Targeted conservation could protect more of Earth’s biodiversity
Credit: Yale University/University of Grenoble New Haven, Conn. – A new study finds that major gains in global biodiversity can...
Tiny cellular antennae key to fat formation in muscle
Credit: Daniel Kopinke Like it or not, as we age, our muscle cells are slowly exchanged, one by one, for...
Sticking sugar to protein
Credit: Julia Kowal / ETH Zurich Whenever cells receive signals, interact with other cells or identify viruses and bacteria, the...
UT Southwestern finds protein function that could lead to ways to prevent stroke damage
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Oct. 6, 2016 – One particular protein is the final executioner of events...
T cells join the fight against Zika
Credit: Courtesy of the Shresta lab at La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology. LA JOLLA, CA–The worst of the...
FOXI3 gene is involved in dental cusp formation
Credit: MPI f. Evolutionary Anthropology Hairless dog breeds differ from other dogs not only by lacking a coat, but also...
Sound waves create whirlpools to round up tiny signs of disease
Credit: Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a tiny whirlpool that can concentrate nanoparticles...
Alzheimer’s disease might be a ‘whole body’ problem
Credit: University of British Columbia Alzheimer's disease, the leading cause of dementia, has long been assumed to originate in the...
Allergens widespread in largest study of US homes
Credit: NIEHS Allergens are widespread, but highly variable in U.S. homes, according to the nation's largest indoor allergen study to...
Black bear links real objects to computer images
Credit: Roy Lewis American black bears may be able to recognize things they know in real life, such as pieces...
Scripps Florida scientists develop drug discovery approach to predict…
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL – December 29, 2016 – Breast cancer researchers from the Florida campus of...
Save the bees? There’s an app for that
Credit: UVM Let's say a farmer wanted to plant wildflowers to nurture the bumble bees that pollinate her crops. Currently,...
Sniffing out a mate with precision
Credit: Nishino H. et al., Current Biology, February 8, 2018 Male cockroaches can "see" the spatial distribution of female pheromones...
Sticking sugar to protein
Credit: Julia Kowal / ETH Zurich Whenever cells receive signals, interact with other cells or identify viruses and bacteria, the...
aerial surveys of elephants and other mammals may underestimate numbers
Credit: Elephants Without Borders AMHERST, Mass. – As lead researchers in Africa's recent Great Elephant Census, wildlife ecologists Curtice Griffin...
Activating dopamine neurons could turn off binge-like eating behavior
HOUSTON – (Aug. 8, 2016) – While binge eating affects about 10 percent of adults in the United States, the...
‘Transient contractions’ in urinary bladder may lead to…
Researchers at the University of Vermont College of Medicine have made a discovery that helps explain how we know when...
Professor named Fellow of American Academy of Microbiology
Credit: I. Pittalwala RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) — Katherine Borkovich, a professor and chair of the UC Riverside Department of Plant...
Seeing RNA at the nanoscale
Cells contain thousands of messenger RNA molecules, which carry copies of DNA’s genetic instructions to the rest of the cell....
Malaria research at CU Anschutz receives Gates Foundation support
Credit: University of Colorado The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations...
