Engineered enzyme eliminates nicotine addiction in preclinical tests
La Jolla, CA - Oct. 17, 2018 - Scientists at Scripps Research have successfully tested a potential new smoking-cessation treatment in rodents. In a study...
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Combining genetic and sun exposure data improves skin cancer risk estimates
Credit: Dr. Fontanillas SAN DIEGO, Calif. - By combining data on individuals' lifetime sun exposure and their genetics, researchers can generate improved predictions of their...
Vast leukemia dataset could help researchers match therapies to patients
Credit: J. Tyner et al./ Nature 2018 After years of work, researchers are releasing a massive dataset detailing the molecular makeup of tumor cells from...
OHSU-led effort results in largest cancer dataset of its kind
Credit: OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff PORTLAND, Oregon - After more than five years and 672 patient samples, an OHSU research team has published the largest cancer dataset...
Illinois scientists find stem cell proliferation is controlled directly by nervous system
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Somatic stem cells are microscopic workhorses, constantly regenerating cells throughout the body: skin and the...
3D-printed lithium-ion batteries
Credit: American Chemical Society Electric vehicles and most electronic devices, such as cell phones and laptop computers, are powered by lithium-ion batteries. Until now, manufacturers...
Moss rapidly detects, tracks air pollutants in real time
Moss, one of the world's oldest plants, is surprisingly in tune with the atmosphere around it. Now in a study appearing in ACS' journal Analytical...
Wringing water from the air
Scientists estimate that half a billion people in the world lack sufficient water to meet their daily needs, and that number is only expected to...
Pitt engineer’s research on magnetically activated engineered cells attracts NIH funding
Credit: Swanson School of Engineering During graduate school at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Warren Ruder wondered if it might be possible to genetically...
World Heritage Sites threatened by rising sea levels
In the Mediterranean region, there are numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites in low-lying coastal areas. These include, for example, the Venetian Lagoon, the Old City...
Evolution is everywhere
Human Evolution Beyond Biology and Culture: Evolutionary Social, Environmental and Policy Sciences (Cambridge University Press, October 2018) is a new book written by ICREA Research...
Bone cell response to mechanical force is balance of injury and repair
Scientists have revealed the intricate process that bone cells use to repair themselves after mechanical injury, according to a study in the open-access journal eLife....
Novel method for precise, controllable cell deposition onto tissue engineering constructs
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 17, 2018--A new study presents a novel method of using a microfluidic flow cell array...
Substantial changes in air pollution across China during 2015 to 2017
The first detailed analysis of air pollution trends in China reveals a 20 per cent drop in concentrations of particulate pollution over the last three...
Loss of protein p53 helps cancer cells multiply in ‘unfavourable’ conditions
Researchers have discovered a novel consequence of loss of the tumour protein p53 that promotes cancer development, according to new findings in eLife. The study...
