‘Miracles do happen!’ Rare case of normal pressure hydrocephalus successfully treated
By Jonathan Fincher At age 66, Richard “Dick” Nash first suspected something might be wrong when he participated in…
Drug-resistant epilepsy: Dr. Patrick Kwan
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CRISPR Unlocks a New Path to Stronger Medicinal Plants
Newswise — Medicinal plants synthesize a wide range of specialized metabolites that form the foundation of many modern…
Power of Tiny Molecular ‘Flycatcher’ Surprises Through Disorder
BYLINE: Jenny Green Newswise — For decades, scientists assumed that order drives efficiency. Yet in the bustling machinery…
New Research Creates Blueprint for Designing T Cells to Kill
A multi-institutional study led by researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies,…
New Standard for Hexavalent Chromium Analysis: Improving Accuracy with synchrotron X-ray Technology
Newswise — A team of Korean researchers has developed a reference material that significantly improves the accuracy of…
UNC Research Finds Immune System Protein Drives Antibiotic Tolerance
If you have had strep throat or an ear infection, there’s a good chance you received amoxicillin or…
New discovery reveals how a tiny cellular signal helps shape the human heart
Australian researchers have uncovered a crucial new mechanism that helps explain how the heart’s major blood vessels form…
How does probing almond-shaped nuclei help push the boundaries of nuclear physics?
Key Takeaways Argonne researchers used the Argonne Tandem Hall Laser Beamline for Atom and Ion Spectroscopy (ATLANTIS) apparatus…
New Research Connects Heart Attacks to Brain, Nervous and Immune Systems
BYLINE: Mario Aguilera Arteries become clogged. Blood flow is restricted and oxygen is cut off. The result is…
In rare cases, autoantibodies can cause severe reactions to a live-attenuated virus Chikungunya vaccine that has been discontinued in the U.S.
A new study published in PNAS suggests that rare cases of brain inflammation linked to live-attenuated yellow fever and Chikungunya vaccines…
From Fleeting to Stable: Scientists Uncover Recipe for New Carbon Dioxide-Based Energetic Materials
Newswise — When materials are compressed, their atoms are forced into unusual arrangements that do not normally exist…