Gene study pinpoints superbug link between people and animals
Scientists have shed light on how a major cause of human and animal disease can jump between species, by studying...
Breast cancer fuelled by mysterious Yin Yang protein
Credit: Imperial College London Scientists have unveiled clues about a mysterious molecule called Yin Yang1 - and revealed it may...
Imaging in living cells reveals how ‘junk DNA’ switches on a gene
Credit: Hongtao Chen, Princeton University Researchers have captured video showing how pieces of DNA once thought to be useless can...
Waters Corp. obtains rights to mass spectrometry imaging invented at Purdue University
Waters Corp. (NYSE: WAT), Prosolia Inc. and the Purdue Research Foundation announced Monday (July 23) that Waters acquired exclusive rights...
Largest genetic database on Alzheimer’s disease now re-open for business
PHILADELPHIA - The National Institute on Aging Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease Data Storage Site (NIAGADS) will begin making large-scale DNA...
A promising approach to translational research on stem cells for Parkinson’s disease
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 23, 2018--A major factor underlying Parkinson's Disease (PD) pathology is...
Emergency departments can be an effective venue for Hepatitis C virus testing
Boston Medical Center has shown that testing for the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) outside the typical high-risk population can be...
The shape in water: First nanoscale measurements of biomolecule folding in liquid
Credit: NIST Tinkering with a method they helped develop over the last few years, scientists have for the first time...
Study finds flushing water lines protects inconsistently and may increase lead exposure
New Orleans, LA - Research conducted by LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health finds that the current recommendations...
How experience changes basics of memory formation
Credit: Brian Wiltgen/UC Davis We know instinctively that our experiences shape the way we learn. If we are highly familiar...
Depleting microbiome with antibiotics can affect glucose metabolism
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 23, 2018) A new study from the Salk Institute has found that mice that have...
Scientists uncover new connection between smell and memory
Credit: Afif Aqrabawi TORONTO, ON (Canada) - Neurobiologists at the University of Toronto have identified a mechanism that allows the...
New stroke imaging technology could reduce potential for patient brain damage
San Francisco--A new study, presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 15th Annual Meeting, found that new stroke...
A 3-D model of a human heart ventricle
Credit: Luke MacQueen/Disease Biophysics Group/Harvard SEAS Harvard University researchers have bioengineered a three-dimensional model of a human left heart ventricle...
MDI Biological Laboratory to sponsor ‘Live Longer, Live Better’ lecture series
How close is medicine to an anti-aging pill? Can anti-aging therapies delay the onset of age-related degenerative diseases? What lifestyle...
Scientists get first look at T cell responses in Ebola virus survivors
Scientists conducting the first comprehensive study of key immune system cells-collected from West African Ebola survivors-that kill Ebola infected cells...
Abnormal gene copying seen in tauopathy fruit fly models
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- It sounds like science fiction: Nefarious genes clone themselves and settle their rogue copies in distant...
A 3D model of a human heart ventricle
Credit: Luke MacQueen/Disease Biophysics Group/Harvard SEAS Harvard University researchers have bioengineered a three-dimensional model of a human left heart ventricle...
Turmeric eye drops could treat glaucoma
A derivative of turmeric could be used in eye drops to treat the early stages of glaucoma, finds a new...
First dementia prevalence data in lesbian, gay and bisexual older adults
Chicago, July 22, 2018 - The first dementia prevalence data from a large population of lesbian, gay and bisexual older...
