BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 6 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * A bioadhesive patch inspired by mussel adhesion eliminates cells from the most aggressive brain tumor * A study coordinated by the Institut de Neurociencies of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona proposes a new treatment for glioblastoma, the most aggressive brain tumor. The approach involves patches tested in cell cultures and in excised pig brains that induce a high level of cellular oxida more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 6 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * An Accidental Scholar of Physiology and Biophysics Retires * After spending 50 years studying how things work in living organisms, Dr. Karl Magleby sees continuing discoveries leading to a bright future. Karl Magleby, Ph.D., has spent five decades exploring how activity in tiny biological structures can have a large impact on human health. The professor and former chair of the Dep more PR

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 6 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Newly identified protein interaction helps keep cells' recycling system in balance * Cornell researchers have discovered a new way cells regulate how they respond to stress, identifying an interaction between two proteins that helps keep a critical cellular recycling system in balance. The findings show that a protein called SHKBP1 regulates another protein, p62, which plays a key role in clearing damaged cell  more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Feb. 6 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Science Division awards honor staff and faculty for outstanding work and dedication * Alyssa Danielli, department manager in astronomy and astrophysics, and Carrie Partch, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, are being honored by the Science Division for their outstanding work. Danielli and Partch are the respective recipients of the division's 2024-25 Outstanding Staff and F more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Some early life forms may have breathed oxygen well before it filled the atmosphere * Oxygen is a vital and constant presence on Earth today. But that hasn't always been the case. It wasn't until around 2.3 billion years ago that oxygen became a permanent fixture in the atmosphere, during a pivotal period known as the Great Oxidation Event (GOE), which set the evolutionary course fo more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 6 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Raccoon Study Goes Viral, Capturing Millions Online * One morning, a University of Arkansas at Little Rock research project showed up on millions of phones. A UA Little Rock professor's study on urban raccoons -once confined to a classroom and a scientific journal -had gone viral, sparking national attention and an unexpected wave of visibility for student-driven res more PR