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A contagious blood cancer jumped from one species of clam to another and spread among clams living in the Atlantic...

Integrated fiber probe for label-free detection inside living cells.

Seeing inside cells with an integrated nanowire probe

The biological intracellular microenvironment is complex, made up of various cell compartments and intracellular substances. To fully characterize the physiological...

Automating blood smears for easier malaria diagnosis

WASHINGTON, January 18, 2022 – One of the key steps in diagnosing or treating many bloodborne diseases is to perform...

A giant panda’s gut bacteria help it remain chubby while on a bamboo diet

The giant panda feeds exclusively on fibrous bamboo, yet they still manage to stay chubby and healthy. In a study...

Study finds up to 30% of patients with wet macular degeneration can safely stop eye injections

In a preliminary study of 106 people with “wet” age-related macular degeneration, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that as many...

The brain pays attention to unfamiliar voices during sleep

January 17, 2022

A good night’s sleep is not as simple as it appears. While you snooze, your brain continues to monitor the...

$2 million NIH MIRA grant will support trailblazing research in UMass Amherst lab

Jianhan Chen, a University of Massachusetts Amherst chemistry and biochemistry and molecular biology professor, has received a five-year, $2 million...

New study sheds light on origins of life on Earth

New Brunswick, N.J. (Jan. 14, 2022) – Addressing one of the most profoundly unanswered questions in biology, a Rutgers-led team...

Before horses, ass hybrids were bred for warfare

The 4,500-year-old iconography and texts from Mesopotamia show that the elite used equids for travel and warfare; however, the nature...

Virginia Tech, Temple University scientists awarded grant to research lipedema, an under-studied disease of fat tissues

Most of us want to get rid of fat. Jennifer Munson and Evangelia Bellas just want to understand it.Credit: Matt...

Astronaut Tim Peake's first blood draw completed in space

Being in space destroys more red blood cells

A world-first study has revealed how space travel can cause lower red blood cell counts, known as space anemia. Analysis...

Hostile takeover in the cell

Mitochondria are known as energy suppliers for our cells, but they also play an important role in the defense against...

Origin of rare disease FOP rooted in muscle regeneration dysfunction

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare disease characterized by extensive bone growth outside of the normal skeleton that pre-empts...

Novel treatment target for heart disease found in the blood vessel wall

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 14, 2022) – A molecule of RNA called CARMN has been found in abundance in the healthy smooth...

First melanoma test to offer reassurance of low risk of cancer spread

A pioneering test which reliably predicts the spread or return of the most deadly form of skin cancer has been...

Strong evidence shows Sixth Mass Extinction of global biodiversity in progress

The history of life on Earth has been marked five times by events of mass biodiversity extinction caused by extreme...

Risky food-finding strategy could be the key to human success

DURHAM, N.C. – It’s a cold and rainy Sunday afternoon: would you rather be running after tasteless wild berries, or...

NIH awards WVU $2 million to study link between Alzheimer’s disease, chronic stress

One in nine Americans age 65 or older has Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. That’s about 6.2 million people....

Macrophages in the artery wall ‘smell’ their surroundings

LA JOLLA, CA—An artery is not like a nose. Or is it?Credit: Matt Ellenbogen, La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA...

Martian meteorite’s organic materials origin not biological, formed by geochemical interactions between water and rock