Pioneering approach advances study of CTCF protein in transcription biology
(Memphis, Tenn.—January 25, 2023) CTCF is a critical protein known to play various roles in key biological processes such as transcription. ...
Month: January 2023
Study seeks to improve pediatric patient safety by addressing language barriers
If most Americans were asked to name the country’s leading causes of death each year, their answers would likely include ...
Mount Sinai researchers awarded $12 million NIH grant to create a center to unravel novel causes of food allergy and atopic dermatitis
New York, NY (January 25, 2023) – Mount Sinai researchers have been awarded $12 million over five years by the ...
Chatterboxes: FSU researcher develops new model that shows how bacteria communicate
When bacteria interact, they give off cellular signals that can trigger a response in their neighbors, causing them to behave ...
Rice scientists’ discovery could lead to new Alzheimer’s therapies
HOUSTON – (Jan. 25, 2023) – Scientists from Rice University are using fluorescence lifetime to shed new light on a ...
‘Exotic hadrons’ research to advance knowledge of nuclear physics
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University researchers are part of a five-year, $11.24 million initiative from the U.S. Department of Energy ...
New research evaluates the safety of transplants from organ donors who recently testing positive for SARS-CoV-2
RENTON, Wash. – The demand for donated organs has already exceeded supply, with patients waiting months and sometimes years for ...
Heart failure risk higher in rural areas
Heart failure risk is 19% higher for adults living in rural areas of the U.S., as compared to urban areas, ...
23 years of WHO Disease Outbreak News reports reveal how global threats posed by disease outbreaks have shifted over time
####Credit: Carlson et al., 2023, PLOS Global Public Health, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) #### Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001083 Article Title: The world ...
52-million-year-old fossils show near-primates were cool with colder climate
LAWRENCE — Two sister species of near-primate, called “primatomorphans,” dating back about 52 million years have been identified by researchers ...
Sleep disorders in parents and children associated with more parental stress, study finds
The rate of parental stress is greater among parents who have sleep disorders themselves, or have children with sleep disorders, ...
Hernandez-Garcia honored for kindling curiosity and passion for physics
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Mexican-born physicist Carlos Hernandez-Garcia was about to deliver a presentation to the Mexican Community of Particle ...
No cap removal, no fertilization
Osaka, Japan – Fertilization is the union of two cells: an egg and a sperm. Before the egg and the ...
Movement information offers critical visual cues
Most research studies use pictures to explore how the brain constructs what we ‘see,’ but, we do not live in ...
Aging | The innate immune signaling component FBXC-58 mediates dietary restriction effects on healthy aging in Caenorhabditis elegans
“In this study, we found that DR prevents muscle aging via fbxc-58 in C. elegans.”Credit: 2023 Hahm et al. “In ...
The Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior updates Nutrition Educator Competencies for Promoting Healthy Individuals, Communities, and Food Systems
Philadelphia, January 25, 2023 – In continuing efforts by the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) to improve the ...
The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for revolutionizing the study and design of proteins with artificial intelligence, and using this technology to develop new treatments for multiple diseases
The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biology and Biomedicine has gone in this fifteenth edition to David Baker, ...
Special vascular cells adjust blood flow in brain capillaries based on local energy needs
When we smell hot dogs, it may trigger memories of backyard barbeques or attending baseball games during childhood. During this ...
Targeting Phage Therapy 2023: Many questions remain to be answered!
The 6th World Congress on Targeting Phage Therapy 2023 will take place on June 1-2 at IRIS, Paris, France. Credit: Credits ...
What crocodile DNA reveals about the Ice Age
What drives crocodile evolution? Is climate a major factor or changes in sea levels? Determined to find answers to these ...
