Aphids manipulate their food
(Bielefeld University) Aphids - who hasn't been bothered by these little insects at one time or another? Why do they reproduce on plants so successfully?...
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Goldschmidt2018, the world’s major geochemistry congress
Goldschmidt2018, the world's major geochemistry congress, is due to take place in Boston, MA, USA, from August 12th-17th, 2018. More than 3000 items of new...
Recreational fisheries pose threat to skittish sea turtles
Credit: Mariana Fuentes TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Every summer, thousands of amateur scallopers flock to the warm coastal waters of Florida's Crystal River region, anchor their...
Women and infants introduces new way to guide breast surgeries
Thanks to better imaging and increased screening, many breast lumps today are detected at the earliest stages, often when lesions are small and hard to...
Acidic pH: The weakness of cancer cells
Credit: Miquel Duran-Frigola, IRB Barcelona Cancer cells are known to acidify their environment and, consequently, the interior of the cells themselves is alkalised. In principle,...
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT) takes on solid tumor cancers
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT), the nation's only charitable organization dedicated exclusively to funding cancer cell and gene therapy research, is proud to announce...
Six proposals receive seed funds to develop medical devices for children
Credit: Vifant, LLC The Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium (PPDC) has announced its latest round of seed grants to companies developing medical devices for children....
Just two weeks’ inactivity can trigger diabetic symptoms in vulnerable patients: Research
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University HAMILTON, ON, July 31, 2018 - Just two weeks without much activity can have a dramatic impact on health from...
Translational Hypertension Symposium to explore guideline implementation strategies, research
The second annual University of Utah Translational Hypertension Symposium assembles national experts in hypertension treatment and research, and will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 19,...
Researchers predict distribution of rat lungworm, now and into future
Credit: R. Rollins A recent study by University of Hawai'i at Mānoa researchers revealed that Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is widespread in the Hawaiian...
Red-blood-cell ‘hitchhikers’ offer new way to transport drugs to specific targets
Credit: Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA - A new drug-delivery technology which uses red blood cells (RBCs) to shuttle nano-scale drug carriers,...
Women and lupus — Tackling the debilitating connection
Credit: University of Houston The chronic inflammatory disease systemic lupus erythematosus (known as SLE or lupus), is about nine times more common in women than...
Diabetes risk higher among LGBQ teens than heterosexual teens, study finds
Credit: Northwestern University CHICAGO --- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning youth are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes, be obese and engage in less...
NJ researchers investigate effects of dietary nitrate on cognitive function in veterans
Credit: Kessler Foundation Glenn Wylie, DPhil, and Jorge Serrador, PhD, have won an award from the Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI). The grant funds a...
Implants made by computer-aided design provide good results in patients with rare chest muscle deformity
July 31, 2018 - For patients with Poland syndrome - a rare congenital condition affecting the chest muscle - computer-aided design (CAD) techniques can be...