New role of cholesterol in regulating brain proteins discovered
A study led by researchers at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) and the Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics at the Faculty...
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PI3K/mTOR inhibitors may be effective against some uterine sarcomas
To interview Frédéric Amant, contact Julia Gunther at [email protected] or 215-446-6896. Bottom Line: The protein P-S6S240 may serve as an indicator of poor prognosis for...
Oil and gas wastewater spills alter microbes in West Virginia waters
Credit: US Environmental Protection Agency Wastewater from oil and gas operations -- including fracking for shale gas -- at a West Virginia site altered microbes...
Forests worldwide threatened by drought
Credit: University of Stirling Forests around the world are at risk of death due to widespread drought, University of Stirling researchers have found. An analysis,...
Neural networks promise sharpest ever images
Credit: K. Schawinski / C. Zhang / ETH Zurich. Telescopes, the workhorse instruments of astronomy, are limited by the size of the mirror or lens...
New approach to reduce risk of developing type 2 diabetes trialled in Liverpool
An international clinical trial conducted by the University of Liverpool has shown that the drug liraglutide 3.0 mg may reduce diabetes risk by 80% in...
Average distance to a forest increased by almost 14 percent in the continental US in a decade
Credit: Yang S, Mountrakis G (2017) During the 1990s, in the continental US key connecting forest patches have been lost resulting in an increase of...
In rare disorder, novel agent stops swelling before it starts
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System An early-stage clinical trial has found that, compared to a placebo, a novel medication significantly reduces potentially life-threatening episodes of...
Organ-on-a-chip mimics heart’s biomechanical properties
Loading video... Credit: Veniamin Sidorov VIIBRE Vanderbilt The human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times in an average lifetime. Now scientists at Vanderbilt University...
The value of nutrition and exercise, according to a moth
Credit: National Science Foundation Quick! Name the top-performing athletes in the animal kingdom. Cheetah? Try again. Blue whale? Nope. Here's a clue: If you take...
New research horizons
Two UC Santa Barbara faculty members -- cryptographer Stefano Tessaro and condensed matter physicist Andrea Young -- have been selected to receive research fellowships from...
Average distance to a forest increased by almost 14% in the continental US in a decade
Credit: Yang S, Mountrakis G (2017) During the 1990s, in the continental US key connecting forest patches have been lost resulting in an increase of...
How do polar bears respond to climate change, subsistence hunting?
Credit: Kristin Laidre/University of Washington UW's Kristin Laidre awarded Pew marine fellowship to study effects of climate change, subsistence hunting on polar bears Polar bears...
Incarceration linked to excess burden of cancer, new study finds
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, Feb. 22, 2017 -- People who spend time in jails and prisons are more likely to develop certain...
Serendipity uncovers borophene’s potential
Credit: Mark C. Hersam Almost one year ago, borophene didn't even exist. Now, just months after a Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory team discovered...
