New algorithms may revolutionize drug discoveries — and our understanding of life
Credit: Structura Biotechnology Inc A new set of machine learning algorithms developed by U of T researchers that can generate 3D structures of tiny protein...
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Researchers identify ‘synthetic essentiality’ as novel approach for locating cancer therapy targets
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A new method has been found for identifying therapeutic targets in cancers lacking specific key tumor suppressor genes. The process,...
New technique slashes diagnosis time during brain surgery
Loading video... Credit: Michigan Medicine A new approach to the practice of surgical pathology for brain tumor patients could make for a powerful combination: more...
Bacterium from coal mine fire could aid drug targeting
Credit: Photo by Allison Perry/University of Kentucky HOUSTON -- (Feb. 6, 2017) -- Chemists scouring Appalachia for exotic microorganisms that could yield blockbuster drugs have...
Engineers harness stomach acid to power tiny sensors
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital have designed and demonstrated a small voltaic cell that is sustained by the acidic...
Sentinels in the blood: A new diagnostic for pancreatic cancer
Credit: The Biodesign Institute Despite enormous research strides, detection methods for many diseases remain cumbersome and expensive, and often uncover illness only at advanced stages,...
Prosthetic arm technology that detects spinal nerve signals developed by scientists
Credit: Imperial College London Scientists have developed sensor technology for a robotic prosthetic arm that detects signals from nerves in the spinal cord. To control...
Fred Hutch’s Paulovich lab to lead protein assay work for Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot
The Applied Proteogenomics OrganizationaL Learning and Outcomes (APOLLO) network, which is a partnership among the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Department of Defense, and Department of...
Growing group of women take heart in pregnancy recommendations
Loading video... Credit: Courtesy: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles - For generations, doctors told women who were born with complex congenital heart defects...
The power of tea
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis A compound found in green tea could have lifesaving potential for patients with multiple myeloma and amyloidosis, who face...
Study sheds light on how carnivorous plants acquired a taste for meat
Credit: Mitsuyasu Hasebe BUFFALO, N.Y. -- To the average plant-eating human, the thought of a plant turning the tables to feast on an animal might...
CU scientists help pinpoint genetic changes related to carnivorous plant evolution
AURORA, Colo. (Feb. 6, 2017) - A team of scientists that includes researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have sequenced the genome...
Promiscuous lamprey found to conduct ‘sham matings’
Loading video... Credit: Yamazaki C, Koizumi I. Journal of Ethology, January 19, 2017 Researchers at Hokkaido University have discovered that the nonparasitic lamprey Lethenteron kessleri...
Lakes respond differently to nitrogen disposition
(Umea University) Nitrogen deposition caused by human activities can lead to an increased phytoplankton production in boreal lakes. The response of boreal lakes to nitrogen...
Scientists discover helium chemistry
Credit: Illustration is provided courtesy of Artem R. Oganov. Washington, DC/Moscow-- Although helium is the second most-abundant element (after hydrogen) in the universe, it doesn't...
