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Natural Compound From a Deep-Water Marine Sponge Found to Reduce Pancreatic Tumor Size

August 18, 2016

This work resulted in the award of a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office protecting the use of the compound agai...

Sweet Potato Crop Shows Promise as Feed and Fuel

August 2, 2016

“The CX-1 roots have higher starch content and thus higher potential for fuel ethanol yields than the table varieties,&...

Plasma Technology Can Be Tapped to Kill Biofilms on Perishable Fruit, Foods

July 28, 2016

Researchers in China report that air plasma can be used to kill biofilms found on the surfaces of perishable fruits and foods...

Researchers Produce First Widely Protective Vaccine Against Chlamydia

July 21, 2016

As most C. trachomatis infections are asymptomatic, chlamydia can often go untreated and lead to upper genital tract infectio...

Dietary Restriction Increases Lifespan Through Effects on the Gut

July 18, 2016

Research shows that cell recycling in the intestine is important for healthy aging

Study Sets Standards for Evaluating Pluripotent Stem Cell Quality

June 13, 2016

Transformative technology not quite ready for clinical use

Team Makes Breakthrough toward Fish-Free Aquaculture Feed

June 6, 2016

Aquaculture currently uses more than 80 percent of the world's fish oil and fishmeal

Barium Leaches Directly From Fracked Rocks, Dartmouth Team Finds

May 26, 2016

In a new study, the researchers addressed the basic question of when, why, and how the Marcellus Shale became enriched in bar...

Low Salt Diets Not Beneficial: Global Study Finds

May 24, 2016

Salt reduction only important in some people with high blood pressure

New Research Suggests Climate Change May Have Contributed to Extinction of Neanderthals

May 13, 2016

"Our research uncovers a pattern showing that cold, harsh environments were stressful for Neanderthals."

UQAM Inaugurates NeuroLab, the Only Educational Neuroscience Laboratory of Its Kind in the World

May 2, 2016

Lab is the only one of its kind that lets researchers collect data simultaneously on several people while they are inter...

New Data Improve Techniques for Determining Whether a Jaw Bone Comes From a Man or Woman

May 2, 2016

Study perfects the technique currently used to identify the gender that a jaw bone comes from

Scientists Uncover New Way to Grow Rare Life-Saving Blood Stem Cells

April 29, 2016

A protein called Musashi-2 regulates the function and development of important blood stem cells

Researchers Can Identify You by Your Brain Waves with 100% Accuracy

April 20, 2016

Brain biometrics are appealing because they are cancellable and cannot be stolen by malicious means the way a finger or retin...

Maple Syrup Protects Neurons and Nurtures Young Minds

April 13, 2016

Two young students show how maple syrup prevents the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the C. elegans worm...