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Cancer-killing virus acts by alerting immune system
A new UC San Francisco study has shown that a cancer-killing ("oncolytic") virus currently in clinical trials may function as a cancer vaccine -...
Genetic limits threaten chickpeas, a globally critical food
Perhaps you missed the news that the price of hummus has spiked in Great Britain. The cause, as the New York Times reported on...
Team unravels mysterious eye infection—Oregon woman first known case of human infected with cattle...
An August 2016 call to an infectious disease hotline OHSU runs for Northwest physicians ended up being one for the record books.
Erin Bonura, M.D.,...
Scientists create patterned graphene onto food, paper, cloth, cardboard
Rice University scientists who introduced laser-induced graphene (LIG) have enhanced their technique to produce what may become a new class of edible electronics.
The Rice...
SMU study finds earthquakes continue for years after gas field wastewater injection stops
Efforts to stop human-caused earthquakes by shutting down wastewater injection wells that serve adjacent oil and gas fields may oversimplify the challenge, according to...
Money only buys happiness for a certain amount
There is an optimal point to how much money it takes to make an individual happy, and that amount varies worldwide, according to research...
The end of yo-yo dieting? Monash researchers uncover brain switch that controls fat burning
Scientists have discovered a molecular switch in the brain that regulates fat burning - and could provide a way to control weight gain following...
New machine learning algorithm uncovers time-delayed interactions in cells
Biologists have long understood the various parts within the cell. But how these parts interact with and respond to each other is largely unknown.
"We...
Invisible, stretchable circuits to shape next-gen tech
Electrically conductive films that are optically transparent have a central role in a wide range of electronics applications, from touch screens and video displays...
Intensive agriculture influences U.S. regional summer climate
Scientists agree that changes in land use such as deforestation, and not just greenhouse gas emissions, can play a significant role altering the world's...
Researchers discover brain pathway that dissociates opioid addiction from analgesia
A newly identified protein can be manipulated to make opioid painkillers effective at lower doses while also muting the reward mechanism that leads to...
