New research finds that parents suppressing feelings of stress around their kids can actually transmit those feelings to the children.…
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Researchers are making recombinant-protein drugs cheaper
The mammalian cell lines that are engineered to produce high-value recombinant-protein drugs also produce unwanted proteins that push up the…
An obesity protein discovery may lead to better treatments
By determining the structure of a key receptor in obesity, scientists have unlocked an opportunity for the development of new…
Inexpensive, portable detector identifies pathogens in minutes
Researchers have demonstrated an inexpensive yet sensitive smartphone-based testing device for viral and bacterial pathogens that takes about 30 minutes…
Game theory suggests more efficient cancer therapy
Mathematicians are using game theory to model how this competition could be leveraged, so cancer treatment — which also takes…
Novel coronavirus detected, monitored in wastewater
A new approach to monitoring the novel coronavirus (as well as other dangerous pathogens and chemical agents) is being developed…
Breakthrough discovery in HIV research opens path to new, better therapies
Cells infected with HIV make two forms of the virus’s RNA. A new article finds a single nucleotide controls which…
Experts issue guide on lung cancer screening, management during COVID-19
A new expert panel consensus statement provides guidance to clinicians managing lung cancer screening programs and patients with lung nodules…
A cellular mechanism protecting against cancer
Researchers have discovered a natural protective mechanism that leads to the programmed death of potentially diseased cells. It protects from…
New research highlights blood clot dangers of COVID-19
A special report published today in the journal Radiology outlines prevention, diagnosis and treatment of complications stemming from blood clots…