Gut bacteria may hold clues to Parkinson’s disease
Credit: UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. - The saying "Listen to your gut" is taking on new meaning in the hunt...
Research yields test to predict bitter pit disorder in Honeycrisp apples
Credit: Penn State Extension A test to determine whether bitter pit -- a disorder that blindsides apple growers by showing...
Researchers find evidence of DNA damage in veterans with Gulf War illness
Credit: Mitch Mirkin Researchers say they have found the "first direct biological evidence" of damage in veterans with Gulf War...
New tyrannosaur fossil is most complete found in southwestern US
Credit: Mark Johnston/NHMU A remarkable new fossilized skeleton of a tyrannosaur discovered in the Bureau of Land Management's Grand Staircase-Escalante...
Maternal diet may program child for disease risk, but better nutrition later can change that
URBANA, Ill. - Research has shown that a mother's diet during pregnancy, particularly one that is high-fat, may program her...
New gene editing approach for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency shows promise in UMMS study
WORCESTER -- A new study by scientists at UMass Medical School shows that using a technique called "nuclease-free" gene editing...
Infidelity can be forgiven — but at a cost
Infidelity is very common. At least 20 per cent of couples - and perhaps many more, depending on where you...
The microbial anatomy of an organ
Credit: Garg, et al. Cell Host & Microbe, Oct. 19, 2017. University of California San Diego researchers have developed the...
The birth of a new protein
Credit: Matthew Cordes, using UCSF Chimera molecular graphics package A yeast protein that evolved from scratch can fold into a...
Climate shifts shorten marine food chain off California
Credit: Lindsey E. Peavey (NOAA/CINMS) Environmental disturbances such as El Niño shake up the marine food web off Southern California,...
Newly discovered viral marker could help predict flu severity in infected patients
Credit: Vasilijevic J, et al (2017) Flu viruses contain defective genetic material that may activate the immune system in infected...
New mapping tool tracks elk migration to reduce brucellosis risk
Credit: Mark Gocke Wildlife managers and ranchers in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem soon will have a new mapping tool for...
Barrow researchers use novel imaging to predict spinal degeneration
(PHOENIX, Ariz. Oct. 19, 2017) Research by a Barrow Neurological Institute neurosurgery team on novel imaging technique assessment of patients...
How solar peaker plants could replace gas peakers
Credit: Hank Price: Dispatchable Solar Power Plant Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) can be a night-only dispatchable (D-CSP) plant; with its...
‘Y’ a protein unicorn might matter in glaucoma
Credit: BrightFocus Foundation So unheard of was what researchers discovered in a protein associated with glaucoma that for over two...
New study reveals breast cancer cells recycle their own ammonia waste as fuel
At a glance: Breast cancer cells secrete ammonia as a byproduct of cellular metabolism, which accumulates in the tumor's surrounding...
Scientists reveal herbal remedies containing aristolochic acid may cause liver cancer
Credit: Duke-NUS Medical School Scientists from Singapore and Taiwan have revealed a decisive link between Aristolochic Acids (AA), a natural...
Researchers watch in real time as fat-encased drug nanoparticles invade skin cells
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Some anti-cancer drugs are encapsulated to allow gradual release, spreading their effect over a...
Genetic testing recommended for children considered at risk for most common eye cancer
SAN FRANCISCO - Oct. 18, 2017 -- Children who are considered to be at risk of developing eye cancer should...
Rare cancer linked with textured breast implants may be underreported, misunderstood
A rare cancer in patients with breast implants may be on the rise, but not all patients and physicians may...
