Mexico’s energy reform calls for new water policy
HOUSTON - (Dec. 13, 2016) - As the Mexican government oversees the implementation of the country's energy reform, it must consider how best to prioritize...
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Researchers identify biochemical mechanism behind a rare, painful genetic disease
Researchers identify biochemical mechanism behind a rare, painful genetic disease NIH-supported study might open door to first effective treatment for ACDC disease WHAT: A team...
Water: Finding the normal within the weird
Credit: Wikimedia commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Iceberg#/media/File:SantaCruz-LosGlaciares-Tempano02.jpg CC BY-SA 3.0. File: SantaCruz-LosGlaciares-Tempano02.jpg. RICHLAND, Wash. -- Wate..
Cancer genomics continued: Triple negative breast cancer and cancer immunotherapy
Continuing PLOS Medicine's special issue on cancer genomics, Christos Hatzis of Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA and colleagues describe a new subtype of triple...
Follicular lymphoma: A tale of 2 cancers
Follicular lymphoma (FL), the second most common form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, is a largely incurable disease of B cells, yet in many cases, because of...
Garth Powisnamed as NAI Fellow
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla, Calif., Dec. 13, 2016 - Garth Powis, professor and director of Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery...
New technique switches key biomolecules on and off
A new technique that will allow scientists to determine the effects of turning on and off a set of molecules involved in almost every cellular...
UC Davis joins national effort on links between health and exercise
We know that exercise is good for you. But why, and how? The National Institutes of Health today (Dec. 13) announced a six-year, $170 million...
Eat and be eaten: Invasive scavengers in Hawaii alter island nutrient cycle
Credit: Erin F. Abernethy Aiken, S.C. - Researchers from the University of Georgia have found that invasive species on Hawaii Island, or the Big Island...
Scientists examine ‘perfect storms’ fueling vast tropical biodiversity
Credit: Getty Images Biodiversity on earth is greatest in the tropics with the number and variety of species gradually diminishing toward the poles. Understanding exactly...
Female hormones increase risk of vision loss in rare genetic disease
Credit: Joseph A. Toonen Girls with a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in a gene known as Nf1 are much more likely to lose...
Francis Collins receives FASEB Award
Credit: Image courtesy of the National Institutes of Health. The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) presents its 2017 Public Service Award to...
Low-carb diets safe in short term, more effective for weight loss than low-fat diets
CHICAGO--December 13, 2016--People deciding between low-carb and low-fat diets should know the research shows a slight advantage for low-carb diets when it comes to weight...
‘Western’ maternal diet appears to raise obesity risk in offspring
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - December 13, 2016 - Diet composition around the time of pregnancy may influence whether offspring become...
Kelp beats the heat
Credit: Ron McPeak In early 2014, when a large-scale marine heat wave in the Pacific Ocean produced temperature anomalies greater than anything seen since recordkeeping...
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