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Credit: IBS Cracks sank the 'unsinkable' Titanic; decrease the performance of touchscreens and erode teeth. We are familiar with cracks in big or small three-dimensional...

Improved measurements of antiproton’s magnetic moment deepen mystery of baryonic asymmetry

One of the deepest mysteries of physics today is why we seem to live in a world composed only of matter, while the Big Bang...

Mount Sinai researchers involved in successful phase 3 trial of drug for liver cancer

(New York, NY - January 18, 2017) An international phase 3 trial has found that the drug regorafenib improved survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular...

Mitochondrial DNA shows past climate change effects on gulls

Credit: C. Contreras To understand the present and future, we have to start with the past. A new study in The Auk: Ornithological Advances uses...

New broad-spectrum antiviral protein can inhibit HIV, other pathogens in some primates

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered that a protein-coding gene called Schlafen11 (SLFN11) may induce a broad-spectrum cellular response against infection by viruses including...

New colorectal cancer targeted therapy combination shows promise

PORTLAND, OR - New SWOG study results show significantly better outcomes for patients with a treatment-resistant form of metastatic colorectal cancer when the BRAF inhibitor...

Why hospital antibiotic management strategies do little to curb resistance

With an alarming growth in antibiotic resistance and doctors increasingly having to resort to last-chance antibiotics to save patients, is there a better way for...

Blocking neuron signaling pathway could lead to new treatments for peripheral neuropathy

Credit: Image courtesy of Thomas Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, UC San Diego. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of...

Discovery of a protein that protects against fatty liver

Credit: C. Maillo, IRB Barcelona This condition generally leads to chronic inflammation (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis), which can trigger fibrosis, cirrhosis and ultimately liver cancer. This stud..

Protein isolated from baker’s yeast shows potential against leukemia cells

An enzyme identified in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, commonly known as brewer's or baker's yeast, has passed in vitro trials, demonstrating its capacity to kill acute lymphoblastic...

‘5-D protein fingerprinting’ could give insights into Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s

ANN ARBOR--In research that could one day lead to advances against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, University of Michigan engineering researchers have demonstrat..

Strength of hair inspires new materials for body armor

In a new study, researchers at the University of California San Diego investigate why hair is incredibly strong and resistant to breaking. The findings could...

TGen identifies compound that could improve drug development against deadly brain cancer

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Jan. 17, 2017 -- A study led by scientists at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) has identified "a potent inhibitory compound"...

Researchers zero-in on cholesterol’s role in cells

Credit: UIC Scientists have long puzzled over cholesterol. It's biologically necessary; it's observably harmful - and nobody knows what it's doing where it's most abundant...

World’s first total-body PET scanner takes a big step forward