A new drug shows preclinical efficacy in Rett syndrome
Credit: IDIBELL A new article published in the Cell Reports describes how a new drug is able to reduce the symptoms and activate the dormant...
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Study shows how bacteria guide electron flow for efficient energy generation
Credit: Robert Gennis CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Biochemists at the University of Illinois have isolated a protein supercomplex from a bacterial membrane that, like a battery,...
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in long-term survivors of childhood cancer
Bottom Line: A new study assesses chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in 121 long-term survivors of childhood cancer to detail clinical, functional, neurophysiological and patient-reported outc..
UTA researcher patents ‘roach motel’ for cancer
Credit: UTA The University of Texas at Arlington has successfully patented in Europe an implantable medical device that attracts and kills circulating cancer cells that...
Study reveals that many oncologists recommend medical marijuana clinically despite not feeling sufficiently knowledgeable to do so
While a wide majority of oncologists do not feel informed enough about medical marijuana's utility to make clinical recommendations, most do in fact conduct discussions...
New cancer immunotherapy drugs rapidly reach patients after approval
New Haven, Conn.-- The majority of patients eligible for cancer immunotherapy drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors received treatment within a few months of FDA approval,...
OSU researchers question conservation community’s acceptance of trophy hunting
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University are challenging the premise that trophy hunting is an acceptable and effective tool for wildlife conservation and...
Mapping movements of ocean creatures great and small
A whale and a turtle differ in size, shape and lifestyle but their patterns of movement are surprisingly similar, reveals the largest collection of movement...
Mini tractor beams help arrange artificial cells into tissue structures
Credit: Imperial College London Researchers have used lasers to connect, arrange and merge artificial cells, paving the way for networks of artificial cells that act...
New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions
New research reveals the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a "new phase of globalisation" between developing countries that...
New research says location of protected areas vital to wildlife survival
Credit: Evan Richardson Location, location, location is not just a buzzword for homebuyers. A new study, by 17 conservation scientists and environmental scholars, say the...
Researchers may be underestimating roadkill numbers
A new study in the Journal of Urban Ecology, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that the number of wild animals killed by motor vehicles...
What financial markets, cancer cells, and global warming have in common
A team of biophysicists from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) presents a mathematically concise method for comparing different pricing models in their latest publication in Natu..
WSU Tri-Cities team researching use of fungi to restore native plant populations
Credit: Washington State University RICHLAND, Wash. - Transplanting fungi to restore native plant populations in the Midwest and Northwest is the focus of efforts by...
New tool predicts eye, hair and skin color from a DNA sample of an unidentified individual
Credit: Walsh lab in School of Science at IUPUI INDIANAPOLIS - An international team, led by scientists from the School of Science at IUPUI and...
