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Credit: Dan Hixson/University of Utah College of Engineering By the time someone realizes they damaged a ligament, tendon or cartilage from too much exercise or...

Significant increase in number of women tested for BRCA gene, but many high-risk patients still missing out

Ann Arbor, MI, March 22, 2017 - Discovery of the BRCA genetic mutation in the mid-90s represented a breakthrough in breast and ovarian cancer prevention....

A new species of hard coral from the World Heritage-listed Lord Howe Island, Australia

Credit: Prof. Andrew Baird The discovery of a new species of hard coral, found on Lord Howe Island, suggests that the fauna of this isolated...

430 million-year-old fossil named in honor of Sir David Attenborough

Credit: © Siveter et al An international team of scientists led by the University of Leicester has discovered a new 430 million-year-old fossil and has...

Comet 67P full of surprises, says study led by CU Boulder

Credit: NASA March 21, 2017 Images returned from the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission indicate the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was a very active place...

‘Geofencing’ shows promise in tracking chronic care

Location-tracking apps on smartphones could be used to help track and manage care for thousands of patients who suffer from chronic diseases, and possibly even...

Scientists discover new ‘boat’ form of promising semiconductor GeSe

Credit: Cava lab Princeton researchers have discovered a new form of the simple compound GeSe that has surprisingly escaped detection until now. This so-called beta-GeSe...

Kavli Lectures: Physical chemistry of polymer networks, CRISPR systems for genome editing

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2017 -- Advances in understanding polymer networks and CRISPR-inspired genome engineering tools will be the topics of a pair of Kavli Lectures...

Could OTC medicines be the answer to alcoholism?

Researchers have long wondered if medications could treat alcohol abuse. Ihsan Salloum, M.D., chief of the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse at the University...

Cool capabilities: Sea hunter, tern on display at sea-air-space

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Advanced software that can transform existing medium-sized vessels into unmanned ships able to autonomously complete naval missions. A four-legged, bio-inspired robot that...

New drug strategy: Target the ribosome to halt protein production

Credit: Bhushan S, Hoffmann T, Seidelt B, Frauenfeld J, Mielke T, Berninghausen O, et al. (2011) doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000581 The discovery of a chemical compound that halts...

New drug strategy: Target ribosome to halt protein production

Credit: Jamie Cate image. The discovery of a chemical compound that halts the production of a small set of proteins while leaving general protein production...

New plant research leads to discovery of a gene that increases seed yield in maize

Researchers from VIB-UGent have discovered a gene that significantly increases plant growth and seed yield in maize. Research into crop yield is crucial because of...

Caution needed for drugs in development for most common malignant pediatric brain tumor

Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Researchers led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have worked out how a crucial cancer-related protein, a "histone...

Satnavs ‘switch off’ parts of the brain