Potential new treatment combats COPD and other lung diseases
New research published online in The FASEB Journal reveals a potential drug to combat the life-threatening effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Specifically, the...
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Gluten-free diet may increase risk of arsenic, mercury exposure
People who eat a gluten-free diet may be at risk for increased exposure to arsenic and mercury - toxic metals that can lead to cardiovascular...
Penn vet study shows how solid tumors resist immunotherapy
Immunotherapies have revolutionized cancer treatment, offering hope to those whose malignancies have stubbornly survived other existing treatments. Yet solid tumor cancers are often resistant to...
How many calories in that tweet?
Credit: Joshua Brown It's easy to find out how many calories are in a Twinkie. But how about in a tweet? A team of scientists...
NASA gives the Webb Telescope a shakedown
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Scientists and engineers had many challenges in designing the components of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope...
NASA catches formation of Tropical Cyclone Dineo
Credit: Credits: NASA The fifth tropical cyclone of the Southern Indian Ocean season formed today, February 13 as NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image...
TSRI researchers discover how the brain turns chronic stress into pathological anxiety
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - Feb. 13, 2017 - In a new study, researchers at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have...
Researchers discover a new link to fight billion-dollar threat to soybean production
Credit: Xiaoli Guo, Division of Plant Sciences and Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri; College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan,...
Team makes planet hunting a group effort, finds more than 100 candidates
Credit: courtesy of Ricardo Ramirez. Washington, DC -- An international team of astronomers released the largest-ever compilation of exoplanet-detecting observations made using a technique called...
Neurons support cancer growth throughout the body
Credit: Venkatesh and Monje Cancer cells rely on the healthy cells that surround them for sustenance. Tumors reroute blood vessels to nourish themselves, secrete chemicals...
Banned chemicals from the ’70s found in the deepest reaches of the ocean
A study, led by Newcastle University's Dr Alan Jamieson, has uncovered the first evidence that man-made pollutants have now reached the farthest corners of our...
Plant-made hemophilia therapy shows promise, Penn study finds
People with hemophilia require regular infusions of clotting factor to prevent them from experiencing uncontrolled bleeding. But a significant fraction develop antibodies against the clotting...
Luminescence switchable carbon nanodots follow intracellular trafficking and drug delivery
Credit: University of Illinois Tiny carbon dots have, for the first time, been applied to intracellular imaging and tracking of drug delivery involving various optical...
Ovarian hormones awaken newly discovered breast stem cells
Credit: Dr Anne Rios, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have used advanced cellular, bioinformatics and imaging technology to reveal...
American Association for Cancer Research to hold its Annual Meeting in Washington, April 1-5, 2017
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will be hosting its Annual Meeting, April 1-5, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C....
