Disease resistance successfully spread from modified to wild…
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Using genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes to reduce or prevent the spread of infectious diseases is a new but rapidly expanding field of...
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‘Inefficient’ sailing fleet keeps oyster fishery alive
Credit: Adam Spargo Oyster stocks in a Cornish fishery are sustained thanks to "inefficient" traditional fishing methods, new research suggests. The Fal oyster fishery is...
A $5,000 idea blossomed into a $300,000 algae research and innovation…
It all started with a good idea, willing partners, and a $5,000 corporate-sponsored research project. The idea germinated, blossomed, and grew into a $300,000 greenhouse...
SMAD4 loss is associated with cetuximab resistance and induction of MAPK/JNK activation in…
Credit: Insilico Medicine Summary: Cetuximab, an anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody and the only FDA-approved targeted therapy against advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), has...
Rutgers professor studies trans fat consumption in the wake of policy shifts
Credit: Shauna Downs Trans fat policies have led to a decline in its availability in the global food supply, according to Rutgers School of Public...
Termites’ unique gut ‘factory’ key to global domination
Credit: Jan Šobotník Termites have achieved ecological dominance and now some of the ingredients for their success have been determined to lie in their unique...
Gut bacteria: It can be good, and bad, for health
Credit: University of Rochester Medical Center The human microbiome – the trillions of tiny bacteria that live in and on our bodies – is emerging...
New glucagon delivery system reduces episodes of post-bariatric surgery hypoglycemia
Credit: John Soares BOSTON – (February 7, 2018) – A new "smart" glucagon delivery system created by researchers from the Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard...
PharmaMar’s novel ADC demonstrates anticancer activity in HER2-expressing
This news release is available in Spanish. PharmaMar (MSE:PHM), a world-leading biopharmaceutical company in the discovery and development of innovative marine-derived anticancer drugs, announced to..
Could asking one question help us better understand women and infants’ health?
Credit: National Institutes of Health "Have you ever been sexually active for a year or more without using contraception and becoming pregnant?" A study by...
Molecular ‘magnets’ could improve cancer immunotherapy
Credit: Professor Caetano Reis e Sousa, Francis Crick Institute Chemicals that attract specialised immune cells toward tumours could be used to develop better immunotherapies for...
Genetic gene mutations: Opening new therapeutic avenues in metastatic…
Credit: Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) DNA-repair gene mutations are found inherited in one out of every ten men with metastatic prostate cancer. International...
Chlorinated lipids predict lung injury and death in sepsis patients
Credit: Saint Louis University / Ellen Hutti ST. LOUIS — In a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight, Saint Louis University scientists...
Major research initiative explores how our bones and muscles age, new ways to block their…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 6, 2017) – With age, the form and function of our bones and muscles drop off, putting us as...
Gene that enables memories, sense of direction produces schizophrenia-like symptoms when mutated
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 18, 2017) – Mutations in a gene that should enable memories and a sense of direction instead can result...
