The genome guardian turns to the dark side: Opportunity for drug discovery against cancer?
Credit: Guilherme A. de Oliveira It has long been known that abnormal changes in the p53 protein are associated with many cancers. In fact, the...
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Organoid profiling identifies treatments for pancreatic cancer
Credit: Tuveson Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Patient-derived organoids, hollow spheres of cells cultured from tumors, can quickly and accurately predict how patients...
Why cake donuts and yeast donuts are so different (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 31, 2018 -- Donuts are universally beloved. But there's a significant sensory difference between biting into a cake...
Ocean-migrating trout adapt to freshwater environment in 120 years
Credit: John McMillan Steelhead trout, a member of the salmon family that live and grow in the Pacific Ocean, genetically adapted to the freshwater environment...
International team studies world’s last uncharted major river delta
When Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar's Irrawaddy-Salween Delta in 2008, it killed nearly 140,000 people and left more than 2 million residents of this low-lying region...
New findings link estrogen and T cell immune response to autoimmune inflammation
Credit: University of Turku Women are more prone to the development of autoimmune diseases. The female hormone estrogen is likely to affect the immune system....
Meet three new genes that may have influenced human brain size
Credit: Vincent Meng and Andrew Field A newly discovered set of genes could help explain how humans diverged from other apes. Three genes involved in...
Making data matter
Credit: Mediated Matter Group / MIT Media Lab The world is awash in digital images, from photographs to x-rays to computer models to 3D scans....
Memory depends on protein ‘off-switch’, researchers find
Credit: University of Warwick Memory, learning and cognitive flexibility depend on a protein 'off-switch' in the brain, according to a breakthrough discovery made by an...
Penn-developed approach could limit toxicity of CAR T therapy in acute myeloid leukemia
PHILADELPHIA - A new approach pioneered at the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center may provide a new path towards treating Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)...
ORNL ramps up production of key radioisotope for cancer-fighting drug
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Department of Energy The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is now producing actinium-227 (Ac-227) to meet projected...
OSU, NOAA researchers document widespread methane seeps off Oregon coast
Credit: Oregon State University NEWPORT, Ore. - For the past two years, scientists from Oregon State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...
Study suggests scientists can use microbial measurements to gauge river flow
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University scientists have created a tool that can predict the flow rate of Arctic rivers with...
Why do older male birds father more illegitimate children?
Credit: Terry Burke When female birds have chicks as the result of an extra-marital fling, the fathers are almost always older males, and scientists are...
Nanoplastics accumulate in marine organisms and may pose harm to aquatic food chains
Credit: National University of Singapore Plastic nanoparticles - these are tiny pieces of plastic less than 1 micrometre in size - could potentially contaminate food...
