‘Jumonji’ protein key to Ewing’s sarcoma rampage
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center By the time Ewing's Sarcoma is diagnosed, primarily in teens and young adults, it has often spread from its...
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Predatory lizard enters Brazil clandestinely
Credit: Ivan Prates It all began with a photograph of a lizard posted on Facebook in August 2015 by the Brazilian Herpetology group. It was...
Spread of ages is key to impact of disease, animal study finds
How a disease outbreak affects a group of animals depends on the breakdown of ages in the population, research has shown. The findings could help...
Hydrophobic proteins on virus surfaces can help purify vaccines
Credit: Sarah Bird, Michigan Tech A person doesn't have to get sick to catch a virus. Researchers hope to catch viruses for detection and vaccinations...
Lighting up antibiotic resistance
Carbapenems are among the "antibiotics of last resort" and can fight infections for which other drugs have long lost their effectiveness. However, even carbapenem-resistant pathogenic...
New study identifies successful method to reduce dental implant failure
Credit: University of Plymouth According to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID), 15 million Americans have crown or bridge replacements and three million have...
On the trail of Parkinson’s disease
Credit: University of Konstanz In a complex series of experiments they examined what the effects were of changing a single amino acid in the protein....
In a sample of blood, researchers probe for cancer clues
One day, patients may be able to monitor their body's response to cancer therapy just by having their blood drawn. A new study, led by...
Parallel computation provides deeper insight into brain function
Credit: OIST Unlike experimental neuroscientists who deal with real-life neurons, computational neuroscientists use model simulations to investigate how the brain functions. While many computationa..
New lab-on-a-chip platform seeks to improve pathogen detection
Nuclear amplification testing is commonly used for pathogen detection; however, the process is currently manually intensive and complex, and requires dedicated equipment. This prevents its...
Data security in medical studies: IT researchers break anonymity of gene databases
"Ever since American scientists successfully attacked a study in 2008, where just parts of the DNA were enough to identify participants, researchers have been debating...
Chance find has big implications for water treatment’s costs and carbon footprint
A type of bacteria accidentally discovered during research supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) could fundamentally re-shape efforts to cut the...
WPI, BSEE, and the US Coast Guard successfully test a novel oil spill cleanup technology
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - Tests conducted last week of a novel technology that can greatly accelerate the combustion of crude oil floating...
OFC concludes featuring the evolution of silicon photonics, 5G networking and the Internet of Things
LOS ANGELES -- The Optical Fiber Conference and Exposition (OFC), held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, has concluded with 663 exhibiting companies, over 1,100...
New research shows how metabolism and epigenetics play a role in cancer development
A study published in Briefings in Functional Genomics investigated how epigenetics can modulate human's genetic program -- it can emphasize or silence genes. The new...
