Auxin drives leaf flattening
Credit: IGDB Leaves are fundamental light-capturing organs of plants. The vast majority of higher plants utilize leaves as their solar panels to harvest solar energy....
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Cancer vaccines need to target T cells that can persist in the long fight against cancer
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 25, 2017) - Cancer vaccines may need to better target T cells that can hold...
Maternal diet could affect kids’ brain reward circuitry
Researchers in France found that rats who ate a junk food diet during pregnancy had heavier pups that strongly preferred the taste of fat straight...
Newly revealed autism-related genes include genes involved in cancer
The identification of genes related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) could help to better understand the disorder and develop new treatments. While scientists have found...
Brain guides body much sooner than previously believed
Credit: Celia Herrera-Rincon/Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (Sept. 25, 2017) -- The brain plays an active and essential role much earlier than previously thought, according to...
MRI contrast agent locates and distinguishes aggressive from slow-growing breast cancer
Credit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent being tested by researchers at Case Western Reserve University not only pinpoints...
UTSA receives $350,000 grant for prostate cancer research
Jing Yong Ye, professor of biomedical engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), has received a two-year, $354,617 grant from the National...
New open-access journal Metabarcoding & Metagenomics joins the lines of publisher Pensoft
Credit: Metabarcoding and Metagenomics and Pensoft A new innovative open-access academic journal Metabarcoding and Metagenomics (MBMG) is launched to welcome novel papers from both basic...
Discovery of a new group of sponges could help measure impact of deep-sea mining
Credit: Adrian Glover, Thomas Dahlgren, Helena Wiklund A completely new group of sponges has been discovered, which scientists believe could be a key indicator species...
Fish have complex personalities, research shows
Credit: University of Exeter Scientists from the University of Exeter studied how guppies behaved in various situations, and found complex differences between individuals. The researchers...
Discovery of a new genetic syndrome which predisposes the body to cancer
(Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) A new syndrome caused by biallelic mutations -- those produced in both gene copies inherited from the mother and father --...
Novel assay shows promise for non-invasive detection of PD-L1 on circulating tumor cells
Future Science Group (FSG) today announced the publication of an article in Future Science OA presenting early data from a novel assay for the non-invasive...
Russian scientists have studied the genes that allow cancer cells to resist drugs
Researchers from the People's Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) have studied the mechanism of drug resistance for ovarian and breast cancer cells. They discovered...
Positive, negative or neutral, it all matters: NASA explains space radiation
Credit: NASA Charged particles may be small, but they matter to astronauts. NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) is investigating these particles to solve one of...
Forgoing chemo linked to worse survival in older patients with advanced colon cancer who had dementia
Bottom Line: A pre-existing diagnosis of dementia was associated with increased risk of death for older patients with advanced colon cancer; however, some of the...
