Children’s digestive health across Europe in crisis
(Brussels, 31 May, 2016) A report investigating the current state of digestive health in children has revealed alarming trends in disease incidence and inequalities in...
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The brain clock that keeps memories ticking
Just as members of an orchestra need a conductor to stay on tempo, neurons in the brain need well-timed waves of activity to organize memories...
A combined approach to treating metastatic melanoma
Oncologists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have successfully treated a patient with metastatic melanoma by combining two different types of immunotherapy. Cassian Yee...
Fast, stretchy circuits could yield new wave of wearable electronics
Credit: Image courtesy of Yei Hwan Jung and Juhwan Lee/University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. — The consumer marketplace is flooded with a lively assortment of...
Zika virus infects human placental macrophages
One of Zika's mysteries is how the virus passes from an infected mother, through the placenta, to a developing fetus. The route may not be...
Imaging study shows promising results for patients with schizophrenia
Credit: Lena Palaniyappan A team of scientists from across the globe have shown that the brains of patients with schizophrenia have the capacity to reorganize...
Simple attraction: Researchers control protein release from nanoparticles without encapsulation
A U of T Engineering team has designed a simpler way to keep therapeutic proteins where they are needed for long periods of time. The...
Faster, more efficient CRISPR editing in mice
University of California, Berkeley scientists have developed a quicker and more efficient method to alter the genes of mice with CRISPR-Cas9, simplifying a procedure growing...
Bright lights, healthy choices
Dining in dimly lit restaurants has been linked to eating slowly and ultimately eating less than in brighter restaurants, but does lighting also impact how...
New 3-D hydrogel biochips prove to be superior in detecting bowel cancer at early stages
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology (EIMB RAS), the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (IBCh) and...
Human trials of cancer drug PAC-1 continue with new investment
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Clinical trials of the anti-cancer agent PAC-1 are continuing to expand, thanks to a $7 million...
Nine innovations to improve early brain development in the developing world — helping kids thrive
Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, and the “Saving Brains” partners today announced investments in nine creative ways to protect and nurture...
Making injectable medicine safer
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Bring the drugs, hold the suds. That summarizes a promising new drug-making technique designed to reduce serious allergic reactions and other side...
DARPA $6.4 million contract supports research to enhance resilience after malaria infection
Researchers at Emory University, the University of Georgia, and the Georgia Institute of Technology, along with national and international collaborators, will investigate the mechanisms behind...
May repairs full of mistakes develop into cancer?
A group of researchers at Osaka University found that if DNA damage response (DDR) does not work when DNA is damaged by radiation, proteins which...
