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(Van Andel Research Institute) The findings, published today in Cell, reveal for the first time components of a G protein-coupled...

Could insufficient sleep be adding centimeters to your waistline?

Adults in the UK who have poor sleep patterns are more likely to be overweight and obese and have poorer...

New imaging technique overturns longstanding textbook model of DNA folding

How can six and half feet of DNA be folded into the tiny nucleus of a cell? Researchers funded by...

Biochemists link synthetic compound to hunger-hormone production

New research suggests that a man-made cousin of a small molecule found in olive oil can disrupt the hunger-signaling pathway....

New 3-D imaging reveals how human cell nucleus organizes DNA and chromatin of it’s genome

Credit: Horng D. Ou, Salk Institute. Sixty-four years ago, James Watson and Francis Crick described the now-iconic double helix structure...

Researchers crack the smile, describing 3 types by muscle movement

Credit: Courtesy of Paula Niedenthal MADISON, Wis. -- The smile may be the most common and flexible expression, used to...

UT Southwestern finds link between backup immune defense, mutation seen in Crohn’s disease

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - July 27, 2017 - Genes that regulate a cellular recycling system called autophagy are commonly...

DNA links male, female butterfly thought to be distinct species

Credit: Florida Museum of Natural History photo by Shinichi Nakahara GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Researchers recently discovered what was thought to...

BTI receives DARPA ‘Insect Allies’ Award

Credit: Emilyn Matsumura Researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI), the University of Minnesota, the University of California, Davis, and...

New 3-D imaging reveals how human cell nucleus organizes DNA and chromatin of its genome

Credit: Horng D. Ou, Salk Institute. Sixty-four years ago, James Watson and Francis Crick described the now-iconic double helix structure...

Interactive protein posttranslational modifications regulate stress responses

July 28, 2017

Credit: IGDB Methylation and nitric oxide (NO)-based S-nitrosylation are highly conserved protein posttranslational modifications that regulate diverse biological processes, including...

Drug improves brain performance in Rett syndrome mice

July 28, 2017

Credit: UAB After learning that a small-molecule drug improves breathing in a mouse model of the neurodevelopmental disorder Rett syndrome,...

USDA invests $15.7 million for research to Iimprove livestock and aquaculture

WASHINGTON, D.C. July 27, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...

Americans are quitting smoking in higher numbers; study suggests e-cigarettes help

University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center researchers performed a population-level analysis of national surveys...

No longer lost in translation

Credit: La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--Mouse models have advanced our understanding of immune function and...

UCI stem cell therapy attacks cancer by targeting unique tissue stiffness

Credit: Steve Zylius/UCI Irvine, Calif. -- A stem cell-based method created by University of California, Irvine scientists can selectively target...

Chemoradiation researcher, retired brigadier general is 2017 ASTRO Honorary Member