New study of brain circuits finds key links to symptoms of depression
University of California San Diego scientists have linked specific wiring in the brain to distinct behavioral symptoms of depression. In a study published in the...
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CNIC scientists find the key to improved cancer immunotherapy
Credit: CNIC Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.) have investigated how different subtypes of essential immune-response cells called CD8+ T...
UNIST reveals the whole genome sequences of rare red bat
Credit: UNIST A recent study, affiliated with the Korean Genomics Industrialization and Commercialization Center (KOGIC) at South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology...
New study finds that lymph node removal isn’t necessary for all melanoma patients
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Many patients with melanoma need a sentinel-lymph-node biopsy to determine if cancer cells have spread there, but a positive finding doesn't...
Bacteria found in Alzheimer’s brains
Researchers in the UK have used DNA sequencing to examine bacteria in post-mortem brains from patients with Alzheimer's disease. Their findings suggest increased bacterial populations...
Genome therapy could lead to new treatment for life-threatening blood disorders
Genome therapy with beneficial natural mutation could lead to new treatment for life-threatening blood disorders By introducing a beneficial natural mutation into blood cells using...
Immune system found to control eye tissue renewal in zebrafish
Credit: David White, Mumm Lab, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report evidence that zebrafishes' natural ability to regenerate their...
Combining genomics with farmers’ traditional knowledge to improve wheat production
The key to produce better crops to meet the needs of the growing world's population may lie in combining the traditional knowledge of subsistence farmers...
Teens may be missing vaccines because parents aren’t aware they need one
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at the University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Parents may be up to speed...
Scientists name new species of dinosaur after Canadian icon
Credit: Illustrated by Oliver Demuth. © Oliver Demuth TORONTO, July 17, 2017 - Scientists from the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and the Philip J Currie...
New model projects an increase in dust storms in the US
Could the storms that once engulfed the Great Plains in clouds of black dust in the 1930's once again wreak havoc in the U.S.? A...
Tiny particles increase in air with ethanol-to-gasoline switch
EVANSTON, Ill. --- The concentration of ultrafine particles less than 50 nanometers in diameter rose by one-third in the air of São Paulo, Brazil, when...
A new ligand extends the half-life of peptide drugs from minutes to days
Credit: C. Heinis/EPFL Peptides are biological molecules, made up of short sequences of amino acids. Because they are easy to synthesize, show low toxicity and...
Daily crosswords linked to sharper brain in later life
Credit: University of Exeter The more regularly people report doing word puzzles such as crosswords, the better their brain function in later life, a large-scale...
Canada should continue with separate medical stream after cannabis is legalized for recreational use
After cannabis is legalized, Canada should continue with a separate medical cannabis stream to keep patients safe, argues a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association...
