Science Minister announces £20 million Plastics Research and Innovation Fund to turn the tide
(Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) A new £20 million fund that aims to explore new ideas and innovations that...
Alzheimer’s breakthrough: Brain metals that may drive disease progression revealed
Credit: University of Warwick/Dr Joanna Collingwood Breakthrough in description of metals in brain which may drive the progression of Alzheimer's...
Bisexual men have higher risk for heart disease
Bisexual men have a higher risk for heart disease compared with heterosexual men across several modifiable risk factors, finds a...
Major gaps in influenza immunization coverage among older adults of racial and ethnic groups tackled by leading scientists
Major immunization gaps among older adults of racial and ethnic groups was the core of an expert roundtable comprised of...
Army study quantifies changes in stress after meditation
Credit: US Army photo by Dr. Valerie Rice ADELPHI, MD. - For a thousand years, people have reported feeling better...
Cells stop dividing when this gene kicks into high gear, study finds
Credit: Darleny Lizardo/Alan Siegel/University at Buffalo North Campus Confocal Imaging Facility BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Scientists seeking to unlock the secrets...
Turning a phage
Credit: UC San Diego Health With microbial resistance to antibiotics growing into a major global health crisis, researchers at University...
Prellis Biologics achieves milestone in 3D printing of human tissue with capillaries
Credit: Prellis Biologics San Francisco, CA--June 21, 2018--Prellis Biologics, a San Francisco-based 3D tissue printing company, announced that it has...
Scientists discover new gene expression mechanism with possible role in human disease
Credit: Christ-claude Mowandza-ndinga, UNC Health Care CHAPEL HILL, NC - When cells grow and divide to ensure a biological function...
Dying cancer cells make remaining glioblastoma cells more aggressive and therapy-resistant
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A surprising form of cell-to-cell communication in glioblastoma promotes global changes in recipient cells, including...
Crowding inside cells may influence many functions and major diseases
Among the most studied protein machines in history, mTORC1 has long been known to sense whether a cell has enough...
Scripps Research study provides new clues to improving chemotherapies
Credit: Shen Lab/Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - June 21, 2018 - About half of all drugs, ranging from morphine to...
‘Flamingo:’ High-powered microscopy coming to a scientist near you
Credit: Jan Huisken Modern microscopy has given scientists a front-row seat to living, breathing biology in all its technicolor glory....
Higher body fat linked to lower breast cancer risk in younger women
CHAPEL Hill - While obesity has been shown to increase breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women, a large-scale study co-led...
ASH to collaborate on clinical practice guidelines on von Willebrand Disease
(WASHINGTON - June 21, 2018) The American Society of Hematology (ASH) will collaborate with the International Society on Thrombosis and...
GSA forms partnership with OADN
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) are collaborating in a new partnership...
Allen Institute for Brain Science database release nearly doubles mouse brain cell data
Credit: Allen Institute The Allen Institute for Brain Science today announced the release of new data, tools to analyze those...
Antidiabetic action of natural fatty acid derivatives not confirmed
A research consortium between the healthcare company Sanofi and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) investigated the antidiabetic action of certain...
Scientists solve the case of the missing subplate, with wide implications for brain science
Credit: Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Molecular Embryology at The Rockefeller University The disappearance of an entire brain region...
New cellular pathway helps explain how inflammation leads to artery disease
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (June 21, 2018) -- Investigators have identified a new cellular pathway that may help explain how...
