An inflammatory inference
Credit: © 2017 Jasmeen Merzaban The protein tags that adorn immune cells and engage with receptors to promote inflammation in...
How fear can develop out of others’ traumas
What happens in the brain when we see other people experiencing a trauma or being subjected to pain? Well, the...
Ancient genetic markers in sockeye salmon can help manage healthier fish stocks
Credit: Kyle Hawes, UBC Okanagan A recent study from UBC's Okanagan campus identifies new genetic markers in sockeye salmon that...
CRKL in 22q11.2; a key gene that contributes to common birth defects
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine The 22q11.2 region of human chromosome 22 is a hotspot for a variety of birth...
Can fat ‘feel’ fat?
Researchers at the University of Iowa have discovered that a molecule which can sense the swelling of fat cells also...
Why this IndyCar driver is outpacing diabetes
Loading video... Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - New Michigan State University research is the first to help...
In fruit fly and human genetics, timing is everything
Credit: McKay Lab (UNC-Chapel Hill) CHAPEL HILL, NC - Every animal starts as a clump of cells, which over time...
Sorting out HIV
Around 1% of patients with HIV - known as elite controllers - are able to survive without antiviral treatment, because...
New species of bus-sized fossil marine reptile unearthed in Russia
Credit: © Andrey Atuchin, 2017 A new species of a fossil pliosaur (large predatory marine reptile from the 'age of...
Researchers find crucial clue to manipulating reproduction in plants
Credit: L. Duka. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A team of researchers, led by a plant cell biologist at the University of...
New hair growth mechanism discovered
Credit: Rosenblum lab/UCSF In experiments in mice, UC San Francisco researchers have discovered that regulatory T cells (Tregs; pronounced "tee-regs"),...
Cellular stress in the brain may contribute to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
WASHINGTON (May 25, 2017) -- Disruptions in a protein folding process occurring in the brain, known as endoplasmic reticulum (ER)...
PharmaMar and Eczasibasi sign a licensing agreement for Aplidin® in Turkey
(Pharmamar) PharmaMar (MSE:PHM) has announced today a licensing agreement with Eczasibasi Group to commercialize the marine-derived anticancer drug Aplidin® (plitidepsin)...
Penn Medicine researchers identify brain network organization changes
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA -- As children age into adolescence and on into young adulthood, they show dramatic improvements in...
Georgia State receives $2.3 million renewal grant to study enzyme in diabetic vascular diseases
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA -- Dr. Ming-Hui Zou, director of the Center for Molecular & Translational Medicine and a...
Water forms ‘spine of hydration’ around DNA, group finds
Credit: Credit: Poul Petersen, Cornell University Water is the Earth's most abundant natural resource, but it's also something of a...
New approach predicts threats to rainforests
Credit: (Photo Credit: Andrew Hearn, WildCRU) With rain forests at risk the world over, a new collaboration is equipping conservationists...
Zika infections could be factor in more pregnancies
Credit: Jeff Miller/University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- Zika virus infection passes efficiently from a pregnant monkey to its fetus,...
Kidney transplants from diabetic donors will save more lives, sooner
PHILADELPHIA -- There are more than 98,000 people currently awaiting a kidney transplant in the United States. But the organs...
FDA approval granted to pediatric device used to treat esophageal birth defect
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted authorization for a magnetic device used to treat pediatric esophageal atresia, a...
