Gene variant identified for Kawasaki disease susceptibility
Credit: UC San Diego Health Kawasaki disease (KD) is the most common acquired heart disease in children. Untreated, roughly one-quarter of children with KD develop...
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Scientists find key driver for treatment of deadly brain cancer
IMAGE: Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered how a protein helps glioblastoma proliferates so quickly and how to turn off this engine of tumor...
Hydroelectric dams kill insects, wreak havoc with food webs
The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. Hydropower dams generate more energy than all other renewable sources combined....
Grant enables study of mosquito virus as a genetic lab tool, malaria…
Credit: Jason Rasgon lab A virus that infects a species of malaria-transmitting mosquito could help scientists gain a better understanding of mosquito biology and eventually...
MD Anderson-led study develops prediction model for lung cancer risk…
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new personalized assessment tool that could better...
New test identifies patients with diabetes who are at high risk of kidney failure
Credit: John Soares BOSTON – (April 18, 2017) – Researchers from Joslin Diabetes Center have developed a prognostic tool that accurately predicts the risk of...
Study reveals 10,000 years of genetic continuity in northwest North…
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A study of the DNA in ancient skeletal remains adds to the evidence that...
Neuron unites 2 theoretical models on motion detection
As indicated by their name, photoreceptor cells in the eye respond to light: is an image point bright or dark? They do not indicate the...
Biopesticide could defeat insecticide resistance in bedbugs
Credit: Michael Houtz, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences A fungal biopesticide that shows promise for the control of bed bugs is highly effective even...
Protein movement of hair bundles in the inner ear may preserve hearing…
Hearing is made possible when hair bundles protruding from the tops of hair cells capture the energy of sound waves, converting them into electrical signals...
Early childhood exposure to Medicaid linked to better adult health, UMD study shows
Expanding publicly funded health insurance to low-income children could have long-term benefits for adult health, according to new research from the University of Maryland School...
Ludwig researchers uncover mechanism behind metabolic vulnerability of…
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research DECEMBER 19, 2017, New York — Scientists have known since the 1980s that many cancer cells are relatively sensitive to the...
New light shed on the challenge of climate negotiations
After over two decades of climate negotiation meetings, it is clear that agreeing on reduction of emissions poses a great challenge. Researchers are attempting to...
PSA screening significantly reduces the risk for death from prostate…
1. Re-analysis of evidence suggests that PSA screening significantly reduces the risk for death from prostate cancer Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M16-2586 Editorial: http://anna..
Alzheimer’s disease biomarker identified across test sites
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 12, 2017–A new study has demonstrated the potential to use a frequency distribution-based index of...
