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...
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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...
UTSA researchers develop tools to prepare for chemical attacks
Credit: Suddher BhimiReddy and Kiran Bhaganagar It was morning in Khan Sheikhoun, a small rural town in the north of Syria. Residents went about their...
McMaster study identifies an unexpected cell population key to blood cancer relapse
Credit: Photo by Kevin Patrick Robbins/McMaster University. Hamilton, ON (September 10, 2018) - McMaster University researchers have provided evidence of new cancerous cells they have...
Finding Nemo’s genes
Credit: Tane Sinclair-Taylor An international team of researchers has mapped Nemo's genome, providing the research community with an invaluable resource to decode the response of...
Social support is critical to life satisfaction in young patients with cancer
Among adolescents and young adults with cancer, social support was the most decisive factor associated with life satisfaction. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed...
Low fitness may indicate poor arterial health in adolescents
A recent Finnish study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä showed that adolescents with better aerobic fitness have more compliant arteries than their lower fit...
