Cervical cancer death rates higher among older and black women
A woman's risk of dying of cervical cancer is higher than long believed, particularly among older and black women, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of...
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Novel regulatory mechanism controls how plants defend themselves against pathogens
Credit: The Sainsbury Laboratory Together with collaborators in Austria, scientists at The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) in Norwich (UK) are unravelling the complex mechanisms underlying plants'...
Bodyguards in the gut have a chemical weapon
Credit: Yongqi Shao, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China Beneficial bacteria in the gut of moth larvae produce an antimicrobial agent that kills competing bacteria which otherwise...
Bodywide immune response important for fighting cancer, Stanford researchers say
Fighting off cancer requires the concerted efforts of immune molecules throughout the body, rather than just in the tumor itself, according to a new study...
Roots of related genetic diseases found in cell powerhouses
Scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered the mechanisms behind a genetic change known to cause a set of related diseases. A new study,...
Jumbled chromosomes may dampen the immune response to tumors
How well a tumor responds to immunotherapy may depend in part on whether its chromosomes are intact or in a state of disarray, a new...
HPV prevalence rates among US men, vaccination coverage
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, as well as a cause of various cancers, and a...
New low-cost technique converts bulk alloys to oxide nanowires
Credit: Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech A simple technique for producing oxide nanowires directly from bulk materials could dramatically lower the cost of producing the...
New TSRI method could turbocharge drug discovery, protein research
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - January 19, 2017 - A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has...
Press registration now open for 2017 Experimental Biology meeting
BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 19, 2017 - Looking for the latest news on nutrition, the human body, early-stage biomedical advances or the environment? We've got all...
SF State astronomer searches for signs of life on Wolf 1061 exoplanet
Credit: Illustration credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech Is there anybody out there? The question of whether Earthlings are alone in the universe has puzzled everyone from biologists and...
Brief interventions help online learners persist with coursework, Stanford research finds
(Stanford University) New research shows people in underdeveloped parts of the world are not as likely to complete massive open online courses, or MOOCs. But...
Ants use sun and memories to guide their backwards walk home
Credit: Ajay Narendra They are famed for their highly developed work ethic ... now a study shows ants' navigational skills are more sophisticated than was...
Geosciences-inspired engineering
Credit: Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH (January 19, 2017) ... The Mackenzie Dike Swarm, an ancient geological feature covering an area more than 300 miles...
Study: Technological progress alone won’t stem resource use
Are humans taking more resources from the Earth than the planet can safely produce? The answer lies partly in whether we can "dematerialize," or reduce...
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