GW receives $3 million grant to test hookworm vaccine efficacy in Phase II clinical trial
WASHINGTON (June 12, 2017) -- Researchers at the George Washington University (GW) received a $3 million U01 grant from the National Institutes of Health to...
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Uncovered: 1,000 new microbial genomes
The number of microbes in a handful of soil exceeds the number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy, but researchers know less about what's...
Global hotspots of established alien plants and animals revealed
Credit: Pablo García-Diaz An international team of researchers, led by Durham University, UK, has provided the first global analysis of established alien species. Their study...
Genetic testing can pick out men at increased risk of testicular cancer
Testing for large numbers of genetic changes can identify men with over a 10-fold increased risk of testicular cancer, a new study shows. Researchers found...
Sexual stereotypes can lead to unhealthy sexual relationships
PULLMAN, Wash. - Female college students who believe women are subservient and who endorse music media's degradation of women are more likely to be involved...
Long after 1980s farm crisis, farmers still take own lives at a high rate
The number of suicides among farmers and farmworkers in the United States has remained stubbornly high since the end of the 1980s farm crisis, much...
Moffitt researchers identify inhibitor that overcomes drug resistance in prostate cancer
TAMPA, Fla. (June 12, 2017) - Prostate cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related death in men in the United States. It is...
Detailed new genome for maize shows the plant has deep resources for continued adaptation
Credit: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor, NY - A new, much more detailed reference genome for maize, or corn, as it is called...
Technology unlocks mold genomes for new drugs
Fungi are rich sources of natural molecules for drug discovery, but numerous challenges have pushed pharmaceutical companies away from tapping into this bounty. Now scientists...
Islands and coastal regions are threatened the most
The study was published in the renowned journal Nature Ecology and Evolution on 12 June 2017. Humans are responsible for the movement of an increasing...
Can a single exercise session benefit your brain?
Credit: Henriette van Praag (photo on left); MarathonFoto (photo on right). Amsterdam, NL, June 12, 2017 -In a new review of the effects of acute...
Study sheds new light on inherited testicular cancer risk
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - An analysis of data from five major studies of testicular cancer has identified new genetic locations that could be susceptible...
Insomnia genes found
An international team of researchers has found, for the first time, seven risk genes for insomnia. With this finding the researchers have taken an important...
OSU researcher part of $14 million NSF program for improved genomic tools
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Coral researcher Virginia Weis of Oregon State University is one of eight researchers selected for a new $14 million National Science Foundation...
Metastatic breast cancer cells use hedgehog to ‘evilize’ docile neighbors
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published today in Nature Communications shows that metastatic breast cancer cells signal...
