Creative approach to probing genome IDs genes that likely influence bone strength
Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System In an important step in the battle against osteoporosis, a serious brittle bone disease that affects millions, researchers...
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Genome sequence reveals why the whitefly is such a formidable threat to food security
Credit: USDA ITHACA, NY--Researchers have sequenced the genome of the whitefly (Bemisia tabici), an invasive insect responsible for spreading plant viruses worldwide, causing billions of...
Joslin researcher will work in MoTrPAC to map molecular changes from physical activity
Credit: John Soares Laurie J. Goodyear Ph.D., Senior Investigator and co-Head of the Section on Integrative Physiology and Metabolism at the Joslin Diabetes Center, and...
Study shows nanoparticles could be used to overcome treatment-resistant breast cancer
CINCINNATI--Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine have been able to generate multifunctional RNA nanoparticles that could overcome treatment resistance in breast...
New virtual reality technology may improve motor skills in damaged limbs
A combination of traditional physical therapy and technology may improve the motor skills and mobility of an impaired hand by having its partner, more mobile...
Do most Mount Everest climbers use medications, and should they?
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 14, 2016 -The ethics of using medications to improve performance and increase the likelihood of...
Researchers discovered elusive half-quantum vortices in a superfluid
Credit: Credit: Ella Maru Studio Researchers in Aalto University, Finland, and P.L. Kapitza Institute in Moscow have discovered half-quantum vortices in superfluid helium. This vortex...
New book explores Echinacea, a medicinal plant with roots in Kansas
Credit: Kelly Kindscher LAWRENCE -- In February 1805, during their Corps of Discovery Expedition, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark encountered a purplish daisy prized by...
N-acetylcysteine shows early promise in reducing alcohol use in marijuana-dependent teens
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina An over-the-counter antioxidant known as N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is showing early promise at promoting abstinence from or reduced use of...
Anti-tumor effect of novel plasma medicine caused by lactate
Credit: Nagoya University Nagoya, Japan - Physical plasma is one of the four fundamental states of matter, together with solid, liquid, and gas, and can...
Cigar warnings: Do teens believe them?
CHAPEL HILL, NC - A majority of adolescents in the United States report current cigar warning labels to be very believable, according to a new...
Making (sound) waves in the fight against cancer
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio Each year, thousands of Canadian men with prostate cancer undergo biopsies to help their doctors better understand the progression and nature of...
Greater readiness repels cyber threats to manufacturers
Together with the National Emergency Supply Agency and the private sector, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed tailored solutions bringing improved cyber security...
A hardware-based modeling approach for real world collaborative multi-robot tasks
Technological revolution means robots no longer are the song of the future. The Governor of the Bank of England predicts today that up to half...
Electronic ‘hairy skin’ could give robots a more human sense of touch (video)
Electronic-skin prototypes are stretchy, thin films that can sense temperature, pressure and even monitor blood oxygen or alcohol levels. But most of these devices are...
