Assay of nearly 5,000 mutations reveals roots of genetic splicing errors
It's not so hard anymore to find genetic variations in patients, said Brown University genomics expert William Fairbrother, but it remains difficult to understand whether...
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High-resolution imaging with conventional microscopes
Credit: The Researchers CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT researchers have developed a way to make extremely high-resolution images of tissue samples, at a fraction of the...
Researchers working toward indoor location detection
Credit: Carlyn Chatfield/Rice University Rice University computer scientists are mapping a new solution for interior navigational location detection by linking it to existing sensors in...
NASA spots short-lived Tropical Cyclone Maarutha
Credit: Credits: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response On Saturday, April 15, Tropical Cyclone 1B formed in the Northern Indian Ocean and it made landfall in...
Breakdown of neutrophil protein causes severe autoimmune disease of blood vessels
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Neutrophils are key players of the innate immune system that help fight off infection. These white blood cells attack in...
Time-lapse shows how anticancer and antiviral drugs get into cells
Credit: Marscha Hirschi, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Some of the most effective treatments against viral infections and cancer belong to a class of drugs...
Tweaking a molecule’s structure can send it down a different path to crystallization
Credit: Jim De Yoreo/PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. -- Silky chocolate, a better medical drug, or solar panels all require the same thing: just the right crystals...
Scientists work to strengthen the synergy of chemotherapy and immunotherapy against cancer
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 17, 2017) - In the war on cancer, powerful chemotherapy agents are increasingly packaged with immunotherapy that primes a...
Columbia engineers invent method to control light propagation in waveguides
Credit: Nanfang Yu/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--April 17, 2017--A team of Columbia Engineering researchers, led by Applied Physics Assistant Professor Nanfang Yu, has invented a...
Nano-SPEARs gently measure electrical signals in small animals
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (April 17, 2017) - Microscopic probes developed at Rice University have simplified the process of measuring electrical activity in...
Electroacupuncture may improve regulation of blood sugar in overweight and obese women
For women who are overweight or obese and are unable to exercise, new research appearing online in The FASEB Journal suggests combining acupuncture with an...
Pancreatic cancer project scores in research ‘lightning round’
Credit: Morgridge Institute for Research MADISON -- Scientists get funded for their ideas through a marathon grant-writing process, scores of collaborators, weeks of information gathering...
Penn researchers provide new insight into dark matter halos
Research from the University of Pennsylvania could shed light on the distribution of one of the most mysterious substances in the universe. In the 1970s,...
FCC grants NYU WIRELESS first program experimental license
BROOKLYN, New York - This year many mobile carriers are launching early services for 5G -- the next generation of wireless that promises speeds 10...
Medical groups unite in support of science
(WASHINGTON, April 17, 2017) -- As the world's leading organizations representing clinicians, laboratory researchers, and physician-scientists committed to improving patient care, we support the ..
