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Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) LOS ANGELES (Sept. 21, 2017) — For years, medical investigators have tried and failed to develop...

Mutations in key cancer protein suggest new route to treatments

For years, scientists have struggled to find a way to block a protein known to play an important role in many cancers. The protein, STAT3,...

Opioid crisis impacts ICUs with more admissions, deaths

Credit: ATS Aug. 8, 2017 — The opioid crisis in the United States is resulting in increased admissions to hospital intensive care units and in...

Organism responsible for paralytic shellfish poisoning may affect…

The toxic dinoflagellate, Alexandrium fundyense, is a photosynthetic plankton–a microscopic organism floating in the ocean, unable to swim against a current. New research by scientists...

‘Yin and yang’ switch lies at the heart of animal stem cells

Credit: © Manuel Irimia, CRG. A molecular switch that flips between different versions of genes could be crucial for maintaining stem cells across all animals...

Same switches program taste and smell in fruit flies

IMAGE: Concentric rings in a fruit fly larva's antenna result from a set of genetic control "switches " that interact early in a fly's development...

Chicago Radiological Society gives highest honor to Loyola radiation…

Credit: Loyola Medicine Loyola Medicine radiation oncologist Edward Melian, MD, has received the Chicago Radiological Society's 2017 Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor the society...

Simple procedure could improve treatment for common eye disease

Credit: Kevin Jiang for the University of Chicago Medicine A new, minimally invasive procedure appears to be effective for many patients with Fuchs endothelial dystrophy...

Payments to rural communities offer a new opportunity to restore China’s native…

Credit: Fangyuan Hua Despite massive efforts at reforestation, China's native forests continue to be displaced by plantations. A new study by researchers from the World...

Large, crystalline lipid scaffolds bring new possibilities to protein,…

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Proteins and drugs are often attached to lipids to promote crystallization or ensure delivery to targeted...

Understanding your bacteria

Escherichia coli (E. coli) are bacteria that live all around and inside of us. Most E. coli are harmless, but some strains can cause illness,...

PET detects neuroinflammation in multiple sclerosis

San Diego, Calif. – The triggers of autoimmune inflammation in multiple sclerosis (MS) have eluded scientists for many years, but molecular imaging is bringing researchers...

Researchers describe first-ever hybrid bird species from the Amazon

Credit: University of Toronto Scarborough A team of U of T Scarborough researchers have described the first known hybrid bird species to be found in...

nTIDE December 2017: Year-end job numbers cap record year for Americans with disabilities

Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ – January 5, 2018. Despite December's lag in U.S. job numbers, Americans with disabilities continued to show strong gains...

Genome of fiercely protective Fonni’s Dog reflects human history…