Dementia and the ethics of choosing when to die
New Hastings Center project addresses foundational questions about end-of-life choices for people with dementia As the American population ages and...
Just a phage? How bacteria’s predators can shape the gut microbiome
Study finds that bacteriophages can have a cascade of effects on the microbiome and change metabolite levels, with implications for...
Scientists recreate blood-brain barrier defect outside the body
Credit: Emulate, Inc. LOS ANGELES (June 6, 2019) -- Scientists can't make a living copy of your brain outside your...
Sadiqa Kendi, M.D., FAAP, CPST, is 2019 Bloomberg Fellow
Credit: The Bloomberg American Health Initiative Sadiqa Kendi, M.D., FAAP, CPST, a pediatric emergency physician at Children's National and medical...
Berkeley Lab technology provides clarity amid Hawaiian water contamination concerns
Scientists use a powerful microbial detection device to show that suggestions of sewage in Kauai's watershed were mostly false positivesCredit:...
Emory University receives $180 million grant from Gates Foundation
Award for Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance network (CHAMPS) is the university's largest-ever single grantCredit: Emory University Emory University...
Researchers uncover indoor pollution hazards
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash - When most people think about air pollution, they think of summertime haze, traffic or smokestack...
Heart rate variation due to stress affects auditory attention
Study shows that brain activity related to auditory perception parallels heart rate, offering new perspectives for the treatment of attention...
Thwarting oil-pipeline corrosion by identifying a nanoscale villain
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Steel pipes rust and eventually fail. To preempt disasters, oil companies and others have created computer models...
HHS fetal tissue research ban threatens progress toward cure for HIV
Statement from IDSA President Cynthia Sears, MD, FIDSA and HIVMA Chair W. David Hardy, MD The Department of Health and...
Pistons are muscling up
300-year-old piston design reinvented with soft flexible materials can produce greater forces with higher energy efficiencies, and has potential for...
NIH HIV experts prioritize research to achieve sustained ART-free HIV remission
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Achieving sustained remission of HIV without life-long antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a top HIV research priority, according...
Study shows how the nervous system can transmit information across multiple generations
Mechanism identified in nematodes allows neurons to communicate with germ cells, Tel Aviv University researchers say Nematodes, worms found in...
Translation of genes more complex than expected
Credit: Sanne Boersma and Deepak Khuperkar © Hubrecht Institute Researchers from the group of Marvin Tanenbaum at the Hubrecht Institute...
The deep learning dive: how cells regulate division
Hollings Cancer Center researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina probed deeper into how cell division cycles are regulatedCredit:...
Nuclear architecture: What organizes the genome in the nucleus?
Spatial separation of active from inactive fractions of the genome in the cell nucleus is crucial for gene expression control....
Discovery sheds light on synthesis, processing of high-performance solar cells
Halide perovskite solar cells hold promise as the next generation of solar cell technologies, but while researchers have developed techniques...
Researchers from IKBFU discover that pine nut shells increase physical endurance
Credit: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University For several decades, the number of chronicle diseases has been growing. The main reason...
Danger avoidance can be genetically encoded for four generations, say Princeton biologists
A team of Princeton scientists found that learned behaviors in C. elegans can be conveyed through the germline for multiple...
The mystery of the galaxy with no dark matter: Solved!
A group of researchers from the Instituto de AstrofÃsica de Canarias has clarified one of the mysteries of 2018 in...
