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Despite being studied for decades, the chemotherapy drug cisplatin is revealing new aspects of how it works. Researchers at Winship ...

Leading artificial intelligence companies partner on a quest to solve Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Credit: Insilico Medicine, Inc. Thursday, July 19, 2018, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine a leader in artificial intelligence for drug ...

Scientists uncover the role of a protein in production & survival of myelin-forming cells

Credit: Carter Van Eitreim NEW YORK, July 19, 2018 -- The nervous system is a complex organ that relies on ...

BU researcher receives NIH award to examine repetitive head injuries in former NFL players

(Boston)--Michael Alosco, PhD, assistant professor of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received a five-year, $793,000 K23 ...

Origami-inspired device helps marine biologists study aliens

Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University (NEW YORK, NY) --Scientists have tried to find the safest and most effective ways ...

In the ocean’s twilight zone, tiny organisms may have giant effect on Earth’s carbon cycle

Credit: Mike Stukel TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Deep in the ocean's twilight zone, swarms of ravenous single-celled organisms may be altering ...

Study finds melanoma biomarkers predicting checkpoint blocker response

Scientists at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center (DF/BWCC) have identified biomarkers in melanoma that could help tailor immunotherapy treatments to ...

Researchers solve mystery of how ALL enters the central nervous system

Credit: Alisa Weigandt for Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. - A deadly feature of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is its invasion ...

Neurons can carry more than one signal at a time

Credit: Cruger Creations DURHAM, N.C. -- Back in the early days of telecommunications, engineers devised a clever way to send ...

Biological signalling processes in intelligent materials

Credit: Wilfried Weber Scientists from the University of Freiburg have developed materials systems that are composed of biological components and ...

Breath tests may allow for earlier detection of pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer carries a very poor prognosis as most patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage. Now a new BJS ...

Asian-Americans face barriers to healthy aging

Credit: XinQi Dong Older Asian-American immigrants are healthier and happier if they are socially active, connected to their families and ...

In rats, perinatal exposure to phthalates impairs brain structure and function

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Male and female rats exposed in the womb and during lactation ...

Prolonged opioid use before knee or hip replacement surgery increases risk of poor outcomes

July 18, 2018 - Patients who take prescription opioids for more than 60 days before total knee or hip replacement ...

TGen-led study shows DNA methylation related to liver disease among obese patients

Credit: TGen PHOENIX, Ariz. -- July 18, 2018 -- DNA methylation is a molecular process that helps enable our bodies ...

Using adrenaline in cardiac arrests results in less than 1 percent more people leaving hospital alive

Credit: University of Warwick A clinical trial of the use of adrenaline in cardiac arrests has found that its use ...

University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center status renewed

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the U.S. federal government's principal agency that funds cancer research, has renewed the University of ...

Newly discovered shark species honors female pioneer

Credit: Video courtesy of MarAlliance Eugenie Clark was a pioneer in shark biology, known around the world for her illuminating ...

Solutions to water challenges reside at the interface

Credit: Institute for Molecular Engineering at Argonne National Laboratory WASHINGTON, D.C., July 17, 2018 -- In response to rising water ...

DNA-ROM: New grant aims for memory chips based on DNA