Scientists test new cancer vaccine against melanoma
LA JOLLA, CA - Sept. 6, 2018 - An experimental cancer vaccine that boosts the immune system's ability to fight cancers could work in tandem...
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Change your diet to save both water and your health
Credit: European Union, 2018 Shifting to a healthy diet is not only good for us, but it also saves a lot of precious fresh water,...
Immunotherapy may be efficacious in patients with HIV-associated Kaposi’s sarcoma
Bottom Line: Among a small cohort of patients with HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, more than 65 percent had partial or complete...
US wildfire smoke deaths could double by 2100
WASHINGTON D.C. -- The number of deaths associated with the inhalation of wildfire smoke in the U.S. could double by the end of the century,...
New discovery on T cell behavior has major implications for cancer immunotherapy
AURORA, Colo. (September 7, 2018) - Scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered that disease-fighting T cells, elicited from vaccines, do...
Multidisciplinary team tackles agricultural threat to global food security
Credit: Clemson University College of Science Weak corn and sorghum stalks cause the loss of about 20 percent of the crops in the U.S. annually,...
Bioadhesive, wirelessly powered implant emitting light to kill cancer cells
Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Toshinori Fujie, Waseda University Scientists from Waseda University, the National Defense Medical College, and the Japan Science and Technology Agency developed...
Encouraging scientists to collaborate on the tropics
Credit: Barry V. Williams for the University of Miami College of Arts & Sciences Timothy Perez, a biology Ph.D. student at the University of Miami,...
Hsp90: More than just a chaperone
Researchers from the Verstreken lab (VIB-KU Leuven) have identified a completely novel function for Hsp90, one of the most common and most studied proteins in...
Syrian War study yields new predictive model for attrition dynamics in multilateral war
Key Takeaway: Unless there is a player so strong it can guarantee a win regardless of what others do, the likely outcome of multilateral war...
Researchers identify pitfall in popular prostate cancer PET imaging method
Credit: Christoph Rischpler RESTON, VA - Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has become a popular method for determining the stage of...
Computer model reveals effect of increased cholesterol on specific ion channel in heart
Using a computer model, researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Illinois at Chicago have revealed the effect of increased amounts of...
Spying on the virus: Development to increase effectiveness of viral cancer therapy
Credit: © NUST MISIS Scientists have learned how to observe the processes of oncolytic viruses in cancer cells in real time. For the first time...
Low-severity wildfires impact soils more than previously believed
Credit: Teamrat Ghezzehei, UCM. Low-severity wildland fires and prescribed burns have long been presumed by scientists and resource managers to be harmless to soils, but...
Zoobiquity Colorado
Zoobiquity Colorado: Connecting human and animal health through regenerative medicine is a two-day conference that will take place at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical...
