New epigenetic drug strategy to treat cancer
Researchers have discovered that inhibiting CDK9, a DNA transcription regulator, reactivates genes that have been epigenetically silenced by cancer. Reactivation leads to restored tumor...
How sleeping mammary stem cells are awakened in puberty
Scientists have discovered how the growth of milk-producing mammary glands is triggered during puberty. Sleeping stem cells in the mammary gland are awoken by...
Novel method to block immunosuppression in cancer
Scientists have elucidated the three-dimensional structure of an assembly of proteins operating on cells that dampen immune responses. They also discovered how an antibody...
Whiskers, surface growth and dendrites in lithium batteries
Researchers take a closer look at lithium metal plating and make some surprising findings that might lead to the next generation of batteries.
Tracing the evolutionary origins of fish to shallow ocean waters
Coral reefs are envisioned as the seats of great biodiversity, but they may not be where all that diversity got its start. Paleobiologists reveal...
Relationship between tremors, water at the Cascadia margin
Researchers find evidence of water escaping during subduction and infiltrating sedimentary material related to small tremors that occur beneath the Pacific Northwest of the...
Pretend porpoise sounds are helping conservation efforts, research shows
An examination into the detection of harbour porpoises is helping to give new understanding of effective monitoring of species under threat from anthropogenic activities...
New species of ‘missing link’ between dinosaurs and birds identified
Researchers have identified a new species of Archaeopteryx that is closer to modern birds in evolutionary terms.
People overestimate benefits, and underestimate risks, of medical interventions
From major heart surgery to a course of minor drugs, people overestimate the benefits and underestimate the risks of a variety of medical procedures,...
Method for determining donor kidneys’ suitability for transplantation may be flawed
Results from biopsies taken when kidneys were procured from donors were not reliable for determining whether the organs were suitable for transplantation.
