New pediatric asthma yardstick has treatment guidance for children of every age

The Pediatric Asthma Yardstick, a new guideline from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology…

Fluorescent fish genes light path to neuroblastoma

A neurodevelopmental biologist has a new tool in the search for the origins of neuroblastoma, the…

Crystal structure reveals how curcumin impairs cancer

Through x-ray crystallography and kinase-inhibitor specificity profiling, researchers reveal that curcumin, a natural occurring chemical compound…

Oxygen levels on early Earth rose, fell several times before great oxidation even

Earth's oxygen levels rose and fell more than once hundreds of millions of years before the…

‘Star in a jar’: World record for stellarators set

When Germany's Wendelstein 7-X fusion facility set a world record for stellarators recently, a finely tuned…

Genome’s gyrations fit right into new model

Computer models show that energy landscape theory can predict not only the form of DNA contained…

Scientists discover the world’s oldest colors

Scientists have discovered the oldest colors in the geological record, 1.1-billion-year-old bright pink pigments extracted from…

Link between river outflow and coastal sea level

Sea levels in coastal areas can be affected by a number of factors: tides, winds, waves,…

How antifreeze proteins stop ice cold

The existence of antifreeze proteins (AFPs) has been known for decades, but the mechanisms governing this…

Llama-derived nanobody can be potential therapy for hard-to-treat diseases

Researchers have found a nanobody that holds promise to advance targeted therapies for a number of…