Month: November 2019

In adults, hypophosphatasia causes recurrent fractures and chronic pain. In the child population this disease can be much more serious ...

EurekAlert! fellowship spotlights early-career science journalists from Latin America, other emerging regions

Credit: Courtesy photos provided by the winners Five early-career science journalists from emerging regions will attend the 2020 AAAS Annual ...

Chemists map an artificial molecular self-assembly pathway with complexities of life

The road less traveledCredit: Image by Shuichi Hiraoka, CC-BY-ND. Two pathways diverged in a chemical synthesis, and one molecule took ...

Seeing past the stigma

A review of the lesser known sides of the plant genus ErythroxylumCredit: J. D'Auria / IPK Since the Western world ...

Relevant social stimuli may reduce interest in drugs

Researchers of the UMA propose social support as a key tool in the treatment of drug addictionCredit: University of Malaga ...

How nematodes outsmart the defenses of pests

Credit: Cyril Hertz and Lingfei Hu, University of Bern The western corn rootworm causes economic losses of over 2 billion ...

Early DNA lineages shed light on the diverse origins of the contemporary population

Early DNA lineages from Finland shed light on the diverse origins of the contemporary populationCredit: Stanislav Belskiy A new genetic ...

Turning data into action: Regenstrief scientists engage in national informatics discussion

Credit: AMIA INDIANAPOLIS -- Regenstrief Institute has been on the cutting edge of informatics for 50 years. Institute research scientists ...

NTU scientists discover new way to promote insulin production in pre-diabetes phase

Credit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists have discovered that a type of immune cell known as ...

New cell therapy improves memory and stops seizures following TBI

Transplanting new inhibitory neurons may repair damaged brain circuitsCredit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, Calif. - November 14, 2019 - ...

Many patients with iNPH develop Alzheimer’s disease, too

Credit: University of Eastern Finland Up to one in five patients treated for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, iNPH, also develop ...

Life experience critical for managing Type 2 diabetes

Credit: Carnegie Mellon University A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that age plays a critical role in ...

Scientists discover how the molecule-sorting station in our cells is formed and maintained

New mechanism to explain how the cell organelle that sorts and distributes substances entering a cell is formed and maintainedCredit: ...

Lichens are way younger than scientists thought

Credit: (c) Matthew P. Nelsen, Field Museum You've probably seen a lichen, even if you didn't realize it. If you've ...

Master regulator in mitochondria is critical for muscle function and repair

New study identifies how loss of mitochondrial protein MICU1 disrupts calcium balance and causes muscle atrophy and weaknessCredit: MitoCare Center ...

NASA-NOAA satellite finds displaced power in Tropical Cyclone Kalmaegi

Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Cyclone Kalmaegi is still experiencing wind shear and those winds have continued to displace the strongest storms ...

FSU researchers develop thin heat shield for superfast aircraft

Research reveals new state of matter: a Cooper pair metal

Credit: Valles lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- For years, physicists have assumed that Cooper pairs, the electron duos ...

Stanford researchers explore how citizens can become agents of environmental change

A blueprint for how to educate people to maximize their impactCredit: U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service If you like ...

Is opioid treatment available to those who need it most?