UCLA scientists show how to amplify or stifle signals for immune responses
T cells, the managers of our immune systems, spend their days shaking hands with another type of cell that presents small pieces of protein from...
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Researchers develop equation that helps to explain plant growth
Credit: Grace John/UCLA It is rare in biology that a single trait can answer questions spanning several fields of research. One such trait is plant...
Snake bit? UCI chemists figure out how to easily and cheaply halt venom’s spread
Credit: Steve Zylius / UCI Irvine, Calif., March 7, 2017 - Chemists at the University of California, Irvine have developed a way to neutralize deadly...
NASA sees powerful Tropical Cyclone Enawo make landfall in Madagascar
Credit: Credits: NOAA/NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Tropical Cyclone Enawo was battering the northeastern region of Madagascar when NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed overhead on...
UCI team identifies key mutation that suppresses the immune system in melanoma
Orange, Calif., March 7, 2017 -- University of California, Irvine researchers have identified a specific mutation that allows melanoma tumor cells to remain undetected by...
New protein discovered in aging and cancer
A protein has been found to have a previously unknown role in the ageing of cells, according to an early study by Queen Mary University...
Ovarian cancer researchers find biomarker linked to prognosis in aggressive disease type
Loading video... Credit: UHN (TORONTO, Canada - March 7, 2017) - Ovarian cancer researchers have identified a protein biomarker expressed on the surface of tumour...
Photos show promise as dietary assessment tool, but more training needed
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Research at Oregon State University suggests that photographs of your food are good for a lot more than just entertaining your friends...
MRI-powered mini-robots could offer targeted treatment
Credit: University of Houston Invasive surgical techniques - cutting through the breastbone for open heart surgery or making a large incision to inspect an abdominal...
Self-persuasion app motivates low-income moms to protect teens against cancer-causing HPV
As health officials struggle to boost the number of teens vaccinated against the deadly human papillomavirus, a new study from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, found...
Newly discovered DNA enhancers help switch on colorectal cancer
Genetic mutations can increase a person's cancer risk, but other gene "enhancer" elements may also be responsible for disease progression, according to new research out...
Going glassy: Revealing structure and dynamics of glassy polymers during transition
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 7, 2017 -- Glasses are not, perhaps surprisingly, technically solid in a crystalized form, but are substances frozen in a liquidlike structure....
Synchrotron sheds (X-ray) light on carbon chemistry at ocean surfaces
WASHINGTON D.C., March 7, 2017 -- Nature's carbonate system, the dynamic chemistry involving carbon dioxide (CO2), carbonate (CO32-), bicarbonate (HCO3-), and carbonic acid (H2CO3), is...
Magnetic fields at the crossroads
WASHINGTON D.C., March 7, 2017 -- From compasses used in ancient overseas navigation to electrical motors, sensors, and actuators in cars, magnetic materials have been...
Reducing conducting thin film surface roughness for electronics
Credit: Du and Maroudas WASHINGTON, D.C., March 7, 2017 -- Surface roughness reduction is a really big deal when it comes to fundamental surface physics...
