Autism often associated with multiple new mutations
Credit: Michael McCarthy/UW Medicine Most cases of autism appear to be associated with the appearance of new mutations that are not inherited from the child's...
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New autism & innovation center receives NSF and Research Corporation grants
Credit: Amy Wolf & Patrick Slattery, Vanderbilt University Creating a model pipeline that will assist adults on the autism spectrum find meaningful and gainful employment...
Largest-ever study to look at maternal nitrate consumption and birth outcomes
Nitrate is the most common contaminant in aquifers and tap water throughout the world, but its effects on human health remain largely unknown. A group...
Tropical tree roots represent an underappreciated carbon pool
Credit: Jefferson Hall Ask someone to draw a tree and s/he will invariably draw a trunk and branches -- leaving the roots out of the...
New book on Cancer Evolution from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: Michalina Janiszewska, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP) announced the release of Cancer...
New protein study broadens knowledge of molecular basis for disease
Credit: Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame Determining how proteins function on a molecular level is crucial to understanding the underlying basis for disease. Now scientists...
NIFA honors land-grant university partners, announces hall of fame inductees
WASHINGTON, D.C. Oct. 12 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today honored several land-grant university partners during...
Jefferson and Monell Center sign letter of intent to merge
PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 12, 2017) -- Leadership at Jefferson and the Monell Center announced today the signing of a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) to move...
Salk researchers awarded $2.5 million for innovative pancreatic cancer clinical trial
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (Oct. 12, 2017) Salk Professor and HHMI Investigator Ronald Evans has been awarded $2.5 million by Stand Up 2...
Lead fishing tackle may be threatening loon populations
A new study published in the Journal of Wildlife Management and Wildlife Monographs reveals the devastating effects of lead fishing tackle on loon populations. Poisoning...
Mechanism for precise targeting of the immune response uncovered
Credit: AG Tampé FRANKFURT. The immune system checks the health of cells of the body by examining a kind of molecular passport. Sometimes cells present...
Cause of cancer form in the liver identified
There is no effective treatment for the cancer form found in the liver called fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma, which is mainly found among children and young...
The ghosts of HeLa: How cell line misidentification contaminates the scientific literature
Credit: Radboud University For decades, immortal cells such as the famous HeLa cells have been contaminating other cell cultures in the lab. As a result,...
UH, ExxonMobil Chemical Company sign research agreement
ExxonMobil Chemical Company and the University of Houston have signed a multi-year research agreement that will focus on helping the industry develop energy-efficient solutions for...
Biology study suggests father’s nutrition before sex could contribute to health of baby
Credit: Michal Polak/UC Doctors long have stressed the importance of good nutrition for expectant mothers. Now biologists at the University of Cincinnati say the father's...
