Cancer-preventing protein finds its own way in our DNA
Geneticists from KU Leuven, Belgium, have shown that tumour protein TP53 knows exactly where to bind to our DNA to ...
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Super-resolution microscopy reveals unprecedented detail of immune cells’ surface
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA–When the body is fighting an invading pathogen, white blood cells–including T cells–must respond. Now, Salk ...
Towards building next-generation batteries using a pigment electrode
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Calcium ion batteries (CIBs) have attracted much attention as next-generation ...
A new molecular toolkit for the de-novo design of bioactive agents
Credit: Max Hirte / TUM Nature provides mankind with a wide variety of valuable bioactive agents ranging from vitamins over ...
Automated OCL insulin system shown to improve glucose control for youngsters at diabetes camp
New Rochelle, NY, June 7, 2016–Using an automated insulin feedback controller as part of an overnight closed-loop (OCL) control system ...
Wild parents’ genomes reveal complex genetic past for garden variety petunias
Credit: Tomas Hasing ITHACA, NY– When gardeners look at a petunia, they see the vibrant and versatile blooms of the ...
New devices, wearable system aim to predict, prevent asthma attacks
Researchers have developed an integrated, wearable system that monitors a user’s environment, heart rate and other physical attributes with the ...
Fast, stretchy circuits could yield new wave of wearable electronics
Credit: Image courtesy of Yei Hwan Jung and Juhwan Lee/University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. — The consumer marketplace is flooded ...
DARPA $6.4 million contract supports research to enhance resilience after malaria infection
Researchers at Emory University, the University of Georgia, and the Georgia Institute of Technology, along with national and international collaborators, ...
Dialing up chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer with ultrasound
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 25, 2016 — Researchers at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway have combined a laboratory ultrasound technique ...
UTA faculty member receives $308,000 grant to fight heart disease in women
The American Heart Association has awarded a new University of Texas at Arlington assistant professor of kinesiology a $308,000, four-year ...
ORNL demonstrates large-scale technique to produce quantum dots
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 19, 2016 – A method to produce significant amounts of semiconducting nanoparticles for light-emitting displays, sensors, ...
Mille-feuille-filter removes viruses from water
A simple paper sheet made by scientists at Uppsala University can improve the quality of life for millions of people ...
New device developed at UBC could improve cancer detection
A new UBC-developed method to isolate cancer cells that have escaped from a tumour could soon pave the way for ...
Big data, 3-D printing and robots: Marine Corps Commandant touts ONR S&T
ARLINGTON, Va.–Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) Gen. Robert B. Neller recently visited the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to ...
Study suggests testosterone therapy does not raise risk of aggressive prostate cancer
Men with low levels of the male sex hormone testosterone need not fear that testosterone replacement therapy will increase their ...
Discovery of cancer gene may predict survival in patients with mouth cancers
MAYWOOD, IL – Loyola researchers have identified a tumor gene that may help to predict survival outcomes in patients with ...
Regenerating blood vessels gets $2.7 million grant
Biomedical engineers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have received a three-year, $2.7 ...
New drug against nerve agents in sight
The nerve agent sarin causes a deadly overstimulation of the nervous system that can be stopped if treated with an ...
Two known chemotherapy agents effectively target breast cancer stem cells
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Two existing chemotherapy drugs appear to be a powerful pair in targeting errant stem cells that are ...
