DNA markers distinguish between harmless, deadly bacteria
Credit: NIAID LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Dec. 19, 2016 — The virulent pathogen that causes the disease tularemia, or "rabbit fever," was weaponized during past world...
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SU2C awards $11M in grants to investigate immunotherapies using AI…
Credit: Stand Up To Cancer Santa Monica, CA (January 30, 2018) — Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) announces today a "Convergence 2.0" research initiative that...
A star is born: Lesser-known brain cell takes center stage
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA–(June 6, 2017) Neurons have long enjoyed the spotlight in neuroscience–and for good reason: they are incredibly important cellular actors. But,...
Penn team shows how seemingly acute viral infections can persist
Credit: University of Pennslyvania Infections caused by viruses, such as respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, measles, parainfluenza and Ebola, are typically considered acute. These viruses...
Breaking legume’s crop wild relative barrier
Credit: PS Rao. Domesticating plants to grow as crops can turn out to be a double-edged scythe. On one hand, selecting specific desirable traits, such...
Gut’s microbial community shown to influence host gene expression
Credit: Bryce Richter/UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. — In our guts, and in the guts of all animals, resides a robust ecosystem of microbes known as the...
Computers create recipe for two new magnetic materials
Credit: Pelin Tozman, AMBER and CRANN Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland DURHAM, N.C. — Material scientists have predicted and built two new magnetic materials, atom-by-atom,...
Bacterial molecules discovered in processed foods could unlock key to…
IMAGE: This image shows foods high and low in PAMP. Credit: University of Leicester Study identifies harmful PAMP molecules in processed foods that may increase...
CancerLinQ partners with premier radiation oncology society
Credit: ASCO ALEXANDRIA, Va., February 22, 2017 – CancerLinQ LLC and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) are partnering to bring radiation oncology expertise...
Kansas State University joins $317 million research initiative with…
MANHATTAN, Kan. — A multidisciplinary team from Kansas State University will be part of a public-private partnership seeking technological revolutions in fibers and textiles that...
CrossFitters need rest too, study finds
Are you a fitness enthusiast? If so, moderation and appropriate rest periods may be the key to healthier exercise, as consecutive CrossFit-style workouts could impair...
Risk of infection higher for patients with obesity after bypass surgery: University of…
Credit: University of Alberta Edmonton–Patients with obesity have a higher risk of infection within 30 days after receiving heart bypass surgery, according to a series...
Study suggests measurable impact of colorectal cancer screening program
Credit: American Cancer Society A new study suggests that an American Cancer Society (ACS) program has been effective in promoting improvements in colorectal cancer screening...
Largest Ichthyosaurus was pregnant mother
Credit: copyright of Joschua Knüppe. Scientists from the UK and Germany have discovered the largest Ichthyosaurus on record and found it was pregnant at the...
Researchers receive $1 million for project challenging long-standing…
Credit: Haga-Yamanaka lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside, seeking to upend a long-held theory explaining...
