Dartmouth study: How age-related genetic anomalies contribute to the maternal age effect
Credit: Courtesy of Sharon Bickel, Dartmouth College. For women in their 30s and beyond, the probability of a pregnancy that...
Loss of cells in brain’s memory center linked to schizophrenia
IMAGE: This is an image of the mouse hippocampus, with CA2 inhibitory neurons stained in light blue. In the researchers'...
Thousands on one chip: New method to study proteins
Since the completion of the human genome an important goal has been to elucidate the function of the now known...
Cystic fibrosis bacterial burden begins during first years of life
Credit: Wolfgang Lab, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC – Cystic fibrosis (CF) shortens life by making the lungs...
Discovery of new Hepatitis C Virus mechanism
Researchers at Osaka University, Japan uncovered the mechanisms that suppress the propagation of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) with the...
Organism responsible for paralytic shellfish poisoning may affect…
The toxic dinoflagellate, Alexandrium fundyense, is a photosynthetic plankton–a microscopic organism floating in the ocean, unable to swim against a...
‘Yin and yang’ switch lies at the heart of animal stem cells
Credit: © Manuel Irimia, CRG. A molecular switch that flips between different versions of genes could be crucial for maintaining...
Same switches program taste and smell in fruit flies
IMAGE: Concentric rings in a fruit fly larva's antenna result from a set of genetic control "switches " that interact...
Simple procedure could improve treatment for common eye disease
Credit: Kevin Jiang for the University of Chicago Medicine A new, minimally invasive procedure appears to be effective for many...
Payments to rural communities offer a new opportunity to restore China’s native…
Credit: Fangyuan Hua Despite massive efforts at reforestation, China's native forests continue to be displaced by plantations. A new study...
Understanding your bacteria
Escherichia coli (E. coli) are bacteria that live all around and inside of us. Most E. coli are harmless, but...
PET detects neuroinflammation in multiple sclerosis
San Diego, Calif. – The triggers of autoimmune inflammation in multiple sclerosis (MS) have eluded scientists for many years, but...
Genome of fiercely protective Fonni’s Dog reflects human history…
Credit: Stefano Marelli A genomic analysis of 28 dog breeds has traced the genetic history of the remarkable Fonni's Dog,...
Columbia Center receives grant from Cohen Foundation to study tick…
February 16, 2016 -The Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health announced today that...
Belief about nicotine influences cravings, brain activity
Craving relief may depend more on the belief of satisfaction than actual relief, according to scientists at the Virginia Tech...
Cure for chytrid: Scientists discover method to eliminate killer fungus
Research published today details the first-ever successful elimination of a fatal chytrid fungus in a wild amphibian, marking a major...
American Gut Project expands to Asia
University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers are expanding the American Gut Project into Asia. The goal of...
Mass extinctions remove species but not ecological variety
Credit: Stewart Edie/University of Chicago Sixty-five million years ago, clouds of ash choked the skies over Earth. Dinosaurs, along with...
Genetics Society of America honors David Kingsley with 2017 GSA Medal
Credit: David Kingsley The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce that David Kingsley, PhD is the 2017...
Autophagy under the microscope as never before
We don't tend to wrap our recycling waste in bubble wrap but that's essentially what cells do during the cellular...
