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Credit: Alfred Wegener Institute On 27 August 2017, deep-sea researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) recovered the...

Etosis phenomenon discovered in human blood monocytes

A recent study published online in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology found the first clear demonstration of etosis in human blood monocytes, a type of...

Researchers find microbes key to reef survival

Can corals survive climate change?

Credit: G. Torda A group of international scientists, including scientists from Australia, have issued advice that more research is urgently required to determine whether corals...

Mayo Clinic researchers identify genes fueling neuroblastoma spread

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- For the first time, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues present data on how nervous system tumors, called neuroblastomas, spread. Their paper, published...

LSUHealthNO discovery may be key to obesity, Diabetes Rx

New Orleans, LA - Research led by Suresh Alahari, PhD, Fred Brazda Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at LSU Health New Orleans School of...

ASTRO honors 43 researchers with Abstract Awards at its 2017 Annual Meeting

ARLINGTON, Va., August 31, 2017 - The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has selected 43 recipients to be presented with one of its 2017...

E-cigarettes can help smokers quit, but there’s a catch

WASHINGTON -- Frequent e-cigarette use does help smokers quit -- a finding that Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers say supports the use of e-cigarettes...

New Zealand researchers makes ‘natural born killer’ cell discovery

An unexpected role for a white blood cell called the Natural Killer (NK) cell - a critical cell for ridding the body of infection and...

Landmark moment for science as the FDA approves a gene therapy for the first time

Today, the Food and Drug Administration approved a gene therapy known as CAR T-cell therapy that genetically modifies a patient's own cells to help them...

IFCT-0302 results question role of CT-scan in NSCLC post-surgery follow-up

LUGANO-MADRID, Aug. 31, 2017 - The optimal follow-up protocol for patients with completely resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains elusive after results of the...

Arizona State University team shines new light on photosynthesis

A team of scientists from ASU's School of Molecular Sciences and Pennsylvania State University has taken us a step closer to unlocking the secrets of...

20,000 international voices share how they want their DNA information used

The Wellcome Genome Campus and Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) have gone global with a project to explore public attitudes and beliefs on...

Panama’s native tree species excel in infertile tropical soils

Credit: Jorge Aleman_STRI Teak, the most valuable species for tropical reforestation, often performs poorly in the acid soils of steeply sloping land in the tropics....

Asthma medicine halves risk of Parkinson’s