AARP, GSA focus on effects of negative attitudes on aging
The ways in which negative attitudes about aging can affect people's health and quality of life are the focus of...
National Academies of Sciences and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation fund $10 million for Gulf research
Credit: LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio LSU researchers lead two of the four projects awarded funding today from the National Academies...
Improving the ‘wait and see’ approach in MDS blood cancer treatment
Researchers are closer to helping the 50 per cent of people with a group of blood disorders that can transform...
UC3M heads cooperation project to promote renewable energies in Cuba and Haiti
Credit: UC3M The project, carried out within the framework of Objective 7 of the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030...
Sibling bonding is stronger when dad’s around
Credit: Emily C. Lynch, Project Papio, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey For many female mammals, mothers and maternal...
A tale of two fishes: Biologists find male, female live-bearing fish evolve differently
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Male live-bearing fish are evolving faster than female fish, according to a Kansas...
Harvard researchers describe pneumatic actuator that generates cyclical motion
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 18, 2017--A new study demonstrated the design, potential applications, and...
Heart tissues of different origins can ‘beat’ in sync
Credit: Konstantin Agladze Researchers from MIPT and the University of Bonn (Germany) have shown that heart tissues of different origins...
New bacterial defense mechanism of the CRISPR-Cas system uncovered
The CRISPR-Cas system is an immune system that is found in many bacteria. It provides protection from viruses and other...
Wayne State University receives $1.9 million NIH grant to study bacterial endophthalmitis
Credit: Julie O'Connor, Wayne State University DETROIT - A Wayne State University researcher recently received a $1.9 million grant from...
Promising therapy for fatal genetic diseases in children nears human trials
Credit: UMMS WORCESTER, MA - Researchers at University of Massachusetts Medical School and Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine are...
APS and IOP Publishing commit to ORCID scheme for unambiguously identifying contributors
The American Physical Society (APS) and IOP Publishing (IOPP) have signed up to the ORCID Open Letter, committing to collecting...
Pause to read the traffic sign: Regulation of DNA transcription in bacteria
One of the central tenets of biology is that information flows from DNA to RNA in order to encode proteins,...
Technology from a Mount Sinai startup wins NYC Life Science Innovation Showcase
Credit: Mount Sinai Innovation Partners Technology for identifying at-risk atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients was chosen as the winner of the...