New compound as effective as FDA-approved drugs against life-threatening infections
Credit: (Image provided) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers have identified a new compound that in preliminary testing has shown itself to be as...
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Loving the sweet enemy
French fries, cream cake, chips and candy bars make you fat and unhealthy. Still, we cannot keep our hands off it. Scientists at the Max...
UTA researchers complete milestone in international physics experiment in Switzerland
Credit: UTA Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have built prototypes for an aluminum electric field cage inside a particle detector for an...
Quality of diet still poor for SNAP participants
Credit: Pixabay The terms of use from that page are as follows: CC0 Creative Commons Free for commercial use No attribution required... BOSTON (June 15,...
Protein analysis may reveal new cancer treatment targets
Researchers have used lab technology called mass spectrometry to study the proteins expressed by human cancer cells. The advance, which is described in a new...
VHIO is the first Spanish site to conduct CAR T cell trial against lymphoma in Europe
Launched: first international clinical trial with CAR T cell therapy for patients with aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-Cell NHL) in Europe The trial has been...
Critical plant gene takes unexpected detour that could boost biofuel yields
Credit: Genevieve Martin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., June 15, 2018 - For decades, biologists have believed a key enzyme...
To share or not to share?
In a multipart study the researchers first observed the children's interactions during free play in the classroom setting and further asked the children to name...
Integrated lead discovery: An evolving toolbox
Credit: Melanie Leveridge A new SLAS Discovery review article by GlaxoSmithKline researchers in the U.S. and U.K. offers an informative guide to the established and...
JAK inhibitors associated with aggressive lymphoma
(WASHINGTON, June 15, 2018) -- Austrian researchers have discovered that a small number of patients taking targeted drugs known as Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors to...
Who is to blame for marine litter?
Credit: University of Plymouth Members of the public are more likely to blame the global marine litter crisis on retailers, industry and government, according to...
Laser-sonic scanner aims to replace mammograms for finding breast cancer
Credit: Caltech For women over 40, mammography is a necessary yet annoying procedure to endure every year or two. The technique, while valuable for reducing...
Diabetes Emergency Relief Coalition honored for hurricane response
WASHINGTON--The Diabetes Emergency Relief Coalition, composed of the Endocrine Society and seven other leading diabetes care and research organizations, received an American Society of Association...
Researchers find combination can enhance ipilimumab immunotherapy
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Using a targeted therapy to block a protein that suppresses T cell activity could improve cancer treatment with...
Study with implications for opioid crisis finds opioids raise risk of fracture nonunion
New Orleans, LA - Dr. Robert Zura, Professor and Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, was part of a...
