Sizzling snails prioritize protein stability
No matter how warm it gets outside, most endotherms maintain a reasonably stable internal temperature; if they don't, there's usually...
In atomic propellers, quantum phenomena can mimic everyday physics
Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski In molecules there are certain groups of atoms that are able to rotate. This movement...
HIV status may affect the progression of HPV infection to cervical pre-cancer
Bottom Line: A study of Senegalese women showed that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection was more likely to develop into cervical...
Imaging technique for treating heart condition should be more widely used to minimize radiation exposure
NEW YORK (June 1, 2017) - A technique to treat an irregular heartbeat that limits or eliminates patients' exposure to...
New teen drivers 3 times as likely to be involved in a deadly crash
WASHINGTON (June 1, 2017) - New teen drivers ages 16-17 years old are three times as likely as adults to...
One gene closer to regenerative therapy for muscular disorders
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - A detour on the road to regenerative medicine for people with muscular disorders is figuring...
Exposure to specific toxins and nutrients during late pregnancy & early life correlate w autism risk
Using evidence found in baby teeth, researchers from The Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Environmental Health Sciences Laboratory and The Seaver...
Insilico Medicine launches a drug discovery platform ALS.AI
Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, June 1st, 2017, Baltimore, MD - Today, Insilico Medicine, Inc., a company applying the latest advances...
Soaring medical costs from bicycle accidents
Bicycle use has skyrocketed in popularity, but it's also led to more accidents, with medical costs from non-fatal bike crashes...
Researchers untangle mystery of tiny bird’s trans-Pacific flight
Loading video... Credit: Credit University of British Columbia. Zoologists have documented the first record of a House Swift in the...
Human Cell Atlas data platform kicks off with support from CZI
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has announced financial support for the Human Cell Atlas, which is using sequencing technology to...
Nanosized silicon heater and thermometer combined to fight cancer
Credit: (c) ITMO University Russian physicists from ITMO University have found out that spherical silicon nanoparticles can be effectively heated...
The art of folding mitochondrial membranes
Credit: Image: Daumke lab, MDC Oliver Daumke's lab figures out how the inner membranes of mitochondria "get their groove" and...
Scientists give tumor-fighting cells a boost in battling bone marrow cancer
Researchers from Belgium led by Prof. Dirk Elewaut of the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research and the team of Prof....
Mice exposed to prenatal stress are predisposed to eating disorders later in life
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Stress affects the body and can trigger illness -- from psychiatric disorders to heart disease....
Gene finding to eradicate severe blistering disorder of the skin found in dogs
Credit: Hannes Lohi research group Researchers at the University of Helsinki have identified a novel gene defect that causes a...
The Spanish plant that was classified by mistake
Credit: Manuel Becerra Surprisingly, there are still plant species waiting to be discovered in the Iberian Peninsula. Some are detected...
Religious individuals regret having casual sex only slightly more
The cultural differences between the United States and Norway are relatively small, but the cultures differ significantly from one another...
Dual role of fruit fly protein in connecting chromosome copies
Credit: Tomoko Nishiyama Nagoya, Japan - A sister chromatid is one half of an identical pair of chromatids formed by...
Lupin seeds: Health impairments possible with bitter taste
If these alkaloids are not properly removed in a so-called "debittering process", they can trigger poisoning in humans which affects...
