Penn immunotherapy pioneer elected to National Academy of Inventors
Credit: Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA-- Yvonne J. Paterson, PhD, a professor of Microbiology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the...
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KU Leuven awards joint honorary doctorate to James P. Allison and Carl H. June
As part of its Patron Saint's Day celebrations, KU Leuven (Belgium) will award a joint honorary doctorate to immunologists James P. Allison (University of Texas)...
Topical treatment activates immune system to clear precancerous skin lesions
Credit: Shadmehr Demehri, MD, PhD, MGH Center for Cancer Immunology and Cutaneous Biology Research Center A combination of two FDA-approved drugs - a topical chemotherapy...
Earliest evidence discovered of plants cooked in ancient pottery
A team of international scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has uncovered the earliest direct evidence of humans processing plants for food found anywhere...
180-million-year-old rocks lend insight into Earth’s most powerful earthquakes
The raggedness of the ocean floors could be the key to triggering some of the Earth's most powerful earthquakes, scientists from Cardiff University have discovered....
New leaf study sheds light on ‘shady’ past
Credit: A new study led by a research scientist at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) highlights a literally shady practice...
New stem cell delivery approach regenerates dental pulp-like tissue in a rodent model
BOSTON (December 19, 2016)--When a tooth is damaged, either by severe decay or trauma, the living tissues that comprise the sensitive inner dental pulp become...
Study: How to keep nanoparticle caterpillars safe from the crows of the immune system
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center In the lab, doctors can attach chemotherapy to nanoparticles that target tumors, and can use nanoparticles to enhance imaging...
Study reveals inequalities in carbon footprints of Chinese households
Inequalities in China's household carbon footprints and incomes risk undermining the country's attempts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research involving the...
An invisible electrode
Credit: ICFO Transparent conductors are one of the key elements of today's electronic and optoelectronic devices such as displays, light emitting diodes, photovoltaic cells, smart...
Astronomers release largest digital survey of the visible Universe
Credit: Credit: Danny Farrow, Pan-STARRS1 Science Consortium and Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestial Physics The world's largest digital survey of the visible Universe, mapping billions...
An interview with 2016 Priestley medalist Mostafa El-Sayed (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2016 - It's difficult to sum up Mostafa El-Sayed's nearly 60-year career as a chemist in just...
Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology spinout accelerates clinical trials
Credit: Vall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) Mosaic Biomedicals SL today announced a merger with Northern Biologics Inc. that will enable the accelerated development of...
Quirky summer monsoon behaviors affect rainfall in East Asia
In 2010, 28 regions in China suffered a five-month-long flood. This disaster resulted in over 4000 people dead or missing, and over 50 billion US...
‘Tiny earthquakes’ help scientists predict mountain rock falls
Credit: Technical University of Munich The risk of mountain rock falls in regions with sub-zero temperatures, such as the Swiss Alps and parts of Canada,...
