Scientists have performed the first CRISPR/Cas9 screen to discover human proteins that Zika virus needs…
Month: June 2016
Present-day subsurface ocean on Pluto?
An updated thermal model for Pluto suggests that a liquid water ocean beneath the dwarf…
Itchy inflammation of mosquito bites helps viruses replicate
University of Leeds study has found that inflammation where a mosquito has bitten not only…
CAR T cell therapy can now target solid tumors: Mouse study
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, which edits a cancer patient’s T cells to…
Mice fed more fiber have less severe food allergies
The development of food allergies in mice can be linked to what their gut bacteria…
Overweight, obese type 2 patients show improvements with structured nutrition therapy
The results of a new study may change how nutrition therapy is delivered to overweight…
Harsh parenting, food insecurity predicts obesity for young women
The adolescent years can be full of changes. A new study now suggests that when…
An ocean lies a few kilometers beneath Saturn’s moon Enceladus’s icy surface
With eruptions of ice and water vapor, and an ocean covered by an ice shell,…
Airplanes make clouds brighter
Contrails from airplanes make clouds brighter, shows new research. The researchers used a combination of…
Medicare ACOs have achieved savings in providing care to patients with multiple conditions
There are now over 700 Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) in place across the country, making…