WCSJ2017 organizers announce program themes, fellowships, speakers
BOSTON, MA (February 16, 2017) --Organizers of the 10th World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ2017) unveiled details of the upcoming event at an information session...
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UAB to bring proton therapy for advanced cancer treatment to Birmingham
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of Alabama at Birmingham will partner with Proton International to bring proton therapy, one of the most technically...
Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of US, to be honored at Research!America Advocacy Awards Dinner
ARLINGTON, VA - February 16, 2017 - Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States, will receive Research!America's Gordon and Llura Gund Leadership Award...
A case where smoking helped
Credit: Olson Lab/Rice University There's at least one person in the world for whom smoking has a beneficial effect, and it took an international collaboration...
Research at MDI Biological Laboratory sheds light on mechanisms underlying aging
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- Scientists have known for decades that drastically restricting certain nutrients without causing malnutrition prolongs health and lifespan...
CWRU research team finds radial acceleration relation in all common types of galaxies
The distribution of normal matter precisely determines gravitational acceleration in all common types of galaxies, a team led by Case Western Reserve University researchers reports....
A single mutation may impact infectivity of West Nile and similar viruses
Credit: A. Wilson; Brian W.J. Mahy, BSc, MA, PhD, ScD, DSc, USCDCP A mutation that impacts changes in the shape of an essential viral protein...
Mouse study reveals potential drug target for arthritis caused by chikungunya virus
Credit: Wilson et al. (2017) An immune system proteinase called granzyme A appears to promote arthritic inflammation in mice infected with chikungunya virus, scientists report...
Ceres hosts organic compounds, and they formed on the asteroid, not beyond
Aliphatic organic compounds - carbon-based building blocks that may have a role in the chemistry that creates life - have been detected for the first...
Moths’ sweet way of compensating for lack of antioxidants
Credit: Bruce D. Taubert Animals that feed almost solely on nectar, which doesn't produce protective antioxidants, are still able to avoid experiencing oxidative damage to...
Scientists reveal the treadmilling motion of dividing bacteria
An international team of scientists using the latest imaging techniques have revealed how bacterial division proteins build a partition wall across the cell, one molecule...
Spider web of cancer proteins reveals new drug possibilities
Scientists at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have mapped a vast spider web of interactions between proteins in lung cancer cells, as part of...
Seagrasses greatly reduce bacteria, benefiting humans and marine life
Credit: Courtney Couch Seagrass meadows reduce bacteria pathogenic to humans and marine life by up to 50%, a new study shows. What's more, corals located...
Foot-and-mouth crises to be averted with vaccination strategy
Credit: University of Warwick Foot-and-mouth epidemics could be controlled quickly and effectively by rapidly establishing how many animals can be vaccinated per day of an...
Snap beans hard to grow in cover crop residue
Credit: Pixabay URBANA, Ill. - More no-till farmers are using cover crops to conserve soil and suppress weeds, but many vegetable producers are reluctant to...
