Making the right connections
Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven have uncovered a new molecular interaction that governs the formation of specific functional connections...
UTIA awarded $7.5 million to lead study of potatoes as sentinel plants
Credit: UTIA KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will lead a new effort worth...
Chemists discover unexpected enzyme structure
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Many microbes have an enzyme that can convert carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide. This reaction is critical...
Study provides new evidence of role of diet in breast health
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Oct. 2, 2018 - The relationship between the gut microbiome and human health is widely accepted in...
Analysis of published studies links processed meat consumption to breast cancer risk
Studies on red and processed meat consumption with breast cancer risk have generated inconsistent results. An International Journal of Cancer...
Early PSA testing could help predict prostate cancer among black men
TAMPA, Fla. - Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in American men. But black men bear a disproportionate...
Natural killer cells may open lifesaving cancer treatements to more patients
Credit: University of Central Florida Immunotherapy is making headlines for saving the lives of hundreds of cancer patients including former...
Age-related changes in skin structure & lymphatic system promote melanoma metastasis
PHILADELPHIA -- (Oct. 2, 2018) -- Changes in the structure of the skin and the lymphatic system that occur with...
Europe’s new X-ray laser reveals structure of antibiotic-disabling enzyme
False-colored scanning electron microscope image of two Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria (yellow) interacting with a human white blood cell (green). Klebsiella...
Why vitamin E effect is often a matter of luck until now
Credit: Anne Günther/FSU Jena Jena, Germany (02.10.2018) It is reputed to stop skin from aging, reduce joint degeneration in rheumatism...
Wild suburbia
Credit: Arielle Parsons It's a jungle out there in the suburbs, where many wild mammals are thriving near humans. That's...
Samara University is developing a biomodule for nanosatellites
Credit: Samara University So far, nano-satellites have been mainly used to study the Earth's surface and the Earth's atmosphere, as...
USC Stem Cell scientist Andy McMahon and collaborators tune into the organ concert
Credit: Phil Channing Every minute of every day, your organs are using a complex language to communicate with each other...
The first drywood termite known to use snapping stick-like mandibles to defend its colony
Credit: Rudolf Scheffrahn Tasked to defend the colony from attackers, the specialised soldier caste in some termite species has evolved...
Commandeering microbes pave way for synthetic biology in military environments
Credit: US Army Graphic by Autumn Kulaga ADELPHI, Md. -- A team of scientists from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory...
Yongxin Zhao receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Yongxin (Leon) Zhao, assistant professor of biological sciences at Carnegie Mellon University has received a National...
NHGRI Scientific Director Dan Kastner named 2018 Federal Employee of the Year
Credit: Braun Film and Video, Inc Daniel Kastner, M.D., Ph.D., scientific director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI),...
Nearly 14 million additional adolescents need HPV vaccination to reach public health goal
ATLANTA -October 2, 2018,- Nearly 14 million additional adolescents (11-12 years of age) beyond those who will be vaccinated based...
Single atoms break carbon’s strongest bond
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory An international team of scientists including researchers at Yale University and the U.S. Department of Energy's...
How the African elephant cracked its skin to cool off
Credit: Michel Milinkovitch An intricate network of minuscule crevices adorns the skin surface of the African bush elephant. By retaining...
