Near two million acres on fire in the United States
Credit: NOAA The West Coast of the United States is shrouded in smoke from the 110 large fires (this does not include smaller fires within...
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New results support continued development of AAV-based human factor VIII gene therapy
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 20, 2018--Gene therapy using an optimized adeno-associated virus (AAV) to deliver the human factor VIII...
Bioengineered tooth replacement opens doors to new therapies
Alexandria, Va., USA - Tooth loss is a significant health issue currently affecting millions of people worldwide. While artificial dental implants are the existing standard...
Research reveals link between warming and lobster disease
Credit: © Dr. Jeff Shields/VIMS. An earlier spring may sound nice, unless you're a New England lobster. New findings reveal that as coastal waters in...
Safeway Foundation grant awarded to the National Foundation for Cancer Research
Credit: NFCR ROCKVILLE, MD - The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) is one of 13 local and regional organizations to be the recipient of...
Mother tongue vs. father tongue: A new study reconciles the 2 hypotheses
Credit: ©Science China Press Mother or father who has a stronger influence on their children's language has puzzled linguists for many years? Mother tongue hypothesis...
Mechanism behind orchid beauty revealed
Credit: Mai Mitoma Researchers at Tohoku University in Japan have identified the gene related to the greenish flower mutation in the Habenaria orchid. Associate Professor...
Autonomous gene expression control nanodevice will contribute to medical care
Credit: Hisasi Tadakuma / Osaka University Gene expression is a fundamental of life, where each cell switches on and off specific genes. Thus, an autonomous...
Synthetic DNA-based enzymes
Credit: RUB, Kramer Enzymes perform very specific functions and require only little energy - which is why the biocatalysts are also of interest to the...
Stone tools reveal modern human-like gripping capabilities 500,000 years ago
Credit: Alastair Key and Metin Eren This research is the first to link a stone tool production technique known as 'platform preparation' to the biology...
Organizers of the 2019 Crohn’s & Colitis Congress announce agenda & call for abstracts
Bethesda, MD (Aug. 20, 2018) -- The Crohn's & Colitis Congress® https://www.crohnscolitiscongress.org/CCC19/Public/Enter.aspx, the premier meeting for clinical and research professionals in the I..
Brain cancer potentially resists immunotherapies by trapping T cells in bone marrow
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Certain brain cancers are associated with low numbers of immune system T-cells circulating in the peripheral blood. Low T-cell...
E-cigarettes can damage DNA
BOSTON, Aug. 20, 2018 -- The popularity of electronic cigarettes continues to grow worldwide, as many people view them as a safer alternative to smoking....
New drug could prevent debilitating side effect of cancer treatment
Credit: Courtesy of Dennis Riley BOSTON, Aug. 20, 2018 -- About 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed annually with head, neck, nasal and oral...
A GPS for inside your body
Credit: Simon Simard Medical processes like imaging often require cutting someone open or making them swallow huge tubes with cameras on them. But what if...
