Memory depends on protein ‘off-switch,’ researchers find
Credit: University of Warwick Memory, learning and cognitive flexibility depend on a protein 'off-switch' in the brain, according to a...
In nearly zero energy buildings special attention must be paid to window design
When analysing the different impact of static and dynamic solar shading on nZEBs, the research group developed a tool that...
How to achieve a peaceful coexistence between wolves and humans
The persecution of wolves in order to remove them from human settlements has culminated in their near-disappearance in numerous European...
Dark proteome as focus of a new Priority Program funded by the German Research Foundation
Credit: Gemma Estrada Girona Professor Edward Lemke will be coordinating a new Priority Program researching the formation and function of...
‘Multiomics’ and the newborn mouse heart
During the first days of life, the heart of a newborn mouse adapts to entirely new physiological conditions, larger volume...
New surgery for groin pain found to be more effective than physiotherapy
Credit: University of Warwick As the FIFA World Cup approaches researchers have found that keyhole surgery could help get injured...
New technology for enzyme design
Credit: AK Seibel Enzymes are tools of nature that accelerate almost all biochemical reactions in living cells as biological catalysts....
When push comes to shove: Airway cells propel liver cancer spread to lungs
Credit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa, Japan - Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common form of liver cancer, and the third...
Direct visualization of dynamic structures of protein disaggregation molecular machines
Credit: NINS/IMS When proteins are exposed stresses like a heat shock, they lose their native structure and form toxic insoluble...
Dieting associated with risky behaviours in teenage girls
Teenage girls who diet are more likely to engage in other health-compromising behaviours, including smoking, binge drinking, and skipping breakfast,...
Cautious prawns win battle for food
Credit: Callum Duffield / Daniel Maskrey Prawns have personalities - and cautious crustaceans do better in the battle for food,...
UA study links sleep loss with nighttime snacking, junk food cravings, obesity, diabetes
TUCSON, Ariz. - Nighttime snacking and junk food cravings may contribute to unhealthy eating behaviors and represent a potential link...
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center scientists to present at ASCO Annual Meeting
(CHICAGO) -- Scientists from the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) at Jefferson Health will be presenting research and leading discussions...
How just drops of viper venom pack a deadly punch
Credit: Leandro Avelar A bite from a lancehead snake can be fatal. Species in the family, found throughout Central and...
Weight changes associated with reduced bone strength
BOSTON -- Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research, Boston University, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and University of...
Analysis: Survival benefit for African-Americans with advanced prostate cancer
DURHAM, N.C. -- Contrary to current perceptions, certain African-American men with advanced prostate cancer have as good a chance of...
Black patients show stronger response to hormone therapy for prostate cancer
DURHAM, N.C. -- African-American men with advanced prostate cancer might be more responsive than white men to an anti-androgen drug...
SNIS establishes partnership to develop quality measures to improve stroke outcomes
Fairfax, Va. - The Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) has assembled a powerful collaboration with key stakeholder groups to develop...
When doctors assume, patients lose
PHILADELPHIA - Collecting sexual orientation and gender identity, or "SO/GI," data has valuable public health benefits and potential clinical benefits...
Breakthrough in controlling DNA-based robots
COLUMBUS, Ohio--Researchers have devised a magnetic control system to make tiny DNA-based robots move on demand--and much faster than recently...
