Sizzling snails prioritize protein stability
No matter how warm it gets outside, most endotherms maintain a reasonably stable internal temperature; if they don't, there's usually a very good reason for...
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Fred Hutch scientists to discuss new treatments, public health findings at ASCO
Scientists from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will present new findings at the 2017 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, to be...
Immune responses from early study of novel sarcoma vaccine
SEATTLE -- June 1, 2017 -- The critical component of an experimental vaccine led to an escalating immune response in patients with sarcoma, an indicator...
New approach to antibiotic therapy is a dead end for pathogens
Credit: Camilo Barbosa/Dr. Philipp Dirksen The World Health Organization WHO is currently warning of an antibiotics crisis. The fear is that we are moving into...
Uncovering why playing a musical instrument can protect brain health
Credit: Baycrest Health Sciences A recent study conducted at Baycrest Health Sciences has uncovered a crucial piece into why playing a musical instrument can help...
A better dye job for roots — in plants
Credit: Elke Barbez/Gregor Mendel Institute LA JOLLA--(June 1, 2017) Once we start coloring our hair, we may be surprised to learn that we begin to...
Beyond broke bones, CTs also detect frailty and predict survival
Credit: Copyright UC Regents 2017 Using computed tomography (CT) to evaluate muscle health may help identify optimal treatments for older patients who fall and break...
Video shows invasive lionfish feasting on new Caribbean fish species
Credit: Carole Baldwin/Smithsonian Institution The showy lionfish, a predator with venomous spines that has invaded Caribbean coral reefs, has found a new market to exploit:...
New consensus document for appropriate use of drug testing in clinical addiction medicine
June 1, 2017 - A new Consensus Document from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) provides practical, evidence-based recommendations on the use of drug...
Omega-3 fatty acid stops lupus trigger, but how?
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University scientists have received a $2.3 million, five-year National Institutes of Health grant to help uncover why an omega-3...
Ethnicity and breastfeeding influence infant gut bacteria
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (June 1, 2017) - The bacteria in a child's gut appears to be influenced as early as its first year...
Wayne State awarded over $460K from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund
DETROIT - Three research teams at Wayne State University recently received grants totaling $460,305 from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund for projects aimed at improving...
Yale chemists forge a new path in the search for antibiotics
Credit: Michael S. Helfenbein New Haven, Conn. - Yale University scientists have developed a novel chemical process that may lead to the creation of a...
Telehealth reduces wait time, improves care for children with autism living in remote areas
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - Long wait times have been a persistent issue for families waiting to see an autism specialist, with waits...
Puberty hormones trigger changes in youthful learning
Credit: Jon Wilbrecht A University of California, Berkeley, study of mice reveals, for the first time, how puberty hormones might impede some aspects of flexible...
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