Lunatic fringe gene plays key role in the renewable brain
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine The discovery that the brain can generate new cells - about 700 new neurons each...
Gu and Paranthaman named ORNL Corporate Fellows
Credit: ORNL OAK RIDGE, Tenn., July 19, 2017 -- Researchers Baohua Gu and Parans Paranthaman have been named Corporate Fellows...
Damming and lost connectivity for fish in northeastern ecosystems
Anadromous forage fish, which spawn in freshwater but spend much of their lives at sea, are an important food source...
Cornell researchers uncover fresh role for nitric oxide
"We've found a hole in the nitrogen cycle pipeline. As there is nitrous oxide escaping out of the soil into...
Why are dogs such doting companions? It’s in their genes
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers have identified a genetic difference in domesticated dogs and wolves that could explain the canines' contrasting...
CU Boulder discovery could lead to better results for patients undergoing radiation
July 19, 2017 - More than half of cancer patients undergo radiotherapy, in which high doses of radiation are aimed...
CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health awarded $2.4 M NIH grant
The National Institutes for Health (NIH) has awarded Dr. Christian Grov and his colleagues $2.4 Million to launch a 2-year...
Despite lack of efficacy data, surprising consensus in pediatric anti-epilepsy med scripts
Credit: Children's National Health System The number of available anti-seizure medications has exploded in the past two decades, going from...
Skin vaccination with microneedle patch, influenza fusion protein improves efficacy of flu vaccines
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA -- A boosting skin vaccination with a biodegradable microneedle patch and protein constructed from sequences...
Penn researchers engineer macrophages to engulf cancer cells in solid tumors
Credit: Discher Lab. One reason cancer is so difficult to treat is that it avoids detection by the body. Agents...
A common underlying genetic basis for social behavior in dogs and humans
Dogs' ability to communicate and interact with humans is one the most astonishing differences between them and their wild cousins,...
UTA biologist wins NSF CAREER grant to study effects of predators on evolution of Daphnia
Credit: UTA A biologist at The University of Texas at Arlington who studies ecology and evolutionary biology is the recipient...
New study reveals contrasts in how groups of neurons function during decision making
Credit: Harvey Lab/HMS. By training mice to perform a sound identification task in a virtual reality maze, researchers at Harvard...
Harris to receive GSA’s 2017 Joseph T. Freeman Award
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...
Imaging of Scar Tissue Formation
Organs respond to injuries with the formation of new fibrous tissue, which can result in scarring. This process called fibrogenesis...
IPM receives multi-year award from UK government to advance technologies for women’s HIV
SILVER SPRING, Md. (July 20, 2017) -- The nonprofit International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) announced today that it has received...
In mice, acting male depends on estrogen receptors
Credit: Tollkuhn Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have opened a black...
Team traces masculinization in mice to estrogen receptor in inhibitory neurons
Credit: Tollkuhn Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have opened a black...
Weight gain from early to middle adulthood may increase risk of major chronic diseases
Key Takeaways: Weight gain during young and middle adulthood may increase subsequent risk of chronic diseases, premature death, and decrease...
Identification of PTPRZ as a drug target for cancer stem cells in glioblastoma
Credit: NIBB, ASUBIO Pharma Glioblastoma is the most malignant brain tumor with high mortality. Cancer stem cells are thought to...
