Ancient enzyme morphed shape to carry out new functions in humans
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA & JUPITER, FL - Dec. 9, 2016 - New research led by scientists at The Scripps Research...
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Do cannabis dispensary staff receive sufficient training?
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Dec. 9, 2016--As legalization of cannabis for medical use increases across the U.S., the training of...
Scientists reveal how fish adapt to toxic levels of pollution
A new report identifies the genetic mechanism responsible for evolutionary adaptation to toxic pollution observed in wild Atlantic killifish populations. The Atlantic killifish is renowned...
Neutrons identify key ingredients of the quantum spin liquid recipe
Credit: Image credit: ORNL/Jill Hemman OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 9, 2016--Neutron scattering studies of a rare earth metal oxide have identified fundamental pieces to the...
Study reveals drug interactions that may reduce mortality in breast cancer patients
Patient health records revealed two drug combinations that may reduce mortality rates in breast cancer patients, according to a study led by researchers at the...
Image-guided biopsy identifies patients who achieve pathologic complete response after neoadjuvant therapy
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center n a pilot study conducted at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, image-guided biopsies identified select breast cancer...
Study provides new focus for developing drugs to fight cancer
Credit: Pellecchia lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Cancer researchers and drug companies may have been too quick to ignore a promising line of inquiry...
Magnetic stimulation may provide more precise, reliable activation of neural circuitry
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have developed what appears to be a significant improvement in the technology behind brain implants used to activate neural circuits...
NASA spots Tropical Cyclone Vardah’s off-center strength
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA/Goddard Rapid Response Team NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of Tropical Cyclone Vardah that showed strongest storms expanding west of the...
Research offers clues about the timing of Jupiter’s formation
Credit: Alexander Krot, University of Hawai'i Manoa PROVIDENCE, RI, (Brown University) -- A peculiar class of meteorites has offered scientists new clues about when the...
Why can’t monkeys speak?
Credit: Copyright: Tecumseh Fitch/University of Vienna The scientists used x-ray video to see within the mouth and throat of macaque monkeys induced to vocalize, eat...
Monkey speak: Macaques have the anatomy, not the brain, for human speech
Credit: Image courtesy of Asif Ghazanfar, Princeton Neuroscience Institute Monkeys known as macaques possess the vocal anatomy to produce "clearly intelligible" human speech but lack...
ASHG announces results of 2016 Teen Genes Video Challenge
BETHESDA, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is pleased to announce Beryl Zhou and Cindy Xu, students at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley...
Beans and peas increase fullness more than meat
Sustainable eating Meals based on legumes such as beans and peas are more satiating than pork and veal-based meals according to a recent study by...
New evidence shows how bacterium in undercooked chicken causes GBS
Credit: G.L. Kohuth, Michigan State University A Michigan State University research team is the first to show how a common bacterium found in improperly cooked...
