New study offers hope for more effective treatment of leukemia
Credit: (Photo: Sally McCay) The discovery of a protein signature that is highly predictive of leukemia could lead to novel treatments of the leading childhood...
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New MIT study will explore future of transportation
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Energy demand for transportation--which today accounts for approximately one-fifth of the world's energy consumption--is expected to rise substantially as a growing middle...
Stress flips cocaine relapse to ‘on’; research switches it back to ‘off’
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A heartbreaking phenomenon of addiction is that just a brief stressful episode can trigger relapse. In a detailed new cocaine addiction study...
Higher tobacco taxes needed to reduce smoking rates in South Asia, new analysis says
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO and NEW DELHI, April 11, 2017--Higher taxes on tobacco could reduce consumption in South Asia by at least...
PID1 gene enhances effectiveness of chemotherapy on brain cancer cells
Investigators at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles have found that the gene PID1 enhances killing of medulloblastoma and glioblastoma cells. Medulloblastoma...
Biochemical Society honors outstanding international bioscientists
Eleven eminent scientists and exceptional early career researchers have been honoured in the annual Biochemical Society Awards. The Awards recognise excellence and achievement in both...
An innovative model for the study of vision
New approaches to the study of vision both from the neurobiological perspective and with a view to the technological development of artificial vision systems: that...
Some strategies to limit sugary drinks may backfire
In response to policy efforts aimed at limiting individuals' intake of sugary drinks, businesses could enact various strategies that would allow them to comply with...
Legionella bacteria’s escape route revealed
The precise mechanism used by Legionella bacteria to escape the body's defences has been unpicked in intricate detail and is described for the first time...
Are your sensors spying on you?
Hackers are able to decipher PINs and passwords just from the way we tilt our phone when we are typing in the information. Cyber experts...
Eat wild venison to support native woodland birds, says ecologist
Loading video... Credit: Credit: Joe Ryding Wild deer in Britain should be hunted for venison to drastically reduce their populations and support the re-emergence of...
Dry needling offers alternative to cortisone injection for hip pain
Dry needling may be a viable treatment alternative to cortisone injection for patients with chronic, intermittent pain and tenderness on the outside of the hip,...
DesignMedix’s malaria drug to enter clinical trials with support from NIH
(Portland, Ore.) April 10, 2017 -- DesignMedix Inc., a drug development company targeting drug resistant infectious diseases, has entered into an agreement with the National...
Fish social lives may be key to saving coral reefs
Credit: S.A. Hein The social eating habits of fish may play a central role in protecting coral reefs, according to a study from the University...
Study identifies a role for the metabolism regulator PPARγ in liver cancer
Liver cancers are a major cause of cancer-related deaths. Large-scale genetic analyses have associated liver cancer with dysregulation of numerous molecular pathways, but disruptions in...