Critical protein shows promise for the treatment of Alzheimer’s
Credit: Jason Drees, Biodesign Institute The tidal wave approaches. In the coming decades, Alzheimer's disease is projected to exact a...
Weiss receives Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award
Credit: Patrick Mansell, Penn State Kenneth Weiss, Evan Pugh University Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Genetics, was awarded the Charles...
Stem cells conduct cartilage regeneration but are not directly involved
Credit: Vetmeduni Vienna Therapy with mesenchymal stem cells, the so-called progenitor cells of connective tissue, holds great promise for the...
Mayo Clinic studying genomics of antiplatelet heart medication
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Which antiplatelet medication is best after a coronary stent? The Tailored Antiplatelet Therapy to Lessen Outcomes After...
Benefits of taking the natural pigment astaxanthin
A research group led by University of Tsukuba Professor Hideaki Soya and Professor Randeep Rakwal has investigated the effect on...
Methodology advance at HZB: Ionic liquids simplify laser experiments on liquid samples
Credit: HZB The work has now demonstrated it is feasible to replace the solvent with an ionic liquid of low...
Here’s why the epidemic strain of C. difficile is so deadly…
A new, epidemic strain of C. difficile is proving alarmingly deadly, and new research from the University of Virginia School...
Experimental therapy could boost stroke recovery
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio (Edmonton, AB) An experimental therapy being tested by University of Alberta scientists that targets the spinal cord...
Evolutionary split up without geographic barriers
A fundamental question in evolutionary research is: is a geographic barrier dividing the original population into two genetically separated populations...
New study identifies successful method to reduce dental implant…
Credit: University of Plymouth According to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID), 15 million Americans have crown or bridge...
Imagining a world without species
Credit: CC Even Charles Darwin, the author of "The Origin of Species", had a problem with species. "I was much...
Dragonflies reveal how biodiversity changes in time and space
Credit: Brandon Martin/Rice University An ecological filter in a pond, such as voracious fish that feed on dragonflies and damselflies,...
Laser activated gold pyramids could deliver drugs, DNA into cells…
Credit: (Image courtesy of Harvard SEAS) The ability to deliver cargo like drugs or DNA into cells is essential for...
Study reveals that adrenergic nerves control immune cells’ daily…
Credit: Image courtesy of Kazuhiro Suzuki. Researchers in Japan have discovered that the adrenergic nervous system controls when white blood...
Gene therapy restores normal blood glucose levels in mice with type 1 diabetes
Credit: George Gittes and Xiangwei Xiao Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease in which the immune system attacks and...
Growing organs a few ink drops at a time
Credit: Osaka University Osaka – Printed replacement human body parts might seem like science fiction, but this technology is rapidly...
Insight into learning via ‘friend of fragile X’ gene
Credit: Ken Moberg. We can learn a lot about somebody from the friends they hang out with. This applies to...
Can’t we all just get along — like India’s cats and…
Credit: Ullas Karanth/WCS New study says despite direct competition, tigers, leopards, and dholes are living side by side in protected...
iPS-derived kidney cells successfully connected to capillary network!
In a world first, Kumamoto University researchers have shown mouse kidney capillaries successfully connecting to kidney tissue which was derived...
Parasitic fish offer evolutionary insights
Credit: Courtesy of the Bronner laboratory Lamprey are slimy, parasitic eel-like fish, one of only two existing species of vertebrates...
