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New Drug Candidates Target Inflammation via C3a Receptor Mapping

The team started by creating a three-dimensional map of a protein structure called the C3a receptor, which sits on the surface of human cells and plays a…

Life & Chemistry

Mayo Clinic Identifies Biomarkers for Prostate Cancer Detection

These biomarkers — known as DNA methylation profiles — also can predict if the cancer is going to recur and if that recurrence will remain localized to the…

Life & Chemistry

Foxtail Millet Insights Aid Switchgrass Genome Assembly

Sometimes there's guidance in the form of other publicly-available DNA sequences from related organisms that can be used to guide the assembly process, but its…

Life & Chemistry

"Dip Chip" Technology Tests Toxicity On-the-Go

From man-made toxic chemicals such as industrial by-products to poisons that occur naturally, a water or food supply can be easily contaminated. And for every…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Bioenergy: Insights from Relatives’ DNA Sequences

Sometimes clues from other publicly-available DNA sequences of related organisms can be used to guide the assembly process, but its usefulness depends on how…

Materials Sciences

New Brassiere Design Enhances Comfort for Breast Cancer Patients

In the framework of the publicly funded research project (AiF no. KF2136714HG0)they developed a special brassiere for breast cancer patients. The new brassiere…

Health & Medicine

Nature Walks: Boosting Mental Health for Those with Depression

A walk in the park may have psychological benefits for people suffering from depression. In one of the first studies to examine the effect of nature walks on…

Life & Chemistry

A microRNA Prognostic Marker Identified In Acute Leukemia

This study found that overexpression of a particular microRNA indicates a poor prognosis in these patients.The findings might lead to better identification of…

Studies and Analyses

Study Shows Ambient Noise Affects Consumer Behavior and Creativity

According to published research from Ravi Mehta, a professor of business administration, ambient background noise turns out to be an important factor affecting…

Earth Sciences

Nearly one-tenth of hemisphere's mammals unlikely to outrun climate change

For the past decade scientists have outlined new areas suitable for mammals likely to be displaced as climate change first makes their current habitat…

Health & Medicine

Breakthrough Discovery of Gene Mutations in Bile Duct Cancer

A team of international scientists has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the cause of bile duct cancer, a deadly type of liver cancer. By…

Studies and Analyses

Hunger Crisis: Seniors Face Rising Food Insecurity Post-Recession

“In 2005, we reported that one in nine seniors faced the threat of hunger,” said Craig Gundersen, University of Illinois associate professor of agricultural…

Life & Chemistry

New York Stem Cell Foundation scientist grows bone from human embryonic stem cells

The study is the first example of using bone cell progenitors derived from human embryonic stem cells to grow compact bone tissue in quantities large enough to…

Health & Medicine

Brain Circuitry Differences in Women with Anorexia and Obesity

Why does one person become anorexic and another obese? A study recently published by a University of Colorado School of Medicine researcher shows that reward…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic test identifies eye cancer tumors likely to spread

In 459 patients with ocular melanoma at 12 centers in the United States and Canada, the researchers found the test could successfully classify tumors more than…

Life & Chemistry

Microbe Breakthrough for Biofuels from Cellulosic Biomass

In the search for technology by which economically competitive biofuels can be produced from cellulosic biomass, the combination of sugar-fermenting microbes…

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