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PHILADELPHIA – Evidence of DNA "scrunching" may one day lead to a new class of drugs against viruses, according to a research team from the...

Credit: University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified a promising new compound for targeting...

Human parthenogenetic stem cells, derived from unfertilized oocytes, can be used without destroying potentially viable human embryos to generate unlimited supply of neural stem cells...

Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Calcium ion batteries (CIBs) have attracted much attention as next-generation batteries to replace lithium ion...

HOUSTON – (June 7, 2016) – A gap-toothed peptide created by bioengineers at Rice University may be an efficient way to deliver insoluble drugs to...

Credit: Max Hirte / TUM Nature provides mankind with a wide variety of valuable bioactive agents ranging from vitamins over vital fatty acids to cancer...

New Rochelle, NY, June 7, 2016–Using an automated insulin feedback controller as part of an overnight closed-loop (OCL) control system improved glucose control (increased time...

Reston, Va. – A recent pilot study reported in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine found that sodium fluoride (Na-F-18) positron emission...

JUPITER, FL – June 7, 2016 – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have been awarded $1.3 million by the...

Philadelphia, PA, June 8, 2016 – A new technology suitable for practical clinical testing can detect KRAS gene mutations in lung and colorectal cancers and...

Credit: Jonathan Cohen/Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY – A new disposable battery that folds like an origami ninja star could power biosensors and other small devices...

Through a detailed study of leukaemia cells from more than 200 children, a research group at Lund University in Sweden has discovered two new types...

Increasingly, researchers are designing robots with forms and functions that defy our expectation of what a machine can be or do. One of the more...

Researchers have built a model to investigate the metastasis of cancer by examining the metabolism of breast epithelial cells and look at the role of...

MIT chemists have devised a new way to synthesize a complex molecular structure that is shared by a group of fungal compounds with potential as...