Blood test could detect kidney cancer up to five years prior to clinical diagnosis
Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON - Every year, more than 330,000 people are diagnosed with kidney cancer worldwide. More than 80 percent of...
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How a ‘jellyfish’-shaped structure relieves pressure in your cells
Credit: Kefauver et al, Scripps Research LA JOLLA, CA - Aug. 16, 2018 - Scientists at Scripps Research have solved the structure of a key...
Wheat code finally cracked; wheat genome sequence will bring stronger varieties to farmers
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Kansas State University scientists, in collaboration with the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium, published today in the internati..
UM Researcher discovers genetic differences in trees untouched by mountain pine beetles
MISSOULA - A University of Montana researcher has discovered that mountain pine beetles may avoid certain trees within a population they normally would kill due...
Lowering pH inside cells may put the brakes on cancer growth
TAMPA, Fla. - A new study focusing on the environment inside cancer cells may lead to new targeted treatment strategies. Moffitt Cancer Center researchers, in...
When sulfur disappears without trace
Credit: © Maulide Group To live up to mankind's challenges, we are in constant need for new molecules. New drugs need to be designed and...
UMD researcher helps to crack the genetic code for wheat for the first time
Credit: Edwin Remsberg, Remsberg Inc. The University of Maryland as part of the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) published findings in Science detailing the...
Stretching beyond limits
In the world of materials, rigidity and elasticity are usually on opposite ends of the continuum. Typically, the more elastic a material, the less able...
Taking a closer look at unevenly charged biomolecules
Credit: Ryota Negishi WASHINGTON, D.C., August 16, 2018 -- In clinical diagnostics, it is critical to monitor biomolecules in a simple, rapid and sensitive way....
Life Biosciences funds MDI Biological Laboratory aging course
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that Life Biosciences, a biotech company co-founded by David Sinclair, Ph.D.,...
Case Western Reserve receives grant to improve food systems in Cleveland neighborhoods
Credit: David Schwartz A multidisciplinary research team led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a three-year, $936,000 grant to use collaborative...
More protein after weight loss may reduce fatty liver disease
Rockville, Md. (August 16, 2018)--Increasing the amount of protein in the diet may reduce the liver's fat content and lower the risk of diabetes in...
New approach to fight tuberculosis, a leading cause of death worldwide
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--August 16, 2018--Tuberculosis is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. Nearly 2 million people die every year from this infectious...
Obesity, infertility and oxidative stress in mouse egg cells
Credit: Wang et al. Excessive body fat is associated with negative effects on female fertility and pregnancy. In mice, maternal obesity impairs proper development of...
How people use, and lose, preexisting biases to make decisions
Credit: Ariel Zylberberg/Shalden & Wolpert Labs/Columbia's Zuckerman Institute NEW YORK -- From love and politics to health and finances, humans can sometimes make decisions that...
