Study: Making lead pipes safe — (Details)
Lead leaching from pipes into the water supply is a serious public health concern. And if water sources or treatment regimens are changed,...
Study: Liver, colon cancer cells thwarted by compounds derived from hops — (Details)
The plant that adds flavor, color and bitterness to beer also produces a primary compound that thwarts cancer cells, and two important derivatives...
Study: Scientists uncover the mechanism of a gene to better target cancer therapy —...
Metastatic ovarian, prostate and breast cancers are notoriously difficult to treat and often deadly. Now, Salk Institute researchers have revealed a new role...
Study: Evidence for a widespread virus reservoir in Africa — (Details)
Researchers have identified Bombali ebolavirus in an Angolan free-tailed bat captured in the Taita Hills, southeast Kenya. No ebolaviruses have been previously reported...
Study: Exotic signaling mechanism in pathogens — (Details)
The unicellular parasite that causes sleeping sickness differs from other eukaryotes in the mode of regulation of an essential cellular signaling pathway. This...
Study: Acute flaccid myelitis requires galvanized research response — (Details)
Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) presents significant challenges not only to patients but also to researchers, and efforts must be accelerated to learn more...
Study: Harnessing photonics for at-home disease detection — (Details)
In the not-too-distant future, each of us may have a simple device -- small enough for our nightstand or our pocket -- that...
Study: Evidence for link between ‘leaky gut’ and autoantibody production in HIV-positive patients —...
Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, attacks the immune system, making affected individuals more susceptible to infections. When patients with HIV are treated with...
Study: Molecular process controls eye’s light-dependent vascular development — (Details)
Scientists discovered a light-dependent molecular pathway that regulates how blood vessels develop in the eye. The findings in Nature Cell Biology suggest it...
Study: Anti-evolvability drugs could slow antibiotic resistance in bacteria — (Details)
The failure of existing antibiotics to combat infections is a major health threat worldwide. While the traditional strategy for tackling drug resistance has...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
