UMBC’s Meyerhoff Scholars Program has been lauded as a national model for supporting diverse students in STEM fields. Other institutions
Month: April 2019
The dead may outnumber the living on Facebook within 50 years
New analysis by academics from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), part of the University of Oxford, predicts the dead may
Pericytes may improve muscle recovery
Extended periods of limb immobilization — whether from long-term bed rest, casting, spaceflight, or other circumstances — can reduce skeletal
Scientists unlock new role for nervous system in regeneration
Biologists at Tufts University have developed a computational model of planarian (flatworm) regeneration that explains how fragments of planaria determine
Fussy children in poor families are not exposed to healthy food
Sadly, eating healthy is expensive. Counter intuitively, poor people are often the ones who are overweight, out of shape and
Dengue research in the Philippines evolving over time
Communicable diseases including dengue continue to be major causes of morbidity and mortality in the Philippines. Now, researchers reporting in
Blood cancer’s Achilles’ heel opens door for new treatments
New findings about a fatal form of blood cancer could aid the development of new drugs with significantly less harmful
Québec siblings with rare orphan disease lead to discovery of rare genetic diseases
Mutations in a gene involved in brain development have led to the discovery of two new neurodevelopmental diseases by an
Researchers verify new method of HIV transmission among injection drug users and effective prevention technique
New studies from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University have found for the first time that HIV can be
Key to targeting dormant cancer cells
An international team of scientists has uncovered the unique set of genes that keeps some cancer cells dormant. Led by
