UMass Amherst research discovers new channel-gating mechanism
Credit: UMass Amherst/Jianhan Chen AMHERST, Mass. - Computational biophysicists are not used to making discoveries, says Jianhan Chen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, so...
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Researchers discover epigenetic reason for drug resistance in a deadly melanoma
(New York, NY - August 24, 2018)--Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a previously unknown reason for drug resistance in a common subtype of melanoma, one...
New immunotherapy inhibits tumor growth and protects against metastases
Scientists at the VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology have taken important steps forward in the development of a cancer-targeting immunotherapy. The research team developed a...
From guts to glory: The evolution of gut defense
Credit: Keisuke Nakashima A new Nature Communications paper has journeyed to the inside of our insides, as a team from the Okinawa Institute of Science...
Female basketball players face disproportionate racial bias: New study
New research has uncovered a recurring pattern of referee bias in women's college basketball. The Howard Journal of Communications study reveals that, during the ten...
New scientific study: no safe level of alcohol
SEATTLE - A new scientific study concludes there is no safe level of drinking alcohol. The study, published today in the international medical journal The...
The Lancet: Alcohol is associated with 2.8 million deaths each year worldwide
Globally, one in three people drink alcohol (equivalent to 2.4 billion people), and 2.2% of women and 6.8% of men die from alcohol-related health problems...
Martens recolonized Isle Royale in the ’90s, showing island’s dynamism
Credit: Jonathan Pauli MADISON, Wis. -- After decades of trapping, the last known American marten was spotted on Isle Royale in 1917. Fifty years later,...
Handheld probe images photoreceptors in children
Credit: Theodore DuBose DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University researchers have developed a handheld probe that can image individual photoreceptors in the eyes of infants. The...
National Academies announce winners of 2018 Communication Awards
WASHINGTON -- The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today the recipients of the 2018 Communication Awards. Supported by the W.M. Keck Foundation...
Research reveals gene regulation can be digital and stochastic
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Every cell in our body has the same set of genes, or genome, and can potentially become any type of...
Wiley and The Royal Entomological Society announce publishing partnership renewal
John Wiley and Sons Inc. (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb) and The Royal Entomological Society are proud to announce the renewal of their publishing agreement and continued commitment...
New study highlights shark protections, vulnerability to fishing
Credit: Neil Hammerschlag, Ph.D., University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science MIAMI--A new analysis shows that the habitats of three shark species...
Algal blooms a threat to small lakes and ponds, too
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Harmful algae isn't just a problem for high-profile bodies of water - it poses serious, toxic threats in small ponds and lakes...
Two new truffle species discovered in Florida pecan orchards
Credit: Photo courtesy of Rosanne Healy GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Two new species of truffles were recently discovered on the roots of pecan trees in Florida...
