Study: Protein found to be key component in irregularly excited brain cells
Credit: Photo by Steph Adams CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- In a new study in mice, researchers have identified a key protein ...
Month: July 2018
DNA-ROM: New grant aims for memory chips based on DNA
Credit: (Josh Hihath, UC Davis; Yonggang Ke, Emory University) Josh Hihath is trying to fuse biology and electrical engineering and ...
New NSF awards support the creation of bio-based semiconductors
Credit: Yonggang Ke, Biomedical Engineering Department, Emory University and Georgia Tech To address a worldwide need for data storage that ...
$26.5 million grant funds first large-scale study on African-American men with prostate cancer
Credit: Courtesy, Christopher Haiman LOS ANGELES - The Keck School of Medicine of USC is leading a $26.5 million effort ...
Variations of a single gene drive diverse pigeon feather patterns
Credit: University of Utah In a new study, a team led by University of Utah biologists has discovered that different ...
The ancient armor of fish — scales — provide clues to hair, feather development
Credit: Photo by Andrew Aman, David Parichy, University of Virginia, for the journal eLife. When sea creatures first began crawling ...
Anti-obesity drug derived from chili peppers shows promise in animal trials
A novel drug based on capsaicin, the compound that gives chili peppers their spicy burn, caused long term weight loss ...
Heritable genome editing: Action needed to secure responsible way forward
An independent inquiry by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics has concluded that editing the DNA of a human embryo, sperm, ...
Obesity and inflammation — A deadly combination for prostate cancer
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Inflammation and evasion of the immune system have been reported to be some of the ...
TGen opens DIPG tissue donation portal to accelerate research
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- July 17, 2018 -- A tissue donation portal opened today at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), ...
New target protein for colon cancer identified
(Boston)--Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a new potential target protein (c-Cbl) they believe can help ...
The rise of secondary imaging interpretations
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study assesses the increased growth of secondary interpretations of diagnostic imaging examinations ...
BU: Almost half of US adults who drink, drink too much, and continue to do so
A new study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers has found that about 40 percent of ...
Nitric oxide tells roundworms to avoid bad bacteria
Nitric oxide gas produced by a type of harmful bacteria lets roundworms know to stay away from it, says a ...
A single genetic change in gut bacteria alters host metabolism
Scientists have found that deleting a single gene in a particular strain of gut bacteria causes changes in metabolism and ...
For professional baseball players, faster hand-eye coordination linked to batting performance
July 17, 2018 - Professional baseball players who score higher on a test of hand-eye coordination have better batting performance ...
The scent of coffee appears to boost performance in math
Drinking coffee seems to have its perks. In addition to the physical boost it delivers, coffee may lessen our risk ...
National Network of Indian Depression Centers partners with US Depression Centers Network
The National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC) has joined forces with the National Network of Depression Centers India (NNDC- I) ...
Pediatric NEXUS head CT DI reliably guides blunt trauma imaging decisions
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL--The Pediatric NEXUS Head Computed Tomography ...
Discrepancies found in prescription drug labeling pregnancy information across four countries
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 17, 2018--A study comparing the evidence and recommendation levels of ...
