TSRI scientists take big step toward stopping cancer metastasis
Credit: Elena Deryugina and James P. Quigley LA JOLLA, CA – Feb. 7, 2018 – New research from The Scripps...
Scientists reveal new and improved genome sequence of Daphnia pulex
Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame For many, experience with Daphnia, commonly known as water fleas, ends in high school....
Steering towards grazing fields
Credit: Mary Drewnoski It makes sense that a 1,200 pound Angus cow would place quite a lot of pressure on...
Contact tracing, with indoor spraying, can curb dengue outbreak
Credit: James Cook University Contact tracing, combined with targeted, indoor residual spraying of insecticide, can greatly reduce the spread of...
Newly found genomic causes of severe compulsiveness in dogs could aid…
Research led by investigators in veterinary and human medicine has identified genetic pathways that exacerbate severity of canine compulsive disorder...
TSRI scientists take big step toward stopping cancer metastasis
Credit: Elena Deryugina and James P. Quigley LA JOLLA, CA – Feb. 7, 2018 – New research from The Scripps...
Study IDs 90 genes in fat that may contribute to dangerous diseases
Credit: University of Virginia A sweeping international effort is connecting the dots between genes in our fat cells and our...
Biogerontology Research Foundation calls for a task force to classify ageing as a disease
IMAGE: The increase in maximum lifespan in the laboratory was obtained in 5 animal species, both without any interventions, and...
Senate health reform proposal jeopardizes care for us all as we age, AGS experts
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) opposes the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA)....
Scientists pave the way for enhanced detection and treatment of vascular graft infections
Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, PA, January 11, 2017 – A rising prevalence of cardiovascular disease has generated...
Observing brain diseases in real time
For rent: 32 individual rooms for a combined surface area of 4cm2, heating and food included! Biologists and microfluidics specialists...
UTA civil engineer patents integrated sensor and algorithm to monitor…
Credit: UTA Anand Puppala, associate dean for research in the College of Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington...
Biochar could replace unsustainable peat moss in greenhouse industry
Credit: Andrew Margenot URBANA, Ill. – Plant lovers are familiar with peat moss as the major component of potting mix,...
Timing is everything, to our genes
Credit: Institute for Primate Research LA JOLLA — (Feb. 8, 2018) To everything there is a season. This saying applies...
Newly identified cell explosions involved in bacterial secretion and adherence
Tsukuba, Japan — Researchers have been unclear on how bacteria form and release certain extracellular components involved in cell adhesion...
Quantum dots illuminate transport within the cell
Credit: Anna Vinokurova The quantum dots used by the researchers are particles of semi-conducting material just a few nanometres wide,...
Biochar could replace unsustainable peat moss in greenhouse industry
Credit: Andrew Margenot URBANA, Ill. – Plant lovers are familiar with peat moss as the major component of potting mix,...
HawkWatch international partners with the University of Utah to study raptors in Africa
Credit: Evan Buechley HawkWatch International and the University of Utah are partnering on two studies in the Horn of Africa:...
Boron nitride foam soaks up carbon dioxide
Credit: Ajayan Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON – (Aug. 16, 2017) – Rice University materials scientists have created a light foam...
Study finds amoeba ‘grazing,’ killing bacteria usually…
Credit: David Tenenbaum, University Communications MADISON -Bacteria have developed an uncountable number of chemistries, lifestyles, attacks and defenses through 2.5...
