New book on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine from CSHLPress
Credit: Joseph P. Vacanti Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP) announced the release of Tissue ...
NYIT biologist receives NIH support for bone-healing research
Credit: NYIT NYIT (New York Institute of Technology) has been awarded $442,000 to pursue research into a gene critical in ...
Longer, stronger summers in the Gulf of Maine
Credit: University of Maine Summer is coming to the Gulf of Maine, longer and warmer than ever -- as much ...
Researchers develop Lassa fever treatment effective eight days after infection
GALVESTON, Texas - A collaborative team of scientists, led by a group at The University of Texas Medical Branch at ...
NYU Bluestone Center discovers that skin color affects skin sensitivity to heat, mechanical stimuli
Researchers at the Bluestone Center for Clinical Research at the New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry) have identified ...
Professor Julien van Grevenynghe receives award from the Banting Research Foundation
Assistant Professor Julien van Grevenynghe from INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier Research Centre has received a 2017 Discovery Award from the Banting Research ...
Split-brain fruit fly research gives new insight into autism
Credit: Photo by Mike Wolterbeek, University of Nevada, Reno. A better understanding of the cause of autism may come from ...
Newly-discovered semiconductor dynamics may help improve energy efficiency
Researchers examining the flow of electricity through semiconductors have uncovered another reason these materials seem to lose their ability to ...
Deforestation long overlooked as contributor to climate change
ITHACA, N.Y. - When it comes to tackling climate change, the focus often falls on reducing the use of fossil ...
On a quest to improve treatments for inflammatory bowel disease
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--September 5, 2017--Scientist Shomyseh Sanjabi, PhD, joined the Gladstone Institutes seven years ago, and she brought with her ...
Longtime antidepressant could slow Parkinson’s
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University scientists now have early proof that an antidepressant drug that's been around for ...
Study identifies new metabolic target in quest to control immune response
Credit: Sally McCay A surprising discovery that immune cells possess an internal warehouse of glycogen used to activate immune responses ...
New, ultra-rare gene mutations implicated in eating disorders
Credit: CC PLOS ONE By combining whole exome sequencing, machine learning, and network analysis, researchers have identified new, ultra-rare gene ...
Birds choose mates with ornamental traits
Credit: NOAA Photo Library via Wikimedia Commons A recurring theme in nature documentaries is that of choosy females selecting brightly ...
Invasive plants change ecosystems from the bottom up
In a common garden at the University of Rhode Island, Laura Meyerson has been growing specimens of Phragmites - also ...
Mystery solved: How thyroid hormone prods red blood cell production
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (September 5, 2017) - For more than a century, physicians have anecdotally noted that patients with an underactive ...
Aerial drones deliver sweet spot for HAB research at VIMS
Credit: Drone imagery by VIMS professor Donglai Gong. Harmful algal blooms or HABs are notoriously difficult to sample. They can ...
Midwestern University researchers discover previously unknown cause of nTOS
Credit: Heather F. Smith, Ph.D., Midwestern University Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (nTOS) is a common neurologic syndrome resulting in pain, ...
Could switchgrass help China’s air quality?
Credit: Amber Ruedi URBANA, Ill. - Researchers from the United States and China have proposed an idea that could improve ...
Study suggests simple way to predict preterm births
Up to 18 percent of babies born worldwide arrive before they are full-term, defined as 37 weeks of gestation. About ...
