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New Rice University research approach sheds light on Alzheimer's disease research

A team of researchers from Rice University has used fluorescence lifetime (FLT) to understand a peptide associated with Alzheimer's disease, finding that protein plaques associated with disease are stickier than previously thought.

Reversing Drug Resistance In Lung Cancer

University of Missouri researchers were awarded a $2.35 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to help overcome drug resistance in non-small cell lung cancer.

A Smoky Solution — For Plants

After MU researchers started examining the impact of smoke on plant growth after a wildfire, their surprising discovery could one day lead to new farming practices.

COVID-19 Pandemic Hurt Academic Experience For African International Students, MU Study Finds

Findings can help universities direct more tailored support to vulnerable populations during times of crisis.

Storytelling Helps College Students Relieve Stress, Improve Confidence During The COVID-19 Pandemic

A University of Missouri researcher and colleagues find that individual life stories can give us hints about how college students are adjusting to life during a pandemic.

Tuberculosis Vaccine Could Assist Future COVID-19 Vaccine Development

Research Findings Suggest Strategy to ‘Complement and Extend’ the Protection Offered by Existing COVID-19 Vaccines

The Magic of Building with Mushrooms

Fungus-based construction materials could be useful in remote settings or at the scenes of natural disasters.

Screening Program Could Identify 1 Million Americans with Genetic Heart Disease

A screening program that combines genetic and lab testing could identify 1 million Americans who are at risk of early death from heart disease because they carry a gene that causes high cholesterol, found researchers at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

For Wetland Plants, Sea-Level Rise Stamps Out Benefits of Higher CO2

Beneficial Effects of Rising CO2 for Plants Disappear 
Under Flooding, 33-Year Field Experiment Reveals

New COVID-19 Rapid-test Technology Performs PCR Faster than Similar Tests on the Market

Researchers at Columbia Engineering and Rover Diagnostics team up to develop a low-cost, portable platform that gives RT-PCR results in 23 minutes that match laboratory-based tests

Emulating Schizophrenia in a Dish

A chance observation spawns a versatile new strategy for taking on some of humanity’s most vexing psychiatric disorders.

UCI-Led Team First To Discover New Neural Circuits That Regulate Spatial Learning And Memory In The Brain’s Hippocampal Formation

Understanding of novel functional roles can advance research in Alzheimer’s disease, other learning and memory disorders

UCI Researchers Reveal Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Mutations Within The Eye That Lead To Blindness

Understanding the key structural determinants of a highly specialized membrane in the eye could lead to new treatments, even a cure

UCI-Led Team Develops New Biopsy Technology For Analyzing Multiple Tumor Tissue Biomarkers

Mapping cellular spatial organization and interactions will advance personalized treatment

UCI Study Could Explain Why Parkinson’s Drug Improves, Then Diminishes Quality Of Life

L-dopa-protein complex may cause cellular iron overload in brain, leading to side effects

UCI-Led Research Team Discovers A Molecular Feature In Prostate Cancer With Prognostic Value, Distinguishes Ancestral Differences

Expression signatures may be useful for assessing greatest risk of progression in prostate and other cancers