New research on two promising gene therapies suggests that combining them into one treatment not…
Month: August 2013
Nanodrug targeting breast cancer cells from the inside adds weapon: Immune system attack
A unique nanoscale drug that can carry a variety of weapons and sneak into cancer…
Successful treatment of triple negative breast cancer by modulation of the OGF-OGFr axis
Human triple-negative breast cancer can be treated by modulation of the opioid growth factor (OGF)…
The ‘genetics of sand’ may shed new light on evolutionary process over millions of years
An evolutionary ecologist is using “grains of sand” to understand more about the process of…
On the trail of dark energy: Physicists propose Higgs boson ‘portal’
One of the biggest mysteries in contemporary particle physics and cosmology is why dark energy,…
Fresh analysis of dinosaur skulls shows three ‘species’ are actually one
A new analysis of dinosaur fossils has revealed that a number of specimens of the…
Cigarette taxation helps to reduce drinking among groups considered vulnerable
A new study has examined the effects of cigarette taxation on alcohol consumption. Results suggest…
Piano fingers: How players strike keys depends on how muscles are used for keystrokes that occur before and after
Researchers have long been aware of a phenomenon in speech called coarticulation, in which certain…
Denis Jordanet: The physiologist who discovered the role of low blood oxygen at high altitude
We’ve known for well over a century that low blood oxygen causes altitude sickness. The…
Loan debt shapes students’ college years, experiences
A new study found that college students’ experiences can be shaped by their loan debt,…