Germ-free hatching eggs: An alternative to formaldehyde application
Credit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz There was a Europe-wide outcry in the summer of 2017 as it emerged that hatching eggs were being treated...
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Major advance in nanopore detection of peptides and proteins
Nanopore technology, which is used to sequence DNA, is cheap, hand-held and works in the jungle and in space. The use of this technology to...
Research to explore the development of deadly brain tumors
Credit: University of Plymouth Glioblastoma is the most common of malign brain tumours in adults, and it currently has no cure. Now a research team...
Flu vaccine failed to protect young leukemia patients during cancer treatment
Young leukemia patients who were vaccinated against influenza were just as likely as their unvaccinated peers to develop flu, suggesting that additional steps are necessary...
New antibiotic resistance genes found
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
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...
