Does Chagas disease present a health risk to Canadians?
Credit: Dr. Momar Ndao, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre Montreal/Winnipeg, December 13, 2017 – Believe it or...
AGS honors Dr. Maura Brennan for commitment to training future leaders in geriatrics
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today announced that Maura Brennan, MD, AGSF, FACP, FAAHPM,...
Group therapy is an effective and cost-efficient way to promote cardiovascular health
A simple support-group intervention program aimed at promoting general health, similar to the group-therapy activities of Alcoholics Anonymous, yields significant...
Baby teeth link autism and heavy metals, NIH study suggests
Credit: J. Gregory, Mount Sinai Health System Baby teeth from children with autism contain more toxic lead and less of...
Princeton researchers report new system to study chronic hepatitis B
Credit: Image courtesy of Benjamin Winer and Alexander Ploss, Princeton University Department of Molecular Biology Scientists from Princeton University's Department...
Seeing the world through fresh eyes
Credit: Prof. Ichiro Masai There are many different structures in our eyes that work in conjunction to allow us to...
How bacteria get their groove: Mechanism behind flagellar motility
Credit: Osaka University Osaka – Bacteria swim in many different ways, and the motors that drive their swimming are widely...
Understanding X-chromosome silencing in humans
Credit: Image credit: Céline Vallot, Paris Diderot University. Researchers have discovered new insights into how one of the two X-chromosomes...
Too little vitamin D may hinder recovery of injured corneas
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 24, 2017) – Injury or disease in combination with too little vitamin D can...
New function in gene-regulatory protein discovered
Credit: Photo: Eshagh Dorafshan Researchers at Umeå and Stockholm universities in Sweden and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in...
A primer in access and benefit-sharing for DNA barcoders
Credit: Pensoft Molecular biology approaches, such as DNA barcoding, have become part of the standard toolkit for a growing number...
Membrane vesicles released by bacteria may play different roles during infection
Credit: Akemi Takade, Kyushu University, Japan Bacteria release membrane-derived vesicles (MVs), which are small particles that can transport virulence factors...
Stanford scientists reveal how grass developed a better way to breathe
Credit: Michael Raissig and Dominique Bergmann Flash back to your first lesson in photosynthesis and you may recall stomata, the...
Technology from a Mount Sinai startup wins NYC Life Science Innovation…
Credit: Mount Sinai Innovation Partners Technology for identifying at-risk atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients was chosen as the winner of the...
An ancient mechanism helps a cell to resist stress
Credit: Sergey Dmitriev Biologists from the Lomonosov Moscow State University in collaboration with colleagues from the Engelhardt Institute of Molecular...
UA-invented sunscreen protects skin without seeping in
Credit: University of Arizona The University of Arizona has licensed a new, non-penetrating sunscreen to MexiAloe Laboratorios, S.A. de C.V.,...
Study: New approach to destroying deadly brain tumors
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – June 12, 2017 – Dennis Kothmann jots several numbers on a clipboard then pauses, his...
$65.5 million from NIH to create brain atlas
Credit: David Stafford and Rebecca Chance, UC Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is partnering with the Allen Institute for...
Study shows removing invasive plants can increase biodiversity in stream waters
Credit: Rachel E. McNeish Restoration projects to remove invasive plants can make a positive impact on native plant species. But...
Bioanalysis publishes special issue on methods and techniques for…
Credit: Future Science Group Bioanalysis, a leading MEDLINE indexed journal for bioanalysts, has published a Special Focus Issue on Methods...
