Chemo-boosting drug discovered for leukemia
Credit: Diana Passaro Drugs developed to treat heart and blood vessel problems could be used in combination with chemotherapy to treat an aggressive form of...
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Exploring periodontitis in patients with Chédiak-Higashi syndrome
(International & American Associations for Dental Research) IADR and AADR have published an article titled 'Periodontitis in Chédiak-Higashi Syndrome: An Altered Immunoinflammatory Response'..
Drugs found to be more effective against depression than electric current
Credit: Izio Klein / HC-FMUSP A new study questions the efficacy of treatments for depression based on stimulating brain areas with low-intensity electric current. The...
Satellite eyes Tropical Storm Irma swirling in eastern Atlantic
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA, Goddard Rapid Response Team NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over Tropical Storm Irma in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and captured a visible...
Center for Biorenewable Chemicals introduces idea for new molecules, innovation, value
Credit: Image reproduced by permission of Brent H. Shanks and The Royal Society of Chemistry from Green Chem., 2017, 19, 3177-3185, DOI: 10.1039/C7GC00296C. AMES, Iowa...
MIT Portugal PhD graduate researcher developed a chatbot that already is a reference in healthcare
(MIT Portugal Program) Florence is an online personal health assistant that helps users to manage their health & wellness care. This 'virtual friend' has evolved...
Trial looks at whether compound relieves cognitive deficits after bypass
TUCSON, Ariz. -- University of Arizona researchers are collaborating on a Phase 2 trial to determine whether a particular peptide administered before and after coronary...
New study shows that Americans are not eating much bread
Credit: The Ginger Network Aug. 31, 2017 -- Washington, D.C. -- A new study published this month in the journal, Nutrients, shows that - contrary...
Record-low 2016 Antarctic sea ice due to ‘perfect storm’ of tropical, polar conditions
Credit: Malte Stuecker/University of Washington While winter sea ice in the Arctic is declining so dramatically that ships can now navigate those waters without any...
X-ray footprinting solves mystery of metal-breathing protein
Credit: Berkeley Lab Scientists have discovered the details of an unconventional coupling between a bacterial protein and a mineral that allows the bacterium to breathe...
Family of proteins involved in brain’s connectivity are controlled by multiple checkpoints
Each of the brain's 100-billion nerve cells make around 10,000 connections to other cells through synapses that enable them to transmit information to and receive...
Nature Conservation special: Guidelines for the monitoring of beetles protected in Europe
Credit: Michela Maura In a set of eight research publications, scientists tested various methods for the monitoring of five European saproxylic (i.e. dependent on dead...
A new method used to generate ensemble initial perturbations
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences The atmosphere is a chaotic system, and even negligible initial errors will give rise to gradual deviation of the forecast...
Why are coyote populations difficult to control?
Conventional wisdom suggests that coyote control efforts actually result in an increase in the number of coyotes due to increasing litter sizes and pregnancy rates...
Nature gem within the city: What grows in the biodiversity-rich Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve
Credit: Imin Kamin Established as early as 1900, Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve (BNFR) is the oldest of its kind in Malaysia, offering a biodiversity- rich...
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