Life Sciences and Chemistry
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NOAA, NASA and Old Dominion Researchers Measure Impacts of Changing Climate on Ocean Biology
A three-year field program now underway is measuring carbon distributions and primary productivity in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean to help scientists worldwide…
New strategy develops 2 prototype drugs against cancer, retinal diseases
A comprehensive drug development strategy that starts with extensive screening of potential targeting agents and then narrows down to a small-molecule…
New cancer-fighting strategy focuses on signaling molecules
The findings center on discovery of signaling molecules that are major players in a biochemical mechanism linking certain actions of B cells to solid tumor…
Rapamycin rescues learning, memory in Alzheimer's mouse model
Rapamycin, a drug that keeps the immune system from attacking transplanted organs, may have another exciting use: fighting Alzheimer's disease. Rapamycin…
UCLA study finds genetic link between misery and death
In ongoing work to identify how genes interact with social environments to impact human health, UCLA researchers have discovered what they describe as a…
Stem cells restore sight in mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa
An international research team led by Columbia University Medical Center successfully used mouse embryonic stem cells to replace diseased retinal cells and…