Matchmaking for coffee?
Credit: Marcos José Perdoná Americans drink 400 million cups of coffee a day. Where does all of that coffee come from? Brazil is the world's...
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Nanopolymer-modified protein array can pinpoint hard-to-find cancer biomarker
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University biochemist has developed a novel method for detecting certain types of proteins that serve as indicators for cancer...
Researchers receive Patent for Humanity award
Malaria has killed more people than any disease caused by a single organism, including small pox and the plague. Symptoms include high fever, copious sweating,...
New gene-editing technology partially restores vision in blind animals
Loading video... Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(November 16, 2016) Salk Institute researchers have discovered a holy grail of gene editing--the ability to, for the first...
Looking for a city’s DNA? Try its ATMs
Automated teller machine keypads in New York City hold microbes from human skin, household surfaces, or traces of food, a study by researchers at New...
LSU Health New Orleans reports innovations in defining sources of GI bleeding
New Orleans, LA - A team of physicians at LSU Health New Orleans has found that endoscopy combined with the administration of antiplatelet or anticoagulant...
New hydrogel can take organoids from dish to clinic
Credit: N. Gjorevski/EPFL EPFL scientists have developed a gel for growing miniaturized body organs that can be used in clinical diagnostics and drug development. Organoids...
Mutation that triggered multicellular life altered protein flexibility
Credit: Courtesy of Kenneth Prehoda EUGENE, Ore. -- Nov. 16, 2016 -- Just as a boat can be driven off course by a log in...
TSRI researchers show how circadian ‘clock’ may influence cancer pathway
Credit: Madeline McCurry-Schmidt LA JOLLA, CA - November 16, 2016 - A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) describes an...
GW researchers receive $2.2 million grant to study HERV expression in cancer
WASHINGTON (Nov. 16, 2016) - George Washington University (GW) researchers received a $2.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to uncover why certain cancer...
Chronically ill women underusing online self-care resources, study shows
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Barriers to internet use may be preventing chronically ill middle-aged and older women from being as healthy as they otherwise could be,...
New Johnson & Johnson Chair honors Susan Lindquist, role model for women in science
(Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research) The Susan Lindquist Chair for Women in Science will advance the work of women who are leaders in biomedical research...
Teen stalking victims: Analysis of consequences reveals disturbing trends
Ann Arbor, MI, November 16, 2016 - Stalking is a widely recognized public health concern, yet little information is available about stalking behaviors among teenage...
Researching proinsulin misfolding to understand diabetes
Credit: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich. - According to the World Health Organization, 422 million adults across the globe have diabetes. In...
Public health heroes to receive national recognition the week of Thanksgiving
ARLINGTON, Va.--November 15, 2016--On the Monday before Thanksgiving, Research!America and other health organizations urge Americans to recognize public health professionals who are steadfast in their..
