NIH begins clinical trial of live, attenuated Zika vaccine
Credit: NIAID Vaccinations have begun in a first-in-human trial of an experimental live, attenuated Zika virus vaccine developed by scientists at the National Institute of...
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Childhood exposure to secondhand smoke may increase risk of adult lung disease death
A new study suggests that long-term exposure to secondhand smoke during childhood increases the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) death in adulthood. The...
Opt-out organ donation register unlikely to increase number of donations
An opt-out organ donation register is unlikely to increase the number of donations, according to a new study from Queen Mary University of London. The...
Math shows how human behavior spreads infectious diseases
Mathematics can help public health workers better understand and influence human behaviours that lead to the spread of infectious disease, according to a study from...
3D inks that can be erased selectively
Credit: Nature Communications 3D printing by direct laser writing enables production of micro-meter-sized structures for many applications, from biomedicine to microelectronics to optical metamater..
Frequent fires make droughts harder for young trees, even in wet eastern forests
Credit: Tyler Refsland, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Forests in the eastern United States may have had it easy compared to their western counterparts,...
Old species learn new tricks…very slowly
Credit: Sean Mattson, STRI A quick look at the fossil record shows that no species lasts forever. On average, most species exist for around a...
Scientists discover chemical which can kill glioblastoma cells
Aggressive brain tumour cells taken from patients self-destructed after being exposed to a chemical in laboratory tests, researchers have shown. The study could be the...
How gene hunting changed the culture of science
Credit: Petersen et al., Sci. Adv. 2018 Years after the end of the Human Genome Project (HGP), which mapped the human genetic blueprint, its contributions...
Logging permit fraud threatens timber species in Brazilian Amazon
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Timber harvested illegally under fraudulent permits is undercutting conservation efforts in the Brazilian Amazon, new research by an international collaboration shows. The...
This matrix delivers healing stem cells to injured elderly muscles
Credit: Georgia Tech / Christopher Moore A car accident leaves an aging patient with severe muscle injuries that won't heal. Treatment with muscle stem cells...
Perot Museum of Nature And Science and University of the Witwatersrand form partnership
Credit: Perot Museum of Nature and Science The MOU is part of the Museum's new strategic focus on human origins, with plans to increase research,...
Mechanism that affects multiplication of dengue virus lineage is discovered
A lineage of type 1 dengue virus found in Brazil is able to prevail over another even though it multiplies less in vector mosquitoes and...
National Magazine honors UC Riverside program focused on diversifying STEM fields
Credit: Carrie Rosema. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- The University of California, Riverside Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program has received the 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award...
New clues into how ‘trash bag of the cell’ traps and seals off waste
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The mechanics behind how an important process within the cell traps material before recycling it has puzzled scientists for years. But...
