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Credit: Sur Lab / MIT Picower Institute You see the flour in the pantry, so you reach for it. You see the traffic light change...

A novel switch to control genome editing

Credit: Tony Perry/University of Bath A biological switch that reliably turns protein expression on at will has been invented by University of Bath and Cardiff...

A commonly offered add-on treatment for IVF fails to provide any benefit in a large randomized trial

Barcelona, 3 July 2018: An add-on treatment commonly offered to female IVF patients to improve their chance of success has been shown in a large...

Anticonvulsant drugs ineffective for low back pain and can cause harm, despite increased prescribing

Anticonvulsant drugs are increasingly being used to treat low back pain, but a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) finds they are ineffective...

Caring for seniors with dementia and their caregivers: A guide for physicians

Podcast pre-embargo link: https://soundcloud.com/cmajpodcasts/170920-view Community-based health care providers, such as physicians, nurse practitioners and others, should be aware of services and r..

AOSSM presents prestigious research awards and grants

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Presents Prestigious Research Awards and Grants at Annual Meeting SAN DIEGO, CA - To recognize and encourage cutting-edge...

UC Davis receives $2.7 million to map brain’s attention network

From moment to moment, the brain processes millions of pieces of information. When people need to focus on a critical task, special circuits in the...

17th International Conference on Organized Molecular Films registration opens

The 17th International Conference on Organized Molecular Films (ICOMF) in Brooklyn, NY, USA, during 23th - 27th July 2018 will provide a unique opportunity for...

Stem cells restore function in primate heart-failure study

Credit: UW Medicine Researchers at UW Medicine in Seattle have successfully used human stem cells to restore heart function in monkeys with heart failure. The...

PETA, Dow Chemical, Department of Defense, others co-author inhalation testing paper

In another heavy-hitting collaboration, PETA scientists coauthored an article with leading universities, corporations, and government agencies--including Cardiff University, The Dow Chemical Company, ..

10 scientists and students selected for new ASBMB science-advocacy training program

The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has begun a new program to train the next generation of science advocates. Ten scientists from universities...

Grant to explore genome editing and stem cell potential for cardiac treatment

Credit: Xiaojun Lance Lian/Penn State Examining the treatment potential of cardiac cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) may lead to dramatically altering the...

Loss of lemurs might endanger many of Madagascar’s largest tree species

Credit: Mathias Appel Widespread logging and hunting have endangered virtually all of Madagascar's 100-plus species of iconic lemurs, and a new study by Rice University...

Fleet of aerial, surface, and underwater robots maps ocean front

Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - Using multiple autonomous vehicles simultaneously, an interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers returns to the United States...

University of Cincinnati awarded $1.5 million to study blood clotting in traumatic brain injury