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November 21, 2016

Loading video... Credit: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Never mind the story of Moses parting the Red Sea. How exactly do ...

Only half of a chromosome is DNA, 3-D imaging study shows

November 21, 2016

DNA makes up only half of the material inside chromosomes -- far less than was previously thought -- a study ...

Among antidementia drugs, memantine is associated with the highest risk of pneumonia

November 21, 2016

A recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that among users of antidementia drugs, persons using memantine have ...

Palliative care may mean fewer difficult transitions for older adults nearing end of life

November 18, 2016

NSU researchers to present at World Stem Cell Summit

November 18, 2016

FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. - The World Stem Cell Summit & RegMed Capital Conference has invited five faculty members from the ...

Jefferson Lab’s newest cluster makes Top500 list of fastest supercomputers

Credit: DOE's Jefferson Lab For the third time in its history, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is home to one ...

USDA invests $1.2 million in aquaculture research

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced ...

Through grant & telemedicine, Boston Medical Center expanding access to epilepsy care

BOSTON - Boston Medical Center (BMC) has been awarded a three-year, $1.2 million grant from the Health Resources and Services ...

Oregon team says life in Earth’s soils may be older than believed

EUGENE, Ore. -- (Nov. 17, 2016) -- Way before trees or lichens evolved, soils on Earth were alive, as revealed ...

Liquid silicon: Computer chips could bridge the gap between computation and storage

Credit: Photo courtesy UW-Madison/Stephanie Precourt. MADISON, WIs. -- Computer chips in development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison could make future ...

Johns Hopkins scientists advance a novel urine test to predict high-risk cervical cancer

Johns Hopkins Medicine specialists report they have developed a urine test for the likely emergence of cervical cancer that is ...

3-D imaging technique maps migration of DNA-carrying material at the center of cells

Credit: Berkeley Lab, UCSF Scientists have mapped the reorganization of genetic material that takes place when a stem cell matures ...

Black and white to high-def: GOES-R to change weather forecasting

Credit: Lockheed Martin FORT COLLINS, COLORADO - Scheduled for launch from Cape Canaveral Nov. 19, the nation's newest weather satellite, ...

Study finds arthritis drug significantly effective in treating Crohn’s disease

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have shown that ustekinumab, a human antibody used to treat ...

HC-based NGS impacts treatment decisions in lung cancer patients with adenocarcinoma

DENVER - The use of hybrid capture-based (HC-based) next-generation sequencing (NGS) to identify targetable oncogenic drivers in patients with lung ...

IU led $1M NSF-funded smart-home effort to advance health and independence in older adults

Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- As part of a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Indiana University ...

Chemical compound holds promise as cancer treatment with fewer side effects

Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA A synthetic version of a rare toxin produced by a sea creature appears to hold promise for ...

UTSW reports highest-resolution model to date of brain receptor behind marijuana’s high

Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS, Nov. 16, 2016 - Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center report the most detailed ...

Astronomers unveil ‘heart’ of Eta Carinae