Why expressive brows might have mattered in human evolution
Credit: Paul O'Higgins, University of York Highly mobile eyebrows that can be used to express a wide range of subtle ...
Month: April 2018
ALS, rare dementia share genetic link
Credit: Washington University Nearly half of all patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neuromuscular disorder, develop cognitive problems ...
Tiny nanomachine successfully completes test drive
Credit: (c) Julián Valero Together with colleagues from the USA, scientists from the University of Bonn and the research institute ...
Carnegie’s Arthur Grossman receives Human Frontier Science Program grant
Palo Alto, CA--Senior scientist Arthur Grossman of Carnegie's Department of Plant Biology was part of a team* awarded a three-year ...
ASBMB announces annual award lectures
BETHESDA, Md., April 9, 2018 -- The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will hold its annual meeting April ...
Toxins produced by e-cigarettes vary by flavor
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The flavor of an e-cigarette may affect more than a consumer's taste buds, according to Penn ...
Gene editing regulations threaten sustainability of global food animal supply
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 9, 2018--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) 2017 draft ...
Harvard chemist George Whitesides named 2018 Covestro Distinguished Lecturer at Pitt
Credit: Harvard University PITTSBURGH (April 9, 2018) ... In recognition of his exemplary research in the fields of surface chemistry, ...
Removing the brakes on plant oil production
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Scientists studying plant biochemistry at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered ...
New cardiac imaging technique shortens testing time, improves patient comfort
LOS ANGELES (April 9, 2018) -- A team of Cedars-Sinai investigators has developed a new technique for conducting cardiac magnetic ...
Scientists fix genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease in human brain cells
Using human brain cells, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes discovered the cause of--and a potential solution for--the primary genetic risk ...
Scientists tweak CRISPR to speed up genomic editing
The powerful gene-editing tool, CRISPR, has revolutionized research by allowing scientists to snip and patch DNA with remarkable precision. But ...
Hundreds of thousands of Kentucky residents could lose Medicaid under the work demonstration project
WASHINGTON, DC (April 9, 2018)--In January of 2018, 15 Kentucky Medicaid beneficiaries filed a lawsuit in the United States District ...
NIH scientists develop macaque model to study Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral disease spread by ticks in the Middle East, Asia, Africa ...
Fatty liver under stress
A poor diet and other risk factors can result in liver disease. This important metabolic organ can become fatty and ...
Associating frailty to cardiovascular disease and mortality
Credit: oneinchpunch/Shutterstock Frailty is common in elderly people with cardiovascular disease and goes along with elevated mortality. However, no consensus ...
Rats sniff out TB in children
Rats are able to detect whether a child has tuberculosis (TB), and are much more successful at doing this than ...
UChicago Medicine gets approval to be Level 1 adult trauma center
The Illinois Department of Public Health has approved the University of Chicago Medicine to be a Level 1 adult trauma ...
Childhood obesity declines project identifies community-based obesity strategies that work
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 9, 2018--To improve success rates and combat continuing disparities in ...
Controlling blood pressure even when older can prevent dementia in African Americans
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Controlling blood pressure with any of the commonly prescribed antihypertensive medications can prevent dementia in ...
