Climate changes require better adaptation to drought
After the summer of 2018, we can get a sense of how the future summer climate of Europe might be: lots of heat and serious...
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Researchers use brain cells in a dish to study genetic origins of schizophrenia
Philadelphia, October 16, 2018 - A study in Biological Psychiatry has established a new analytical method for investigating the complex genetic origins of mental illnesses...
Moving location of fruit and vegetables can lead to 15 percent sales increase
Credit: University of Warwick Moving location of fruit and vegetables in shops can lead to 15% sales increase Sales increased without any further messaging or...
Machine-learning driven findings uncover new cellular players in tumor microenvironment
Credit: CytoReason / AACR New findings presented today by CytoReason reveals possible new cellular players in the tumor microenvironment that could impact the treatment process...
Brain cancer survival has improved — but not much for elderly
Credit: M Korja, R Raj Glioblastoma is the most common brain cancer, and one of the deadliest cancers known. Unfortunately, there is no cure for...
Diets rich in fish oil could slow the spread and growth of breast cancer cells
Omega-3 fatty acids, such as those typically contained in fish oil, may suppress the growth and spread of breast cancer cells in mice. This is...
Researchers engineer dual vaccine against anthrax and plague
Washington, DC - October 16, 2018 - A team of researchers has now engineered a virus nanoparticle vaccine against Bacillus anthracis and Yersinia pestis, tier...
Climate models fail to simulate recent air-pressure changes over Greenland
Credit: Professor Edward Hanna Climatologists may be unable to accurately predict regional climate change over the North Atlantic because computer model simulations have failed to...
Higher temperatures could help protect coral reefs
A new study in the journal Behavioral Ecology, published by Oxford University Press, suggests that higher water temperature, which increases the aggressiveness of some fish,...
Genomics researchers highlight Droplet Digital PCR at ASHG 2018 Annual Meeting
San Diego, CA -- October 16, 2018 -- Dozens of presentations will feature novel uses of Bio-Rad's Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) technology at the American...
Researchers identify a new way to determine whether metastatic cancer cells in breast cancer patients are dormant or soon to turn deadly
For the first time ever, Mount Sinai researchers have identified a protein as a marker that can indicate whether a cancer patient will develop a...
Financial impacts of cancer found to intensify disease burden among German patients
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano-Munich, 16 October 2018 - A study (1) conducted in Germany draws attention to the fact that the...
Why heart contractions are weaker in those with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
When a young athlete suddenly dies of a heart attack, chances are high that they suffer from familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). It is the most...
What makes a good life in late life? Citizenship and justice in aging societies
The United States is an aging society, where one in five people will be 65 or older by 2035. While bioethics scholarship on aging has...
In the fight against Alzheimer’s, Down syndrome may hold vital clues
Credit: Biodesign Institute At first glance, Down syndrome (DS) and Alzheimer's disease (AD), two severe brain abnormalities, may seem to have little in common. Down...
