Endometrial cancer mutations are detectable in uterine lavage fluid before cancer diagnosis
Mutations that have been linked to endometrial cancer can be found in the uterine lavage fluid of pre- and post-menopausal women both with and without...
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University of Oregon lab creates new class of hydrogen sulfide donor molecules
Credit: Illustration by Michael Pluth EUGENE, Ore. - December 30, 2016 - Molecules with the potential to deliver healing power to stressed cells - such...
Many smokers with serious mental illness want to kick habit
Credit: Robert Boston Among American adults who have a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or clinical depression, 57 percent are smokers. In...
Languages still a major barrier to global science, new research finds
English is now considered the common language, or 'lingua franca', of global science. All major scientific journals seemingly publish in English, despite the fact that...
Gut microorganisms affect our physiology
Researchers have found evidence that could shed new light on the complex community of trillions of microorganisms living in all our guts, and how they...
Scientists engineer gene pathway to grow brain organoids with surface folding
Credit: Yun Li and Julien Muffat CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (December 29, 2016) - One of the most significant ways in which the human brain is unique...
Scientists opened a new chapter in the study of malaria mosquitoes
In December 2016, the American Journal of Vector Ecology published two articles by Yuri Novikov, a scientist at the TSU Biological Institute devoted to the...
Scripps Florida scientists uncover new way to defeat therapy-resistant prostate cancer
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - December 29, 2016 - A new study led by scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps...
Varmint hunters’ ammo selection influences lead exposure in avian scavengers
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Varmint hunters' choice of ammunition plays a role in the amount of lead that scavengers such as golden eagles could ingest, a...
Anti-aging therapies targeting senescent cells: Facts and fiction
It's an exciting time to be an elderly mouse. Researchers believe that by removing senescent cells (cells with a persistent damage response), which naturally accumulate...
Your microbiota’s previous dining experiences may make new diets less effective
Credit: Griffin et al. / Cell Host & Microbe Your microbiota may not be on your side as you try improving your diet this New...
The rhythm that makes memories permanent
Credit: MotionManager Every time we learn something new, the memory does not only need to be acquired, it also needs to be stabilized in a...
Penn experts call for expansion of molecular imaging in precision cancer care
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - New molecular imaging technologies can make it easier to diagnose, monitor, and treat cancers while potentially saving patients from undergoing...
New tool shines light on protein condensation in living cells
Credit: Princeton University A tool that uses light to manipulate matter inside living cells has begun to explain how proteins assemble into different liquid and...
Off-switch for CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system discovered
UC San Francisco researchers have discovered a way to switch off the widely used CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing system using newly identified anti-CRISPR proteins that are produced...
