Some people with cystic fibrosis might live longer because of genetic mutations
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder caused by genetic mutations that disrupt the normal movement of chloride in and out...
CAMH study reveals promising new avenue to explore treatments for Alzheimer’s disease
TORONTO, October 25, 2017 - In an innovative study, researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have...
Skin found to play a role in controlling blood pressure
Skin plays a surprising role in helping regulate blood pressure and heart rate, according to scientists at the University of...
Pesky pollutants that persist, courtesy of nature
In the late 1970s, the United States banned the production of an assortment of synthetic pesticides, insulators, coolants and flame...
Navigation system of brain cells decoded
Credit: Photo: KIT, Weth The human brain contains roughly 100 billion neurons. Information among them is transmitted via a complex...
Pre-clinical study suggests path toward non-addictive painkillers
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A pre-clinical study led by Indiana University scientists reports a promising step forward in...
Researchers developing home test kit for lupus nephritis flares
Credit: University of Houston With a four-year $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), two University of...
Discovery lights path for alzheimer’s research
CORAL GABLES, FL (October 16, 2017) - A probe invented at Rice University that lights up when it binds to...
Continuing scourge of microplastics in water to be gauged by new research
Credit: University of Kansas LAWRENCE -- A 2015 U.S. federal law banning tiny plastic beads in some exfoliating products left...
MIT students fortify concrete by adding recycled plastic
Discarded plastic bottles could one day be used to build stronger, more flexible concrete structures, from sidewalks and street barriers,...
Bacterial toxins made in the gut
You get an infection, you are given penicillin -- and then you could get hemorrhagic diarrhea. This rare but extremely...
UNIST student receives AMOREPACIFIC Great Global Next Generation Research Award
Credit: Han Bin Jeong (UNIST) Han Bin Jeong, a doctoral student in the School of Life Sciences at UNIST, has...
Living close to green spaces is associated with better attention in children
Credit: michael-podger/Creative commons Natural surroundings, including green spaces, may be beneficial for brain development in children, but evidence is still...
New genes on ‘deteriorating’ Y chromosome
Credit: Markus Riedl Y chromosomes, which are only inherited paternally, evolved from "normal" chromosomes known as autosomes. As males only...
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