Protein movement of hair bundles in the inner ear may preserve hearing for life
Hearing is made possible when hair bundles protruding from the tops of hair cells capture the energy of sound waves,...
Study beefs up support for brain cells that control protein hunger
Credit: Image courtesy of Qili Liu, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University. Have you ever found yourself craving a steak or a...
Using an air conditioner in summer may affect sleep quality
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. A study by a joint research team including professor Kazuyo...
Screening for disease or toxins in a drop of blood
Credit: Newomics The promise of being able to quickly and accurately screen for diseases or chemical contaminants in a tiny...
Researchers map mosquitoes that transmit Zika and Dengue by county
Credit: Entomological Society of America The mosquitoes known as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus transmit arboviruses that are increasing threats...
Research reveals strategy to potentially treat juvenile Batten disease
Credit: M. Sardiello. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital...
Scientists learn more about how motors maneuver our cells’…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Dec. 6, 2016) – Much like motors power our cars, they also ensure that proteins...
Follow-up cholesterol testing reduces risk of reocurrence for heart attack and stroke…
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center. If you have a heart attack or stroke, it's important to get your "bad" cholesterol measured...
Hypothermia after stroke reduces dynamin levels and neuronal cell death
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 16, 2017-A new study has shown that following brain ischemia...
Mixing and matching yeast DNA
Credit: Osaka University (Osaka, Japan) The billions of cells in your body can be traced to a single cell. That...
Drugs found to be more effective against depression than electric…
Credit: Izio Klein / HC-FMUSP A new study questions the efficacy of treatments for depression based on stimulating brain areas...
New study finds widespread consequences after traumatic spinal cord injury
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Nov. 6, 2017–Researchers have shown that some of the critical pathophysiological...
New book on Cilia from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: Image provided by Jeffrey R. Martens, Thomas H. Maren Professor and Chairman of the University of Florida, College of...
Discovering the origin of mouth and anus
Credit: Courtesy photo from Jose Maria Martin-Duran and Andreas Hejnol Animals often form either the mouth or the anus from...
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