Performing cellular surgery with a laser-powered nanoblade
Credit: Alexander N. Patananan To study certain aspects of cells, researchers need the ability to take the innards out, manipulate them, and put them back....
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Three lessons gut microbes have taught us about antibiotics
Antibiotics have proven to be a double-edged sword: capable of killing a range of bacteria that cause infections, but also depleting our gut microbes, impairing...
Study suggests new treatment for seizures
Credit: Sato and Woolley Researchers from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, have discovered a new factor in the escalation of seizures: the synthesis, or generation, of...
Genetic variations that boost PKC enzyme contribute to Alzheimer’s disease
In Alzheimer’s disease, plaques of amyloid beta protein accumulate in the brain, damaging connections between neurons. Now, researchers at University of California San Diego School...
Nuclear DNA gets cut and activates immune system to attack cancer cells
The conventional wisdom about cancer cells is that they are masters of camouflage, invisible to the immune system. However, occasionally, the immune system is alerted...
Big data, 3-D printing and robots: Marine Corps Commandant touts ONR S&T
ARLINGTON, Va.–Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) Gen. Robert B. Neller recently visited the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to get a close-up look at...
Penn bioengineers show why lab-made stem cells might fail: Errors in DNA folding
Induced pluripotent stem cells hold promise for regenerative medicine because they can, in theory, turn into any type of tissue and because they are made...
Aggregated protein in nerve cells can cause ALS
Persons with the serious disorder ALS, can have a genetic mutation that causes the protein SOD1 to aggregate in motor neurons in the brain and...
Clue for development of diagnosis, treatment Alzheimer’s disease
Kichitaro Nakajima, a graduate student at the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Hirotsugu Ogi, Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Engineering Science, and Yuji...
LED treatments enhance lettuce phytochemicals, antioxidants
BEIJING, CHINA/NOTTINGHAM, UK – Increasingly, vegetables are being efficiently grown using soilless techniques such as hydroponics. Hydroponic systems are favored for their ability to improve...
Research discovers mechanism that causes cancer cells to escape from the immune system
Under normal circumstances, the immune system recognizes and successfully fights cancer cells, eliminating them as they develop. However, sometimes the process breaks down and tumors...
University of Leicester scientists identify way to ‘sniff’ ripeness of fruit
Credit: University of Leicester Scientists from the University of Leicester have, for the first time, identified a way to ‘sniff’ the ripeness of mangoes. They...
Further clues in the fight against Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
New findings regarding the pathology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) are bringing Griffith University researchers closer to identifying the cause of this disabling illness. This...
Intraocular therapy prevents or reverses diabetic retinopathy in mice
Philadelphia, PA, May 10, 2016 – Pathologic changes of the retina caused by diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in working adults. Diabetic retinopathy...
Modeling and simulation help optimize chemotherapy to combat brain tumor
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have used sophisticated pharmacologic modeling and simulation to translate preclinical findings into a successful phase I clinical trial of...
