Engineering a new cancer detection tool
Studying the food poisoning bacteria E. coli may have led scientists to discover a new and improved tool to detect cancer. In a collaborative research...
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Are wealthier people more likely to receive a diagnosis of cancer?
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute Do wealthier people receive too much medical care? In a Perspective article recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine,...
AveXis to advance gene therapy program initiated by the Rett Syndrome Research Trust
The Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT) is excited to announce that AveXis, Inc., has committed to advance a gene therapy candidate for Rett Syndrome into...
Biology professor uses microphones to track pollinating bees in new study
Credit: Courtesy: Nicole Miller-Struttmann ST. LOUIS - Tracking pollinating bees is a huge business in the world of agriculture. It's estimated that farms in the...
FSU researchers find plus-size fashion models improve women’s psychological health
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A new study by Florida State University researchers reveals women are more likely to pay attention to and remember average and plus-size...
Waters introduces nanoEase M/Z columns
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) introduced the next generation columns for nano- and microflow UPLC/MS applications. The Waters® nanoEase™ M/Z columns are simple to install, reduce connection...
SLU researcher finds cause and possible relief of cancer bone pain
Credit: Ellen Hutti for Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS -- In a paper published in the journal Pain, Saint Louis University researcher Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D.,...
Sea urchin protein provides insights into self-assembly of skeletal structures
Credit: NYU Dentistry: Evans Calcium carbonate, or CaCO3, comprises more than 4% of the earth's crust. Its most common natural forms are chalk, limestone, and...
Girls more likely to have sex, take sexual risks, and marry young if they menstruate early
June 7, 2017-- The timing of a girl's first menstruation may affect her first sexual encounter, first pregnancy, and her vulnerability to some sexually transmitted...
Pregnancy diet high in refined grains could increase kids’ obesity by age 7
WHAT: Children born to women with gestational diabetes whose diet included high proportions of refined grains may have a higher risk of obesity by age...
Easing family distress: New international guidelines to identify dementia with Lewy bodies
New guidelines have been published on the clinical and physical indicators to help ensure patients with dementia with Lewy bodies get an accurate diagnosis and...
New technique enables 3-D printing with paste of silicone particles in water
Credit: Orlin Velev, NC State University Using the principles behind the formation of sandcastles from wet sand, North Carolina State University researchers have achieved 3-D...
Indonesia makes its fishing fleet visible to the world through Global Fishing Watch
Credit: Global Fishing Watch/2017 NEW YORK: This week, at the United Nation's Ocean Conference, the Republic of Indonesia becomes the first nation ever to publish...
Finding new homes won’t help Emperor penguins cope with climate change
Credit: Photo courtesy of Stephanie Jenouvrier, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution If projections for melting Antarctic sea ice through 2100 are correct, the vanishing landscape will...
Small climb in mean temperatures linked to far higher chance of deadly heat waves
Credit: Steve Zylius / UCI Irvine, Calif., June 7, 2017 -- An increase in mean temperature of 0.5 degrees Celsius over half a century may...
