Big-picture approach to understanding cancer will speed new treatments
Credit: Courtesy Park Lab A new innovation in cancer research will enable scientists to understand the complex causes of the disease with unprecedented speed and...
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Researchers describe novel immune syndrome
Credit: Cardinez et al., 2018 Researchers from Australia and Japan have discovered a new human immunodeficiency syndrome in two patients on separate continents. The study,...
A clearer path to clean air in China
Credit: (Image courtesy of Jonathan M. Moch/Harvard SEAS) For more than 15 years, the Chinese government has invested billions of dollars to clean up its...
Scientists develop DNA molecule that may one day be used as ‘vaccine’ for prostate cancer
Credit: City of Hope DUARTE, Calif. -- Researchers from City of Hope, a world-renowned comprehensive cancer center and independent biomedical research institution, have developed a...
University choice and achievement partly down to DNA
Research from King's College London has shown for the first time that genetics plays a significant role in whether young adults choose to go to...
Female chimpanzees know which males are most likely to kill their babies
Credit: Adriana Lowe, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent Research carried out by the University of Kent sheds light on the infanticidal behaviour...
Advanced sequencing technology provides new insights into human mitochondrial diseases
The ability to translate the genetic code into proteins is an essential step in all living organisms. A cornerstone of this molecular process is the...
Infection biology: Staying a step ahead of the game
Unicellular parasites belonging to the genus Trypanosoma cause sleeping sickness in humans. Sleeping sickness is a debilitating and potentially lethal disease in Sub-Saharan Africa, which...
Diagnosis of ovarian cancer delayed by woeful lack of awareness
A global study of women with ovarian cancer has found that two thirds of women had never heard of the disease, or did not know...
Muscle mass should be a new vital sign, research shows
Credit: Abbott A comprehensive review published in Annals of Medicine confirms low muscle mass is linked to an increased risk of serious health complications and...
Sculpting bacteria into extreme shapes reveals the rugged nature of cell division
(Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University) Stars, triangles and pentagons demonstrate the adaptability and robustness of bacterial cell division machinery.
Biodiversity can also destabilize ecosystems
Credit: UZH Ecosystems have a variety of benefits: They provide us with food, water and other resources, as well as recreational space. It is therefore...
Carbon fiber can store energy in the body of a vehicle
Credit: Illustration: Yen Strandqvist, Chalmers University of Technology A study led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has shown that carbon fibres can work as...
Genome sequencing found feasible and informative for pediatric cancer treatment
Credit: Dr. Newman SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Comprehensive genetic testing of tumors and non-cancerous tissue from pediatric cancer patients is a feasible and clinically useful...
St. Jude investigators present novel pediatric cancer genome sequencing data at ASHG
Investigators from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will present new findings at the American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting this week, including study results...
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