Oil spill impacts in coastal wetland
Credit: J. Levine July 10, 2017 – Although evidence of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill may not be visually...
Newly discovered biomarkers may lead to promising diagnostic tool for…
Credit: Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio – Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease and determining a patient's prognosis is an inexact business, and that...
Rare facial paralysis gives researchers new insights into social…
Möbius is an extremely rare congenital facial paralysis that is usually bilateral and complete. The paralysis leaves the face expressionless,...
Rice U. unveils dual-channel biological function generator
Credit: Karl Gerhardt/Rice University Rice University bioengineers who specialize in creating tools for synthetic biology have unveiled the latest version...
New insights into epilepsy drug Retigabine
A study published ahead of print in the The Journal of General Physiology has revealed new insights into Retigabine, a...
Are amoebae safe harbors for plague?
Credit: David Markman/Colorado State University Amoebae, single-celled organisms common in soil, water and grade-school science classrooms, may play a key...
Why do women live longer than men?
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Women live longer than men. This simple statement holds a tantalizing riddle that Steven Austad, Ph.D., and...
The time is RIPE to transform agriculture and feed the world
Credit: Brian Stauffer/University of Illinois Political and agricultural leaders gathered at the University of Illinois today to see transformative work...
Twenty-five life scientists join EMBO Young Investigator network
Credit: EMBO "The EMBO Young Investigator Programme supports young life scientists in their most demanding career phase, when they establish...
TSRI scientists find potential treatment for ‘painful…
LA JOLLA, CA – August 17, 2016 – The eye's lacrimal gland is small but mighty. This gland produces moisture...
Power outage in the brain may be source of Alzheimer’s
Credit: Courtesy: Kelvinsong On Nov. 25, 1901, a 51-year-old woman is admitted to a hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, displaying a...
‘Jumping genes’ solve swamp wallaby ancestry
Credit: © Queensland Museum, Gary Cranitch. Swamp wallabies, long thought to be a genus all of their own, have been...
Study reveals structure of tuberculosis enzyme, could offer drug…
A team of scientists, including several from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, have determined the structures of...
CU-Boulder study: Sleep-deprived preschoolers eat more
Credit: CU Boulder The preschoolers, all regular afternoon nappers, were deprived of roughly three hours of sleep on one day...
Zeroing in on dopamine
Credit: Kaeser lab At a glance: Harvard Medical School scientists have identified the molecular machinery responsible for release of the...
New moth in Europe: A southern hemisphere species now resident in…
Credit: Martin F.V. Corley As travelling in the 21st century is easier than ever, so is for species to make...
Skin bacteria could protect against disease
Credit: Matthias Mörgelin, Lund University There are more and more examples of the ways in which we can benefit from...
MU researchers receives kudos for program aimed at reducing nursing…
IMAGE: Marilyn Rantz is leading the Missouri Quality Initiative for Nursing Homes which received accolades from CMS for improving care...
Scientists uncover how part of a protein helps primates fight HIV
London, January 14, 2016 – Scientists have uncovered part of a protein found in humans and other primates that can...
Hibernation study yields insights about organ protection
Novel adaptations discovered in hibernating animals may reveal ways to mitigate injuries associated with strokes, heart attacks and organ transplants,...
