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Plant Compound More Powerful Than AZT against HIV

Plant Compound More Powerful Than AZT against HIV

June 16, 2017

The chemical, patentiflorin A, is derived from the willow-leaved Justicia, and was identified in a screening of more than 4,5...

Poor Overall Environmental Quality Linked to Elevated Cancer Rates

Poor Overall Environmental Quality Linked to Elevated Cancer Rates

May 10, 2017

The findings may help reduce cancer by driving policy to lower pollution in areas with high cancer rates linked to the enviro...

Gluten-Free Diet May Increase Risk of Arsenic, Mercury Exposure

Gluten-Free Diet May Increase Risk of Arsenic, Mercury Exposure

February 14, 2017

In 2015, one-quarter of Americans reported eating gluten-free, a 67 percent increase from 2013

New Technique Switches Key Biomolecules On and Off

New Technique Switches Key Biomolecules On and Off

December 16, 2016

New procedure allows scientists to turn kinases on, and then off—providing a powerful tool for studying the effect...

Starving Stem Cells May Enable Scientists to Build Better Blood Vessels

Starving Stem Cells May Enable Scientists to Build Better Blood Vessels

June 27, 2016

Findings may mean better cell function in engineered tissues and organs

Public Health Researchers Paid by Industry or Military Are Less Likely to Report Risks

Public Health Researchers Paid by Industry or Military Are Less Likely to Report Risks

March 11, 2016

Researcher finds a clear association between findings of no adverse health outcomes and financial conflicts of inte...

Universities to Share Research Facilities at Reduced Cost

Universities to Share Research Facilities at Reduced Cost

May 21, 2014

As research funding from the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies shrinks, cooperation among the Universi...

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