HSS researchers advance understandings of the cellular mechanisms driving rheumatoid arthritis
Newly identified subsets of cell types present in joint tissue in people with rheumatoid arthritis and how they interact may...
UIC to lead national COPD clinical trial
PCORI awards $14 million for multi-center researchCredit: UIC/Kim Erwin The University of Illinois at Chicago will lead a $14.6 million,...
UNC and partners receive up to $10.7 million to research chlamydia vaccine
This collaborative project attempts to curb STIs on the rise worldwideCredit: Toni Darville, UNC-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC - Chlamydia...
Studying DNA breaks to protect future space travelers
An investigation on the International Space Station examines DNA damage and repair in space in order to help protect the...
NASA-NOAA satellite catches formation of Tropical Cyclone Lili
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)/NOAA NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern...
A link between mitochondrial damage and osteoporosis
New research from the University of Pennsylvania lays out a possible mechanism by which alcohol, cigarette smoke, and exposure to...
New brain tumor imaging technique uses protein found in scorpion venom
LOS ANGELES (May 9, 2019) - A novel imaging technique that uses a synthesized form of scorpion venom to light...
How the dengue virus replicates in infected cells
Credit: P?aszczyca A, et al. (2019) The nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of the dengue virus interacts with another viral protein...
Egg yolk precursor protein regulates mosquitoes' attraction to humans
Study is first to link mosquito feeding and reproduction to the egg yolk protein vitellogeninCredit: Elena Lusiardi Feeding mosquitoes sugar...
NIH awards will advance development of vaccines for sexually transmitted infections
NIAID announces four new cooperative research centersCredit: NIAID The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the...
VA-led study of combat personnel with brain injuries pinpoints abnormal brain waves
Finding could help target brain-stimulation therapiesCredit: Kevin Walsh A new study funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and...
MR imaging evaluation of hepatocellular carcinoma treated with SBRT
Results to be exhibited at ARRS 2019 Annual Meeting Leesburg, VA, May 9, 2019--Although arterial phase hyperenhancement (APHE) is a...
For teens, online bullying worsens sleep and depression
Nearly 15 percent of high school students report being bullied online BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Teens who experience cyberbullying are more...
Plants and the art of microbial maintenance
Credit: Phil Robinson It's been known for centuries that plants produce a diverse array of medically-valuable chemicals in their roots....
Mathematical framework explores how the brain keeps a beat
New 'neuronal metronome' suggests how the brain might learn a rhythm, not just perceive it A new mathematical model demonstrates...
Study shows one third of statin patients don’t reach healthy levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol
Study by Merck, Regenstrief, IU School of Medicine, UNC could help clinicians prevent strokes and heart attacksCredit: Regenstrief Institute A...
Assessing battery performance: Compared to what?
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Scientists must often ask themselves, compared to what? How do the results we generate in the...
Back to the sources of neural diversity
By deciphering the genetic programmes of neurons of the cerebral cortex, Swiss and Belgian researchers unravel the mechanisms controlling the...
Fragmented turtles
Credit: WCS Colombia Scientists looked at how fragmentation is affecting critically endangered Dahl's toad headed turtle (Mesoclemmys dahli) a forest-stream...
Researchers create standardized measurement for pediatric facial palsy
CORVALLIS, Ore. - An international team of researchers, including a psychologist at Oregon State University, has developed a standardized measurement...
