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Credit: Colorado State University Who runs the world? According to Jessica Metcalf, it's definitely microbes. The associate professor in the ...

New nanoparticles wait to release drugs, target infection

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Current WSU research shows stimuli-responsive nanoparticles can specifically target infections to simultaneously prevent the spread of bacteria ...

Drug for pancreatic cancer developed by college of pharmacy researchers

Credit: University of Houston A treatment for highly aggressive and commonly fatal pancreatic cancer is being developed, reports a University ...

NSF funds new integrative approaches to cognitive science, neuroscience

Credit: deradrian via Flickr Creative Commons The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded funding to 18 cross-disciplinary projects to conduct ...

New tool to detect fatty liver disease before liver damage

September 12, 2018

Credit: Westmead Institute for Medical Research A new test may soon be available to predict advanced fibrosis in people with ...

Delayed childbearing is a growing source of multiple births, study shows

September 12, 2018

Credit: Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Starting in the 1980s, the number of multiple births -- twins, triplets, quadruplets and ...

MD Anderson immunotherapy expert Sharma wins Coley Award

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Genitourinary Medical Oncology and Immunology at The ...

Cannibalistic materials feed on themselves to grow new nanostructures

Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy; image by Xiahan Sang and Andy Sproles. OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. ...

Better communication can enhance US chemical exposure incident response, new evaluation says

WASHINGTON --First responders to major chemical exposure incidents in the United States can improve treatment protocols for at-risk casualties with ...

We can still save Earth

Credit: World Scientific With article after article of news reports, research, and opinion pieces by scientists and experts spelling doom ...

Inspired by feet

Credit: © Emre Kizilkan Geckos, spiders and beetles have shown us how to do it: thanks to special adhesive elements ...

Moffitt researchers compare chemotherapy regimens for best outcomes in invasive bladder cancer

TAMPA, Fla. - Patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer have been shown to benefit from chemotherapy prior to surgical removal of ...

Too much sitting — Nurses’ role in educating patients to reduce health risks of prolonged sedentary time

August 31, 2018 - Sitting for too many hours per day, or sitting for long periods without a break, is ...

Patient satisfaction with plastic surgery — it’s the surgeon, not the practice

August 31, 2018 - Patient satisfaction after plastic surgery is most affected by surgeon-related factors, such as taking the time ...

Mutations, drugs drive cancer by blurring growth signals

Genetic mutations in a form of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may drive tumor formation by blurring cells' perception of ...

Rutgers scientists identify protein that may have existed when life began

Credit: Vikas Nanda/Rutgers University-New Brunswick How did life arise on Earth? Rutgers researchers have found among the first and perhaps ...

Leukogene Therapeutics receives funding to develop compound for resistant multiple myeloma

Credit: Photograph by Emma Vought, Medical University of South Carolina A $2 million phase 2 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) ...

The hidden life of rock gnome lichen

NEW YORK, August 29, 2018 - They are a natural fertilizer for the forest, great construction material for birds' nests ...

The evolution of carnivorous plants