NHGRI researchers home in on mutation profiles of clear cell…
Credit: Darryl Leja, NHGRI In the largest genomics study of clear cell endometrial cancer (CCEC) tumors to date, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) researchers...
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Filling the gap: High-latitude volcanic eruptions also have global…
Credit: NASA Volcanic eruptions always seize the attention of climate scientists, because the sulfate aerosols formed in the volcanic plumes may stay months to years...
Pattern of marijuana use during adolescence may impact psychosocial…
PITTSBURGH, July 25, 2017 – How an adolescent uses marijuana, in particular a pattern of escalating use, may make an adolescent more prone to higher...
To make surgery safer & less expensive for all, take Michigan’s model national,…
Half the dollars spent on health care in America have something to do with a surgical procedure – including post-surgery care to fix problems that...
Dengue takes low and slow approach to replication
Credit: Jessica Child DURHAM, N.C. – A new study reveals how dengue virus manages to reproduce itself in an infected person without triggering the body's...
Cloth masks offer poor protection against air pollution
AMHERST, Mass. – Results of a new study by environmental health scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggest that inexpensive cloth masks worn by...
Kwanghun Chung receives McKnight Technological Innovations in…
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WPI researcher wins NSF CAREER Award to study how bacteria survive in…
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, Mass. – As a graduate student, Scarlet Shell spent four months in rural and urban clinics in Peru studying...
Depression, alcohol, and marijuana linked to later use of synthetic marijuana among teens
Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas – In the first prospective study of synthetic cannabinoids or SCs – the group...
The Muffin Study: Mono- vs. polyunsaturated fats in patients with…
Baltimore, Md. – June 15, 2016. It's hard to think of the typical muffin, often loaded with saturated fat and a high calorie count, as...
A tale of two fishes: Biologists find male, female live-bearing fish…
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS — Male live-bearing fish are evolving faster than female fish, according to a Kansas State University study, and that's...
Why KID Syndrome patients experience different sets of symptoms
A team of New York-based researchers has compared the effects of two disease-causing mutations, potentially explaining why patients with the rare genetic disorder keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID)...
Monoclonal Antibodies Against Zika Show Promise in Monkey Study
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Using blood samples from an individual previously infected with Zika virus, scientists funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...
Penn vet research identifies new target for taming Ebola
Credit: PennVet Imaging Core (PVIC), directed by Bruce Freedman and managed by Gordon Ruthel Viruses and their hosts are in a eternal game of one-upmanship....
Follow-up cholesterol testing reduces risk of reocurrence for heart attack and stroke patients
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center. If you have a heart attack or stroke, it's important to get your "bad" cholesterol measured by your doctor on a...
