UMass Amherst biochemists simulate a protein-folding chaperone’s functional dance
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Using a combination of computational and experimental techniques, a research team at the University...
High-tech electronics made from autumn leaves
Credit: US National Park Service, Public Domain WASHINGTON, D.C., August, 29, 2017 -- Northern China's roadsides are peppered with deciduous...
Evolutionary ecology could benefit beekeepers battling diseases
Credit: US Department of Agriculture Some commercial beekeeping practices may harm honeybees more than help them, scientists warn in a...
Altered bacterial communities in the gut could be an indicator for Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson's disease is an insidious disease: by the time it manifests as the typical motor dysfunctions such as tremors or...
New species of crab with unusual outgrowths has its name written in the stars
Credit: Dr. Peter K. L. Ng A new species of crab with star-shaped tubercles all over its body has been...
Penn Medicine pharmacologist given Founders’ Award from ACS
Credit: American Chemical Society PHILADELPHIA -- Ian A. Blair, PhD, an internationally recognized expert on applying mass spectrometry, which measures...
Pinpointing the origins of autism
Credit: Ludmer Centre The origins of autism remain mysterious. What areas of the brain are involved, and when do the...
Sense of smell is key factor in bird navigation, new study shows
How do birds navigate over long distances? This complex question has been the subject of debate and controversy among scientists...
Lasers zap decontaminates from soil
Credit: AIP Publishing WASHINGTON, D.C., August 29, 2017 -- There might be a new and improved way to rid contaminated...
Bowel cancer study reveals impact of mutations on protein networks
For the first time, scientists have completed a detailed study of many of the proteins in bowel cancer cells. Scientists...
Electrical nerve-block research aims at asthma, heart failure
Biomedical engineering researchers at Case Western Reserve University are refining more than 15 years of work on an electrical nerve-block...
Researchers discover new immunotherapy combination effective at killing cancer cells
Credit: Photos provided by Doug Mahoney's lab Immunotherapy is an emerging field in the global fight against cancer, even though...
Bahamian songbirds disappeared during last glacial-interglacial transition
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- Two species of songbirds that once made a home in the Bahamas likely...
Weightlessness affects health of cosmonauts at molecular level
Credit: MIPT's Press Office A team of scientists from Russia and Canada has analyzed the effect of space conditions on...
Scientists map genomic atlas of your inner fish gut
Credit: Colin Lickwar DURHAM, N.C. -- Scientists have discovered a network of genes and genetic regulatory elements in the lining...
Otters learn by copying each other
Credit: University of Exeter Otters can learn how to solve puzzles by watching and copying each other, new research shows....
Study highlights new link between gene fusion and bladder and brain cancer
Credit: University of Warwick Previously overlooked section of fusion found to worsen cancer cells Scientists finds section acts like a...
Say hello to the 3-D Obama ant
Credit: Zookeys Journal Biologists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have named three new, rare...
Using DNA to predict schizophrenia and autism
Credit: Osaka University (Osaka, Japan) Huntington's disease, cystic fibrosis, and muscular dystrophy are all diseases that can be traced to...
Faulty DNA repair depresses neural development
Credit: Osaka University (Osaka, Japan) DNA is the computer code that programs every event in the body. Despite the importance...
