Keep calm and carry on: VTCRI scientists make first serotonin measurements in humans
Credit: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have begun to unravel how serotonin...
Systematic treatment of periodontal disease: Advantage of further therapeutic approaches
The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) investigated the advantages and disadvantages of different treatments of...
World-first synthesis of globalization effects on people and planet
Credit: University of Sydney Australian researchers have compiled a world-first conclusive synthesis of the environmental and social impacts of globalisation...
UChicago researchers lay out how to control biology with light — without genetics
Credit: Jiang et al/University of Chicago Over the past five years, University of Chicago chemist Bozhi Tian has been figuring...
STSI $34 million NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award
Credit: Scripps Translational Science Institute LA JOLLA, CA - April 30, 2018 - The Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) has...
New models could uncover important answers for Alzheimer’s researchers
Credit: Yuksel Agca, MU College of Veterinary Medicine publishing in PLOS ONE Alzheimer's disease currently affects more than 5.5 million...
Daily photography improves wellbeing
Credit: Lancaster University Taking a photo each day and posting it online has complex benefits say researchers who say it...
UMD researcher discovers mechanisms and epigenetic markers with implications for diseases ranging from cancers to infertility
Credit: Public domain A UMD researcher has uncovered new mechanisms that dictate the development of germline stem cells or germ...
Clinical trial offers natural eczema treatment, using good bacteria to fight the bad
Credit: National Jewish Health Eczema is the most common skin disease worldwide. People suffering from it often deal with a...
An AI for deciphering what animals do all day
Credit: Yuste Lab/Columbia University Much of what biologists have learned about animal behavior over the years has come from careful...
A new formula for creating chemical reactions — with carbs
Credit: Yale University New Haven, Conn. - In the world of chemistry, good things can happen if you just add...
Man vs. machine?
The 'deep learning' computers in Anant Madabhushi's diagnostic imaging lab at Case Western Reserve University routinely defeat their human counterparts...
UTA graduate student/veteran studies molecular genetic basis of ‘loser’ effect
Credit: UTA UTA biology doctoral student Marquerite Herzog has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to...
BU: Smoking, alcohol consumption increase lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation
Lifetime risk is a useful method to quantify risk of atrial fibrillation over a person's lifetime. However, data are scarce...
PCORI Board approves $74 million to support research of opioid use disorders, obesity
WASHINGTON, DC (April 30, 2018) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $74 million to...
Farming fish saves land
To satisfy the protein demands of an anticipated nearly 10 billion people by 2050, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture...
PCORI Board approves $10 million to support research on medication-assisted treatment
WASHINGTON, DC (April 30, 2018) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $10 million to...
Study identifies new target for treatment of pulmonary hypertension
Scientists at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago have identified a...
Discovery of immune cells able to defend against mutating viruses could transform vaccine developmen
Scientists have found immune cells can fight different strains of the same virus - a discovery which could help transform...
UC Davis researchers discover how antiepileptic drugs induce birth defects
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- A common drug for treating epileptic seizures can lead to birth defects if used during pregnancy by...
