Mutation speeds up sperm of zebra finches
Credit: MPI f. Ornithology In zebra finches, sperm velocity and morphology and hence reproductive success strongly depend on a specific...
Deciphering potent DNA toxin’s secrets
Credit: Elwood Mullins, Vanderbilt University One of the most potent toxins known acts by welding the two strands of the...
Blood test plus ultrasound boosts liver cancer detection by 40 percent
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Feb. 9, 2018 – Combining ultrasound imaging with a blood test for high...
African heads of state endorse new measurement of progress on…
Credit: CBM/Bugbee ADDIS ABABA (28 January 2018) – Today, at the 30th African Union Heads of State Summit, the African...
Newly discovered viral marker could help predict flu severity in…
Credit: Vasilijevic J, et al (2017) Flu viruses contain defective genetic material that may activate the immune system in infected...
Causative gene for sensorineural hearing loss identified
Credit: Kobe University A causative gene for a highly common type of hearing loss (sensorineural hearing loss, or SNHL) has...
CWRU researcher scaling up knotty polymer research
Turning the art of a trefoil knot into polymer science is no easy process, but researchers at Case Western Reserve...
Efficient technique discovered for isolating embryonic stem cells in cows
Credit: Pablo Ross / UC Davis For more than 35 years, scientists have tried to isolate embryonic stem cells in...
Not without my microbiome
Credit: MPI for Plant Breeding Research Some plants can meet their nitrogen requirements by obtaining it from the atmosphere. To...
Sleep biology discovery could lead to new insomnia treatments that…
Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA UCLA scientists report the first evidence that a gene outside the brain controls the ability to rebound...
New receptor found on scavenger cells
Credit: Source: Marina Freudenberg, Mareike Maler Adenoviral infections have a mild disease progression in healthy people, but it can be...
CONNECT registry shows only 9 percent compliance with genetic testing guidelines for AML
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Guidelines by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommend testing for seven known genetic...
Liberian malaria cases declined following mass drug administration during Ebola outbreak
Credit: Kuehne et al. (2016) Mass drug administration may have reduced malarial incidence during the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Liberia,...
$4.5 million grant funds new disease-resistant strawberries
Credit: Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis The Public Strawberry Breeding Program at the University of California, Davis, and colleagues in California and...
By causing cells to cannibalize themselves, researchers prevent lung injury in mice
By triggering a process called autophagy — in which cells literally engulf their own insides — researchers from Drexel University...
Immunosuppressive medication effectively treats ocular graft-versus-host-disease
BOSTON – Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School have conducted a clinical trial comparing the safety and efficacy...
Tiny robots step closer to treating hard-to-reach parts of the body
Credit: Yan et al Science Robotics 2017 Tiny remotely operated robots could be designed to diagnose and treat illness in...
Vaccination increases family wealth, girls’ education
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. – A Washington State University-led research team found households in rural Africa that vaccinate...
Even children with higher IQs behave better when their sleep apnea is fixed
IMAGE: This is Ronald Chervin, M.D. Credit: U-M Health System Many doctors will ask about quality of sleep when children...
Key factor identified in gene silencing
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A fertilized human egg develops into multiple tissues, organs and about 200 distinct cell types....
