What’s the Next Chapter in Afghanistan?
A U.S. Soldier speaks to a group of Afghan National Army Soldiers. A panel of foreign-policy experts surveys the uncertainties facing the country as it returns to Taliban rule. After…
An estrogen receptor that promotes cancer also causes drug resistance — ScienceDaily
Cancer cells proliferate despite a myriad of stresses — from oxygen deprivation to chemotherapy — that would kill any ordinary cell. Now, researchers at UC San Francisco have gained insight…
Antibody-producing B cells may be ‘predestined’ for their fates — ScienceDaily
The master regulator behind the development of antibody-producing cells has been identified in a study by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine. The findings provide new insight into the inner workings…
How tactile vibrations create illusions — ScienceDaily
Among the traditional five human senses, touch is perhaps the least studied. Yet, it is solicited everywhere, all the time, and even more so in recent years with the widespread…
Researchers define chain of events leading to dangerous intestinal disorder in preemies — ScienceDaily
In a study with mice reported today in the journal Science Translational Medicine, a Johns Hopkins Medicine research team has provided what may be the most definitive view to date…
Child abuse and neglect linked to early death in adulthood — ScienceDaily
Children who experience sexual or physical abuse or are neglected are more likely to die prematurely as adults, according to a new study analysing data from the 1950s to the…
Adjusting fatty acid intake may help with mood variability in bipolar disorders — ScienceDaily
Can specific dietary guidelines help people living with bipolar disorders better manage their health? Maybe someday, according to a new study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers. Clinical trial…
Engineers have designed a relatively low-cost, energy-efficient approach to treating water contaminated with heavy metals. — ScienceDaily
Engineers at MIT have developed a new approach to removing lead or other heavy-metal contaminants from water, in a process that they say is far more energy-efficient than any other…
Mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever virus slips into cells via protein linked to cholesterol metabolism — ScienceDaily
Rift Valley fever virus causes economically devastating outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever in livestock such as sheep, goats and cattle. These mosquito-borne outbreaks lead to infection in people working with dead…
Therapy using dual immune system cells effectively controls neuroblastoma — ScienceDaily
A newly developed immunotherapy that simultaneously uses modified immune-fighting cells to home in on and attack two antigens, or foreign substances, on cancer cells was highly effective in mice implanted…
