Nation’s public cord blood banks provide benefits, despite drop in use, study finds
The nation's public umbilical cord blood banks provide benefits that far outweigh their costs and should continue to receive federal support, even though use of...
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Women with disabilities may be missing out on cancer screening
Women with disabilities are a third less likely to participate in breast cancer screening and a quarter less likely to take part in bowel cancer...
Genes that separate humans from fruit flies found
Credit: Free Stock Photos.com Genes that separate humans from fruit flies found Genes which determine animal complexity - or what makes humans so much more...
TSRI researchers explore ways that a drug like Avandia can be made safer
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute With the heightened concerns over the dangerous side effects of the once-popular antidiabetic drug Avandia, researchers at The Scripps Research...
NYU College of Dentistry’s Yu Zhang awarded nearly $3.7 million by NIH’s NIDCR
Credit: NYU College of Dentistry New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry) researchers have received two R01 grants from the National Institute of Dental...
Examining the management of diabetes in special populations
Diabetes affects roughly 30 million Americans, and is one of the leading causes of disability and mortality. As a result, organizations such as the American...
SUG conference brings faculty and students together with OSC staff
In a week marked by a 30-year milestone, researchers who are breaking new ground came face to face Thursday with the computational experts helping them...
A new approach to cancer drug discovery
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed and demonstrated a promising new strategy for the discovery of novel anti-cancer therapies. The TSRI scientists,...
Researchers identify protein that could reduce death, improve symptoms in flu and other infections
A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has identified an innovative strategy for treating influenza, and perhaps other infectious...
UV-irradiated amorphous ice behaves like liquid at low temperatures
Credit: Tachibana S., et al., Science Advances, September 30, 2017 Ice analogs mimicking interstellar ice behave like liquids at temperatures between -210°C and -120°C according...
Scientists have found a way to create drug molecules from carbon monoxide
Credit: Denis Chusov Scientists from RUDN University in collaboration with Russian and foreign colleagues have studied reductive amination reactions. The new reactions and catalytic systems...
Nutrition is key to increasing productivity in intensive breeding
Improving the productivity of Brazilian livestock means not only finding ways to make the cattle produce more meat or more milk, but also addressing issues...
Helium found in coal seams could aid safe shale gas extraction
Natural deposits of helium gas - best known for its use in party balloons - could help aid the safe production of shale or coal...
Bentham eBooks indexed in Book Citation Index by Clarivate Analytics
Clarivate Analytics has recently included the following 16 eBooks for coverage in Book Citation Index. The Book Citation Index in Web of Science™ Core Collection...
Confronted with bacteria, infected cells die so others can live, Penn study finds
Credit: University of Pennsylvania The immune system is contantly performing surveillance to detect foreign organisms that might do harm. But pathogens, for their part, have...
