Transformative donation of $16 million establishes new autism research centre at the Montreal Neurol
Credit: Owen Egan: McGill University A new research centre in Montreal will help lift the shroud of mystery surrounding autism...
UMass Amherst microbiologists contribute to possible new anti-TB treatment path
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - As part of the long effort to improve treatment of tuberculosis (TB), microbiologists led...
New Peruvian bird species discovered by its song
Credit: Andy Kratter/Florida Museum of Natural History GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A new species of bird from the heart of Peru...
Media alert: Insect scientists to swarm Denver, Nov. 5-8
What: Entomology 2017, the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America Where: Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado When: November...
Canada geese give hunters the slip by hiding out in Chicago
Credit: Mike Ward URBANA, Ill. - It's open season for Canada geese in Illinois from mid-October to mid-January. Unfortunately for...
Researchers demonstrate ‘mind-reading’ brain-decoding tech
Credit: Purdue University image/Erin Easterling) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers have demonstrated how to decode what the human brain is...
Protein regulates vitamin A metabolic pathways, prevents inflammation
A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered how uncontrolled vitamin A metabolism in...
Space station crew takes a breather with lung tissue investigation
Credit: Joan Nichols. The microgravity environment of the International Space Station impacts nearly every system within the human body. Researchers...
Introduction of a novel system for in vitro analyses of zebrafish oligodendrocyte progenitor cells
(Technische Universität Dresden) Dr. Michell M. Reimer, group leader at the Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD), Cluster of Excellence...
Rethinking well-being and sustainability measurements from local to global scales
Credit: © Michael Esbach A new study suggests that standard ways of measuring well-being and sustainability in communities used by...
Trial shows drug can dramatically reduce weight of people with obesity
A drug that targets the appetite control system in the brain could bring about significant weight loss in people with...
Enough vitamin D when young associated with lower risk of diabetes-related autoimmunity
AURORA, Colo. (October 23, 2017) - Getting enough vitamin D during infancy and childhood is associated with a reduced risk...
Rhythm of memory
Credit: Source: Marlene Bartos The more we know about the billions of nerve cells in the brain, the less their...
Current organocatalysis and synthetic methods: Expanded aims & scope
Viewing the present situation in chemistry research, Bentham Science Publishers continues to explore new ideas and concepts. This has been...
UCI neurobiologists aim to identify biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Center for the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory / UCI Irvine, Calif., Oct. 23, 2017 -- With $3.8 million...
Cryo-EM reveals ignition mechanism for DNA replication
Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Research Institute and Dr. Huilin Li. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 23, 2017) -- An international...
Older Neandertal survived with a little help from his friends
Credit: Erik Trinkaus An older Neandertal from about 50,000 years ago, who had suffered multiple injuries and other degenerations, became...
Cryo-EM imaging suggests how the double helix separates during replication
Credit: Van Andel Research Institute Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Life would be impossible if the DNA in dividing cells...
Long-lasting blood vessel repair in animals via stem cells
Credit: Young-sup Yoon Stem cell researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have made an advance toward having a long-lasting...
How much water flows into agricultural irrigation?
Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Jeffrey Beall Irrigation for agriculture is the largest use of fresh water around the globe, but precise records...
