov. 6, 2018 -- Researchers at the University of Oregon have identified a novel protein secreted by a common gut bacterium in...
Artificial intelligence predicts Alzheimer’s years before diagnosis
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Artificial intelligence (AI) technology improves the ability of brain imaging to predict Alzheimer's disease, according...
Mount Sinai develops nanotechnology-based immunotherapy promoting transplant acceptance
Mount Sinai researchers have developed a novel type of immunotherapy based on innovative nanotechnology that induces long-term organ transplant acceptance in mice. Their study, published...
Bioreactor device helps frogs regenerate their legs
Credit: Celia Herrera-Rincon/Tufts University A team of scientists designed a device that can induce partial hindlimb regeneration in adult aquatic African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis)...
Subtle visual cues nudge users to reveal more in online forum
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Pictures may be worth a thousand words, but icons may be even more powerful in nudging people to disclose more information...
Regeneration science takes a leap forward
Researchers led by Tufts University biologists and engineers have found that delivering progesterone to an amputation injury site can induce ..
UNH receives federal funding to create the self-driving office of the future
Credit: Andrew Kun DURHAM, N.H.--As cars become more automated, could commutes become productive--and safe--office hours? That's the question University of New Hampshire researcher Andrew Kun...
Nobody wins in a landslide
Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services A University of Cincinnati geologist is studying one of the lesser-known hazards of life in the West: landslides. People...
