A powerful relationship between prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure and disturbances in parts of…
Month: March 2015
Researchers greatly increase precision of new genome editing tool
CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful new tool for editing the genome. For researchers around the world,…
Nanorobotic agents open the blood-brain barrier, offering hope for new brain treatments
Magnetic nanoparticles can open the blood-brain barrier and deliver molecules directly to the brain, say…
Damselfly war games: Flying insects take note of opponents’ strengths, abilities before entering into a fight
Before a male damselfly hot-headedly enters into a duel of aerial sparring, it first works…
Protecting nerve tissue during bowel surgery
After bowel surgery, more than half of the patients suffer from irreparable nerve damage. Now…
Management of peatlands has large climate impacts
Drainage and management of pristine peatlands increase greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. A recent…
Mutations that may enable earlier diagnosis of colorectal cancer recurrence identified
A multi-disciplinary team of doctors and scientists has characterized the genetic changes associated with the…
Pregnant women not getting enough omega-3, critical for infant development, research shows
A research team studied the first 600 women in a cohort during and after their…
Perceived open-mindedness explains religion-based dating
Across a number of faiths and cultures, people tend to date and marry others who…
Promising drug a ‘new paradigm’ for treating leukemia
A compound that delays leukemia in mice and effectively kills leukemia cells in human tissue…