Study: Research improves screening of experimental therapies for neurodegenerative disease — (Details)
Researchers at UBC's Okanagan campus have developed a new and improved method to judge the effectiveness of experimental therapies for neurodegeneration -- the...
Study: More accurate measure of body fat developed — (Details)
Cedars-Sinai investigators have developed a simpler and more accurate method of estimating body fat than the widely used body mass index, or BMI,...
Study: Discovery illustrates PREDICT project’s goal to find viruses before they spillover into people...
For the first time, scientists discovered a new ebola virus species in a host prior to detection in an infected human or sick...
Study: Study suggests immune cells rush through channels to get to injured tissue quickly...
Bone marrow, the spongy tissue inside most of our bones, produces red blood cells as well as immune cells that help fight off...
Study: Measuring the tension of a cell with a molecule — (Details)
The volume of cells can vary dramatically. Similarly to an inflating balloon, the volume increase of growing cells pushes on the plasma membrane...
Study: How the cholera bacterium survives water predators — (Details)
The cholera-causing bacterium, Vibrio cholerae, is commonly found in aquatic environments, such as oceans, ponds, and rivers. There, the bacterium has evolved formidable...
Study: Not too long and not too short — (Details)
Researchers have found a sweet spot of six to eight hours sleep a night is most beneficial for heart health. More or less...
Study: Researchers in medicinal chemistry and parasitology develop an innovative strategy to identify leishmanicidal...
Leishmania is a microorganism that enters the human body via a sandfly bite. Instead of fleeing the white blood cells deployed by the...
Study: Noninvasive test may screen for disease before symptoms appear — (Details)
It may be possible in the future to screen patients for Alzheimer's disease using an eye exam.
Using technology similar to what is found...
Study: New cell surface markers — (Details)
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that affects dopamine signaling neurons in patients' brains. Cell-replacement therapy shows some promise as a treatment for...
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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...
