Scientists culture human placenta stem cells for first time
Credit: Takahiro Arima In a milestone achievement for better understanding the development and function of the human placenta, scientists have...
Protein in, ammonia out
Credit: Photo credit Adeline Bougouin. Ammonia gas packs quite the smelly punch. In small doses, it's what makes smelling salts...
Transporter of thyroid hormones is crucial for the embryonal development of the brain
Credit: KU Leuven Lab of Comparative Endocrinology – Joke Delbaere & Pieter Vancamp Thyroid hormones are very important for the...
Opioids, NSAIDs no different overall for persistent pain after vehicle…
Credit: Pixabay PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Persistent pain is common among the nearly 4 million Americans who arrive each year at...
After 18 million years, a new species of extinct rodent discovered in Israel
A handful of tiny teeth found in Israel's Negev desert led an international team of researchers to describe a new...
DNA proves mammoths mated beyond species boundaries
Credit: ©AMNH Several species of mammoth are thought to have roamed across the North American continent. A new study in...
Clarifying the mechanism for making blood cells
IMAGE: The proposed model for the mechanism of making blood cells from hemangioblasts is shown. Credit: University of Tsukuba In...
AACR: Breast cancer stem cells radicalize normal neighbors for purpose of metastasis
A University of Colorado Cancer Center study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2016 shows that...
Computer game helps scientists understand animal camouflage
Credit: University of Exeter Online computer games played by more than 30,000 people have helped scientists understand animal camouflage and...
Visitor patterns and emerging activities in national parks revealed by social media posts
Credit: Vuokko Heikinheimo Researchers from the Digital Geography at the University of Helsinki have been studying whether social media data...
Drinking green tea to prevent artery explosion
Credit: Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan — Japan’s favorite beverage might be offering more than just a relaxing tea break. According...
Tools to understand marine biodiversity and assess the environmental…
Credit: Azti More than 250 European researchers have collaborated in developing new tools to understand marine biodiversity and assess the...
This necklace hears what you eat
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Carrots and apples not only taste different. They make distinct sounds when chewed. This may seem like...
Gardening worms and climate change undermine natural coastal…
Credit: Photo NIOZ Dikes could be lower if they are protected against the waves by grassy marshes. But the protective...
Trial drug ineffective in preventing contrast-induced kidney injury
CHICAGO (April 4, 2016) — Patients treated with CMX-2043–an investigational drug that has previously shown some ability to protect heart...
Mouse model yields possible treatment for autism-like symptoms in rare…
About half of children born with Jacobsen syndrome, a rare inherited disease, experience social and behavioral issues consistent with autism...
New way of growing blood vessels could boost regenerative medicine
In addition the technique to grow the blood vessels in a 3D scaffold cuts down on the risk of transplant...
UTSW study finds innate immunity connection to rare, fatal childhood disease
DALLAS – Aug. 2, 2016 – UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found an important innate immunity role for a...
Looking different than your parents can be an evolutionary advantage
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Looking different to your parents can provide species with a way to escape evolutionary dead ends, according...
Shorter telomeres reveal stress in migratory birds
Credit: C. Billman The stress of birds' continent-spanning annual migrations, it appears, leads to faster aging and a potentially earlier...
