A dream of foam
Credit: Group Jan Vermant, ETH Zurich Oktoberfest in Munich is an exciting cultural event, but it is also a source of inspiration for materials scientists...
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InDevR licenses Mount Sinai influenza antibodies for VaxArray neuraminidase potency assay
Credit: InDevR, Inc. InDevR, a Boulder-based progressive analytical technology and life science instrumentation company today announced that it has entered into an exclusive, world-wide license...
A piece of the puzzle: 8 autism-related mutations in 1 gene
Scientists have identified a hotspot for autism-related mutations in a single gene. By studying data from thousands of genomes of people with autism-spectrum disorders, an...
New toolkit helps nurses use genomics in patient care
Nurses and other health professionals looking to integrate genomics into patient care now have access to an online toolkit with more than 100 resources, part...
Comprehensive meta-analysis affirms cranberries’ role in promoting a healthy urinary tract
CARVER, Mass., September 19, 2017 - A thorough review of dozens of studies led scientists to conclude that healthcare professionals should be telling their patients...
Supercontinuum lasers can lead to better bread and beer
Credit: Lene Hundborg Koss, University of Copenhagen. Technologically, the supercontinuum laser has undergone extensive development since the turn of the century due to the development...
The brain at work: Spotting half-hidden objects
Credit: Randy Carnell and Megan Clark/UW Medicine How does a driver's brain realize that a stop sign is behind a bush when only a red...
Researchers compose guidelines for handling CAR T cell side effects
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON -- Immune-cell based therapies opening a new frontier for cancer treatment carry unique, potentially lethal side effects that provide...
New model may help science overcome the brain’s fortress-like barrier
Credit: Samah Jassam New model may help science overcome the brain's fortress-like barrier Scientists have helped provide a way to better understand how to enable...
Why aren’t house sparrows as big as geese?
Credit: Photo: Thomas Kvalnes, NTNU Why are house sparrows the exact size they are? Why aren't they hummingbird size or as large as geese? It...
New lung cell type discovered
(Boston)-- A recent study has identified a new lung cell type that is implicated in the body's innate immune defense against the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae--one...
UMass Amherst epidemiologist will seek hormone biomarkers of breast cancer risk
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Epidemiologist Susan Hankinson at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a five-year, $4.2 million grant from the National...
MicroRNA helps cancer evade immune system
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(September 18, 2017) The immune system automatically destroys dysfunctional cells such as cancer cells, but cancerous tumors often survive nonetheless. A...
NCI awards $12.4 million lymphoma research grant to University of Iowa and Mayo Clinic
University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic have received a five-year, $12.4 million grant renewal from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to...
People with HIV who smoke are more likely to die from lung cancer than from HIV itself
People living with HIV who adhere to antiretroviral therapy but smoke cigarettes are around 10 times more likely to die from lung cancer than from...
