UMN researchers provide molecular portraits of a new cancer drug target
Unprecedented images of cancer genome-mutating enzymes acting on DNA provide vital clues into how the enzymes work to promote tumor evolution and drive poor disease...
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Colorectal cancer prevention: A proven benefit of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers and a team of collaborating scientists from across the country have determined the comparative effectiveness of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs...
Investing in fisheries management improves fish populations
Credit: Michael Melnychuk/University of Washington Research published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that successful fisheries management can be...
Findings in tuberous sclerosis complex on the role of inflammation and epilepsy
Credit: Courtesy of Washington University in St. Louis Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is a multi-system disease that leads to benign tumor growth in several organs,...
Low-carb diet alleviates inherited form of intellectual disability in mice
Credit: Joel S. Benjamin/Johns Hopkins Medicine Experimenting on mice with a genetic change similar to that found in people with a rare inherited disease called...
Ring-tailed lemurs: Going, going, gone?
Credit: Michelle Sauther The ring-tailed lemur, an iconic primate that is emblematic of the wild and wonderful creatures inhabiting the tropical island of Madagascar, is...
New effort to promote careers in agriculture, natural resources
Credit: Photo by N. Bumgarner, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Careers in agriculture and natural resource management are booming, but today's urban and suburban kids...
Nutrition data review shows red meat has neutral effect on cardiovascular disease risk factors
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Consuming red meat in amounts above what is typically recommended does not affect short-term cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as blood...
The deepwater horizon aftermath
The oil discharged into the Gulf of Mexico following the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) rig in 2010 contaminated more than 1,000...
UTMB researchers develop first chikungunya vaccine from virus that does not affect people
GALVESTON, Texas - Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed the first vaccine for chikungunya fever made from an insect-specific...
RIT researchers estimate 10,000 metric tons of plastic enter Great Lakes every year
A new study by Rochester Institute of Technology that inventories and tracks high concentrations of plastic in the Great Lakes could help inform cleanup efforts...
Mimicking biological movements with soft robots
Credit: Harvard SEAS Designing a soft robot to move organically -- to bend like a finger or twist like a wrist -- has always been...
Exhausted T cells
Credit: La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology LA JOLLA, CA -- In a bid to better understand the gene expression patterns that control T...
First use of graphene to detect cancer cells
Credit: UIC/Vikas Berry What can't graphene do? You can scratch "detect cancer" off of that list. By interfacing brain cells onto graphene, researchers at the...
Hybrid wheat breeding gets almost $1 million USDA investment
Credit: (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kay Ledbetter) COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M AgriLife Research wheat breeders will continue to build on their development of...
