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Credit: Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have found several previously unknown genes that make...

When lemons give you life: Herpetofauna adaptation to citrus orchards in Belize

Credit: Russell Gray Natural habitat areas exhibit similar abundances and diversity of herpetofauna as citrus orchards and reclaimed orchard forests in Stann Creek, Belize, reports...

New UTSA study describes how dopamine tells you it isn’t worth the wait

How do we know if it was worth the wait in line to get a meal at the new restaurant in town? To do this...

Fanged kangaroo research could shed light on extinction

Credit: University of Queensland Fanged kangaroos - an extinct family of small fanged Australian kangaroos - might have survived at least five million years longer...

Study calls for less shame and secrecy around menstruation in global conflict areas

October 15, 2017

A new study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) found that girls and women in...

Successful treatment for advanced stage testicular cancer in down syndrome patients

(Phoenix, Ariz, Oct. 13, 2017) -- Research by Jue Wang, MD, at the University of Arizona Cancer Center at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and...

Scientists demonstrate path to linking the genome to healthy tissues and disease

Credit: Sameer Khan/Fotobuddy Our genomes help to determine who we are - the countless variations between individuals that encode the complexity of tissues and functions...

TGen receives $2.5 million SU2C grant for new pancreatic cancer clinical trial

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Oct. 12, 2017 -- Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) has awarded a $2.5 million SU2C CatalystR grant to the Translational Genomics Research...

Study reveals complex biology, gender differences, in kidney cancer

Credit: University of Rochester Medical Center A new study is believed to be the first to describe the unique role of androgens in kidney cancer,...

A range of substances with antitumor properties was synthesized at RUDN University

Credit: Maria Matveeva Scientists from RUDN University have synthesized a number of new cytotoxic substances - the ones that can damage cells. In the future...

A dietary supplement dampens the brain hyperexcitability seen in seizures or epilepsy

Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Seizure disorders -- including epilepsy -- are associated with pathological hyperexcitability in brain neurons. Unfortunately, there are limited available treatments...

MS risk in children spotted with MRI brain scans

Credit: Yale University By the time multiple sclerosis (MS) is diagnosed in children, it may be difficult to prevent the disabilities and relapses that come...

Worth their weight

Almost as large as a Smart car, giant sea bass can weigh more than 500 pounds and grow longer than 6 feet. At this size,...

New method creates liver bioscaffolds with intact ECM for reseeding and transplantation

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 13, 2017-Researchers have reported a method for successfully removing the cellular material from whole human...

New study demonstrates importance of studying sleep and eating in tandem