Tomato plants deter attacks from a parasitic plant that’s known to ravage crops by detecting…
Month: July 2016
Breakthrough solar cell captures carbon dioxide and sunlight, produces burnable fuel
Researchers have engineered a potentially game-changing solar cell that cheaply and efficiently converts atmospheric carbon…
Toward an effective TB vaccine: Analysis of the immune response to a promising candidate
BCG, the only currently approved TB vaccine, is only partially effective. Given the complicated TB…
Students seek to reduce deaths from battlefield injuries that block breathing
Undergrad engineers have designed a low-cost, low-tech device to make it easier for combat medics…
Pain often improves in older veterans, study shows
Older military veterans frequently show improvements in pain intensity over time. However, opioids, some mental…
Study shows distress intolerance associated with opioid misuse
Inability to manage negative emotional and somatic stress is associated with opioid misuse in adults…
Protein ZMYND8 tied to suppression of prostate cancer tumor metastasis
Although it reads like European license plate number, a protein known as ZMYND8 has demonstrated…
Two proteins safeguard skin stem cells
Our skin renews, heals wounds, and regenerates the hair that covers it thanks to a…
Discovery of a novel gene for hereditary colon cancer
The formation of large numbers of polyps in the colon has a high probability of…
Researchers solve mystery on how regenerative medicine works
Researchers have identified a mechanism by which bioscaffolds used in regenerative medicine influence cellular behavior,…