Efficacy of antibody targeting Devic’s disease proven in new…
Credit: Osaka University Osaka – Neuromyelitis optica (NMO), also known as Devic's disease, is a central nervous system disorder that...
On a quest to improve treatments for inflammatory bowel disease
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–September 5, 2017–Scientist Shomyseh Sanjabi, PhD, joined the Gladstone Institutes seven years ago, and she brought with her...
Antibodies identified that thwart Zika virus infection
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified antibodies capable of protecting against Zika virus infection,...
NUS researchers turn fashion waste into multifunctional material
Credit: National University of Singapore A research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Engineering has successfully...
Proteins from camouflaging underwater creatures provide key to seeing through cells
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA — (Feb. 12, 2018) A team of investigators led by Salk Professor Inder Verma has...
Lithuanian researchers are developing new generation eco-design air cleaner
Credit: KTU Team of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania are creating a new generation indoor air cleaning...
Chillier winters, smaller beaks
Credit: Charles Davies; Flickr Although Charles Darwin lived and worked in the 19th century, modern evolutionary biologists are far from...
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine in Asia-Pacific, the same but different
New Rochelle, NY, March 1, 2016–Regulation of the emerging areas of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM) is one of...
Researchers discover new chemical process that could reduce nitrogen…
Credit: University of Notre Dame/Barbara Johnson Chemical engineers at the University of Notre Dame have discovered a catalytic process that...
Scientists reveal new and improved genome sequence of Daphnia pulex
Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame For many, experience with Daphnia, commonly known as water fleas, ends in high school....
UT Southwestern study links small RNA molecule to pregnancy complication
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Oct. 24, 2016 – A family of small RNA molecules affects the development...
How bacteria turbocharged their motors
Credit: Morgan Beeby/Imperial College London Using detailed 3D images, researchers have shown how bacteria have evolved molecular motors of different...
New online database has answers on mitochondrial disorders
Credit: Cristina Nadalutti and Jack Griffith EAST LANSING, Mich. – Providing answers — or at least more information — to...
Discovery of a novel chromosome segregation mechanism during cell…
Credit: Associate Professor Tokio Tani When cells divide, chromosomes need to be evenly segregated between daughter cells. This equal distribution...
Semiliquid chains pulled out of a sea of microparticles
Credit: Source: IPC PAS An electrode brought to the surface of a liquid that contains microparticles can be used to...
US Forest Service experimental forests chosen for US-China climate…
Two U.S. Forest Service experimental forests have been chosen to participate in the U.S,-China Climate Change and Forests Initiative, a...
Facial recognition software help diagnose rare genetic disease
Credit: Paul Kruszka, et al. Researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of...
Next-generation drug testing on chips
Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS Researchers at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) in Japan have designed a small...
Sleep loss detrimental to blood vessels
Lack of sleep has previously been found to impact the activation of the immune system, inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism and the...
Sumatran tigers on path to recovery in ‘in danger’ UNESCO…
Credit: WCS/Panthera Jakarta, Indonesia (Oct. 23, 2017) – A new scientific publication from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and the Bukit...
