Fast, noninvasive technique for probing cells may reveal disease
The stiffness or elasticity of a cell can reveal much about whether the cell is healthy or diseased. Cancer cells, for instance, are known to...
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NSF EPSCoR awards new projects
Credit: University Communication / University of Nebraska-Lincoln The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made eight awards totaling $41.7 million for projects aimed at building capacity...
New report gives methods for developing dietary reference intakes based on chronic disease
WASHINGTON - A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine outlines how to examine whether specific levels of nutrients or other...
New dust sources from a shrinking Salton Sea have negative ecological and health impacts
Credit: NASA. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Scientists at the University of California, Riverside investigating the composition of particulate matter (PM) and its sources at the Salton...
Sociologists to explore culture, inequalities, and social inclusion at annual meeting in Montreal
MONTREAL--More than 5,500 sociologists will convene in Montreal this August to explore scientific research relating to social inequality and many other topics, as part of...
University of Maryland School of Medicine receives grant to develop vaccine
BALTIMORE, MD. - The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) has been awarded a three-year, $2.47 million grant from the National Institute of...
Steps toward a promising therapy for a rare bone disease
Credit: Bil Zelman La Jolla, Calif., Aug. 3, 2017 - Patients with multiple hereditary exostoses (MHE)--a rare disease that causes the growth of multiple benign...
Isotope fingerprints in feathers reveal songbirds’ secret breeding grounds
Credit: Jean-Maxime Pelletier Using isotope fingerprints in feathers, researchers have pinpointed the northern breeding grounds of a small, colourful songbird. Myrtle warblers breed across much...
Cretaceous snails conceal themselves in monuments in Madrid
Credit: D.M. Freire-Lista /IGEO The fountains standing next to the Museo del Prado are built using a sedimentary rock full of gastropod shells from the...
Different sensory pathways engaged in feeling and responding to external temperature
Credit: Kazuhiro Nakamura Nagoya, Japan - To maintain the body at an appropriate temperature despite changes in the environment, there are a number of physiological...
Current threats to our oceans are revealed
Covering two-thirds of our planet, the ocean was once thought to be too big to be threatened by human activity. Scientific evidence now shows that...
Study identifies molecules that could help to prevent the development of brain tumors
Credit: Brain Tumour Research Researchers from the University of Portsmouth's Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence have identified molecules which are responsible for metastatic lung...
Dramatic changes needed in farming practices to keep pace with climate change
Credit: Lancaster University Major changes in agricultural practices will be required to offset increases in nutrient losses due to climate change, according to research published...
Could mutations and inherited genes play a role in cerebral palsy?
Hemiplegic cerebral palsy hampers movement in one side of a person's body. In the first genetic study of its kind to exclusively focus on those...
DNA provides new insights on the control of invasive Russian knapweed
Credit: Jeffrey L. Littlefield. A recent study featured in the journal Invasive Plant Science and Management sheds new light on the control of Russian knapweed,...
