A promising strategy to increase activity in antimicrobial peptides
In an article published recently in Plos One, researchers from INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier Research Centre reported a strategy that could lead to the discovery of new...
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Researchers ‘iron out’ graphene’s wrinkles
From an electron's point of view, graphene must be a hair-raising thrill ride. For years, scientists have observed that electrons can blitz through graphene at...
When human illness rises, the environment suffers, too
Credit: Kathryn Fiorella A toxic environment is known to create health problems for people, but sick people can also create health problems for the environment....
New species evolve faster as mountains form
Credit: Photo by Jian Huang. Mountains, like rainforests, are hotbeds of biodiversity. But scientists aren't sure why. For years, they've thought that it might be...
From fish to forests, conflicts to coffee: Humans affected by species on the move
Credit: IMAS A new international study led by scientists from IMAS and the University's Centre for Marine Socioecology has highlighted how humans are being affected...
Study finds more childhood cancer survivors would likely benefit from genetic screening
Loading video... Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Twelve percent of childhood cancer survivors carry germline mutations that put them or their children at increased...
Biomarker identified for likely aggressive, early stage breast cancer
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (April 3, 2017) - The one-size-fits-all approach to early stage breast cancer creates a paradox: Millions of dollars are spent on unnecessary surgeries...
Researchers obtain Bose-Einstein condensate with nickel chloride
Bose-Einstein condensates - often called the "fifth state of matter", the other four states being solids, liquids, gases and plasmas - are obtained when atoms...
Molecules in the body more visible in new detection system, say scientists
Scientists at the University of York have developed a technique that will enhance the performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in identifying disease. MRI and...
Pitt researchers identify new brain pathway that controls hand movements
PITTSBURGH, April 3, 2017 - Picking up a slice of pizza or sending a text message: Scientists long believed that the brain signals for those...
Some head and neck cancer patients benefit from continued checkpoint inhibitor treatment
Credit: DFCI WASHINGTON -- New research suggests that some patients with head and neck cancers can benefit by continuing treatment with an immunotherapy drug after...
Case Western Reserve named to new national colorectal cancer dream team
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center have been named to a new colorectal cancer dream team that was...
‘Innovator’ award for new leukemia immunotherapies
Credit: Bo Jungmayer / Fred Hutch News Service Dr. Marie Bleakley, a pediatric oncology physician-scientist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, has received a 2017...
Screening the dark genome for disease
Credit: Duke University Researchers have developed a method to swiftly screen the non-coding DNA of the human genome for links to diseases that are driven...
Stem cell innovation regrows rotator cuffs
Every time you throw a ball, swing a golf club, reach for a jar on a shelf, or cradle a baby, you can thank your...
