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...
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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...
PCORI Board approves policy for researchers to share their research data
September 7, 2018 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved a new policy calling for the researchers PCORI...
Researchers identify molecule with anti-aging effects on vascular system, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--A molecule produced during fasting or calorie restriction has anti-aging effects on the vascular system, which could reduce the occurrence and...
Changes in the architecture around cancer cells can fuel their spread
FINDINGS UCLA researchers have found that the extracellular matrix, the dense network of proteins and carbohydrates that surround a cell, can influence how cells move...
Zika virus strips immune cells of their identity
Credit: UC San Diego Health Macrophages are immune cells that are supposed to protect the body from infection by viruses and bacteria. Yet Zika virus...
TGen-led canine melanoma study identifies genetic basis of disease; potential drug targets
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Sept. 6, 2018 -- As a veterinarian, Dr. Carolyn Duregger is familiar with the telltale signs of canine melanoma. So when she...
Often-overlooked Natural Killer cells may be key to cancer immunotherapy
Credit: Dr. Michele Ardolino and Dr. Brian Weist Immune checkpoint inhibitors are revolutionizing the treatment of cancer, but new research challenges the central dogma of...
Transparency may improve US home buyout programs
Imagine a major storm hits your neighborhood and the government offers to purchase homes with "a history of flood damage." Your basement is completely flooded....
Checkpoint-targeting immunotherapies get a helping hand from natural killer cells
Immunotherapies harness a patient's own immune system to target and destroy cancer cells. One type of immunotherapy, immune checkpoint inhibitors, blocks the mechanisms that cancer...
