Nature’s masonry: The first steps in how thin protein sheets…
IMAGE: This illustration shows how hexagonal bacterial proteins (shown as ribbon-like structures at right and upper right) self-assemble into a...
Allen Cell Types Database updated with new data and models
Credit: Allen Institute The Allen Institute for Brain Science has released additional data and computer models of cell activity for...
Jens Nielsen receive gold medal for innovative research in the field of systems biology
Credit: The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability at the Technical University of Denmark Chief Scientific Officer at the Novo...
Study offers clearest picture yet of how HIV defeats a cellular…
Credit: Graphic by Juan Perilla CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study offers the first atomic-scale view of an interaction between...
Crystals grown aboard space station provide radiation detecting technology
Credit: Alexei Churilov Research into crystal growth in microgravity was one of the earliest investigations conducted aboard the International Space...
Toy Foundation grants Nemours $825K to date for pediatric…
Credit: Brad Gellman/Nemours Feb. 1, 2018 | Wilmington, DE – The Toy Foundation (TTF) has awarded a second grant of...
Boat traffic threatens the survival of Panama’s Bocas Del Toro dolphins
Credit: Sean Mattson, STRI Bottlenose dolphins in Panama's Bocas Del Toro Archipelago should be designated as endangered say the authors...
Glowing crystals can detect, cleanse contaminated drinking water
Credit: Rutgers University Tiny, glowing crystals designed to detect and capture heavy-metal toxins such as lead and mercury could prove...
Scientists illuminate the neurons of social attraction
Credit: Jenna McHenry, PhD, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC – The ancient impulse to procreate is necessary for...
Trash to treasure: The benefits of waste-to-energy technologies
Credit: Shutterstock/Argonne National Laboratory Instead of hauling food waste to landfills, we might want to use that organic waste to...
New treatment target identified for aggressive lymphomas
Credit: CNIC Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) have identified a possible therapeutic target for...
Long-distance survival: Effects of storage time and environmental exposure on soil bugs
Credit: Mark R. McNeill Contaminated soil frequently arrives at the borders through transported items, and is widely recognised as a...
Proteins secreted by beneficial gut microbes shown to inhibit…
Credit: Steve Zylius / UCI Irvine, Calif., Nov. 3, 2016 — Few treatments exist for bacteria-caused intestinal inflammation that leads...
Allen Institute researchers decode patterns that make our brains human
The human brain may be the most complex piece of organized matter in the known universe, but Allen Institute researchers...
Scientists work to turn up the heat of brown fat to combat obesity
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 7, 2016) – Scientists are trying to turn up the heat-burning ability of brown fat with the...
Some monkeys prone to isolation
Credit: Lauren Brent Some individual animals are prone to social isolation, new research suggests. The study of rhesus macaques showed...
The Goldilocks effect in aging research
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA–(December 5, 2016) Ever since researchers connected the shortening of telomeres–the protective structures on the ends...
Insight into the challenges and contributions of nurse bioethicists
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (October 13, 2017) – Nurse bioethicists are a small but special subset of the nursing profession...
Study: Mental health mobile apps are effective self-help tools
Credit: BYU Photo When it comes to strengthening your mental or emotional health, would you trust an app? A trio...
Zinc transporter key to fighting pancreatic cancer and more
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. – When trace elements rise to toxic levels, bad things happen. Patients suffering...
