Insulin signaling molecule in liver controls levels of triglyceride in blood
Credit: Paul Titchenell, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA — A new animal study shows how insulin...
Newly discovered biomarkers may lead to promising diagnostic tool for…
Credit: Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio – Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease and determining a patient's prognosis is an inexact business, and that...
Oil spill impacts in coastal wetland
Credit: J. Levine July 10, 2017 – Although evidence of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill may not be visually...
Does eclipse equal night in plant life?
Credit: Stephanie L. Sidoti On August 21, 2017, about 215 million American adults watched one of nature's most dramatic events:...
Rare facial paralysis gives researchers new insights into social…
Möbius is an extremely rare congenital facial paralysis that is usually bilateral and complete. The paralysis leaves the face expressionless,...
Why do women live longer than men?
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Women live longer than men. This simple statement holds a tantalizing riddle that Steven Austad, Ph.D., and...
Are amoebae safe harbors for plague?
Credit: David Markman/Colorado State University Amoebae, single-celled organisms common in soil, water and grade-school science classrooms, may play a key...
New insights into epilepsy drug Retigabine
A study published ahead of print in the The Journal of General Physiology has revealed new insights into Retigabine, a...
Rice U. unveils dual-channel biological function generator
Credit: Karl Gerhardt/Rice University Rice University bioengineers who specialize in creating tools for synthetic biology have unveiled the latest version...
TSRI scientists find potential treatment for ‘painful…
LA JOLLA, CA – August 17, 2016 – The eye's lacrimal gland is small but mighty. This gland produces moisture...
Twenty-five life scientists join EMBO Young Investigator network
Credit: EMBO "The EMBO Young Investigator Programme supports young life scientists in their most demanding career phase, when they establish...
The time is RIPE to transform agriculture and feed the world
Credit: Brian Stauffer/University of Illinois Political and agricultural leaders gathered at the University of Illinois today to see transformative work...
Power outage in the brain may be source of Alzheimer’s
Credit: Courtesy: Kelvinsong On Nov. 25, 1901, a 51-year-old woman is admitted to a hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, displaying a...
Study reveals structure of tuberculosis enzyme, could offer drug…
A team of scientists, including several from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, have determined the structures of...