The heart ‘talks’ to fat cells, Temple scientists discover
Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) - Like sending a letter through the mail or...
Peering into the past, scientists discover bacteria transformed a viral threat to survive
A new study from Indiana University shows bacteria evolved new genes from viral attackers, a discovery that could help advance...
Does sunscreen compromise vitamin D levels?
Sunscreen can reduce the sun's adverse effects, but there are concerns that it might inhibit the body's production of vitamin...
Researchers develop viable, environmentally-friendly alternative to Styrofoam
Credit: WSU RICHLAND, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have developed an environmentally-friendly, plant-based material that for the first time...
Neurodevelopmental disorders may be rooted in genetics and mitochondrial deficits
In a model of DiGeorge/22q11 Deletion Syndrome, George Washington University researchers found a connection between mitochondrial dysfunction and cortical under-connectivity...
Stem cell scientists clear another hurdle in creating transplant arteries
Credit: Thomson Lab, Morgridge Institute for Research MADISON -- Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death worldwide, and treating...
Athletes with sickle cell traits are at more risk to collapse: here’s why
TAMPA, Fla. (May 9, 2019)- A recent study published in Southern Medical Journal, led by researchers from the University of...
Painting a fuller picture of how antibiotics kill
Machine learning reveals metabolic pathways disrupted by the drugs, offering new targets to combat resistance CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Most antibiotics...
Stem cells provide information about neuron resilience in ALS
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a stem cell based model in order to study the resilience and...
How the cytoplasm separates from the yolk
Cooperation of cell biologists and physicists at IST Austria unravels physical basis of yolk-cytoplasm segregation in early fish embryo; study...
Smart drug design to prevent malaria treatment resistance
Malaria treatment resistance could be avoided by studying how resistance evolves during drug development, according to a new paper published...
Secrets of fluorescent microalgae could lead to super-efficient solar cells
Credit: University of Birmingham Tiny light-emitting microalgae, found in the ocean, could hold the secret to the next generation of...
Like submicroscopic spacecrafts: graphene flakes to control neuron activity
Selective, safe and with a reversible effect: they are the nanomaterials, protagonists of a new study which has shed light...
Scientists find link between digital media use and depression in Chinese adolescents
Results of similar studies conducted in western countries are not necessarily valid for adolescents in China because of cultural, societal,...
Abrupt climate change drove early South American population decline
Abrupt climate change some 8,000 years ago led to a dramatic decline in early South American populations, suggests new UCL...
Dexterous herring gulls learn new tricks to adapt their feeding habits
Credit: Tim Blackburn Observations of Herring Gulls by scientists from the University of Southampton have shown how the coastal birds...
Innovative mechanobiology research expands understanding of cells
New technology allows researchers to probe cell changes without disturbing the cell's physiologyCredit: Cell Reports Researchers have developed a new...
Patient registries could help control spread of antibiotic bacteria
Even with modest participation rates, a computer simulation found that health care facilities using a patient registry could yield regionwide...
Detection of unusual hybrid schistosomes in Malawi
LSTM's Professor Russell Stothard is senior author on a new paper in which researchers from the UK and Malawi have...
Study questions current regulations on light pollution and calls for paradigm shift
Credit: UGR An international study involving researchers from the University of Granada (UGR), Spain, and the University of Krakow (Poland)...
