Fred Hutch endorses HPV vaccination for cancer prevention
IMAGE: Dr. Gary Gilliland is president and director of Fred Hutch. Credit: Photo by Robert Hood / Fred Hutch SEATTLE – In response to low...
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A Trump twist? Environment over economy in Michigan
Credit: G.L. Kohuth, Michigan State University Most Michigan residents would prefer policymakers prioritize the environment over economic growth, finds a new survey by Michigan State...
African protected area saving endangered megafauna
Credit: Photo by Jean-Baptiste Deffontaines One of Africa's last remaining wilderness areas is in good shape and could potentially support 50,000 elephants and 1000 lions,...
Cornell engineers develop ‘killer cells’ to destroy cancer in lymph nodes
ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell biomedical engineers have developed specialized white blood cells – dubbed "super natural killer cells" – that seek out cancer cells in...
Brain scan study adds to evidence that lower brain serotonin levels are linked to dementia
Credit: Gwenn Smith lab In a study looking at brain scans of people with mild loss of thought and memory ability, Johns Hopkins researchers report...
New research at Clemson University could help reduce fine-particle…
Credit: Clemson University New research at Clemson University could improve a technology that many experts see as crucial in helping automakers meet increasingly rigorous fuel...
Visitor patterns and emerging activities in national parks revealed by…
Credit: Vuokko Heikinheimo Researchers from the Digital Geography at the University of Helsinki have been studying whether social media data could be used to understand...
Swamphens signal dominance through fleshy faces
Credit: C. O'Connor What's in a face? In addition to their plumage, Pukeko–large purple swamphens found in New Zealand–convey information about their status through their...
Cancer breakthrough miniature device shows which drugs perform best…
Credit: University of Huddersfield "…the device allows early assessment of the effects of drugs, speeding up the adoption of those that are shown to be...
Baking soda could prevent deadly fungal infections in diabetic ketoacidosis
LOS ANGELES – Patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) face a much higher risk of succumbing to a deadly fungal infection, known as mucormycosis, than healthy...
Rapid response for inflammation control in songbirds’ brains…
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) March 11, 2016 — A biological process in the brains of zebra finches shows that the songbirds respond quickly to trauma and are...
Football strengthens the bones of men with prostate cancer
Men with prostate cancer run the risk of brittle bones as a side-effect of their treatment. But one hour's football training a few times a...
Marine invasive species benefiting from rising carbon dioxide levels
Ocean acidification may well be helping invasive species of algae, jellyfish, crabs and shellfish to move to new areas of the planet with damaging consequences,...
Houston Methodist invention wins R&D 100 Award
R&D Magazine named the handheld single-cell pipette (hSCP), a Houston Methodist Research Institute invention, as one the 100 most innovative technologies and services of the...
Antibodies that are effective against both dengue and Zika viruses
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS , in collaboration with Imperial College London and the University of Vienna, Austria, have identified antibodies that...
