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Credit: Ana Hennino, David Bauché, Emilie Plantamura / CIRI Over the last few years, scientists have discovered connections between gut ...

Molecule capable of halting and reverting Parkinson’s neurodegeneration identified

(Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) The small SynuClean-D molecule interrupts the formation of the alpha-synuclein amyloid fibres responsible for the onset ...

DFG to fund 9 new research units

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing nine new Research Units, following a decision by the Senate and ...

Built-in sound amplifier helps male mosquitoes find females

The ears of male mosquitoes amplify the sound of an approaching female using a self-generated phantom tone that mimics the ...

Infectious bacteria hibernate to evade antibiotics

BACTERIA University of Copenhagen researchers have discovered a surprising tactic of pathogenic bacteria when being attacked by antibiotics: hibernation. Almost ...

Motor learning for precise motor execution

Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science It is generally accepted that precise motor control in our daily life depends ...

Genome duplication drives evolution of species

Credit: Image: Lucas Mohn, UZH Many wild and cultivated plants arise through the combination of two different species. The genome ...

Schoolyard tree cover predicts math performance in high-poverty urban schools

Credit: Melissa Oquendo. URBANA, Ill. - What if improving academic performance in some of the nation's most disadvantaged and lowest-achieving ...

Study: Exercise may delay cognitive decline in people with rare Alzheimer’s disease

CHICAGO, September 25, 2018 - For individuals carrying a genetic mutation that causes Alzheimer's disease, engaging in at least 2.5 ...

Comparable risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism between patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism and patients with cancer

Credit: The American Journal of Medicine Philadelphia, September 25, 2018 - Patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) carry a high risk ...

Lung inflammation from childhood asthma linked with later anxiety

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Persistent lung inflammation may be one possible explanation for why having asthma during childhood increases your ...

New drug blocks pancreatic cancer growth in mice, study finds

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 25, 2018) -- A newly developed drug can prevent the most common type of pancreatic cancer from ...

Photosynthesis discovery could help next-gen biotechnologies

Researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) and the University of Münster (WWU) have purified and visualized the 'Cyclic Electron ...

How fruits got their eye-catching colors

DURHAM, N.C. -- Red plums. Green melons. Purple figs. Ripe fruits come in an array of greens, yellows, oranges, browns, ...

Doubts and dialogue may alter public perceptions of science

Credit: University of Copenhagen Science projects within controversial fields such as synthetic biology could benefit from experimenting with communication settings ...

Protein produced in gut could stave off deadly bone marrow transplant complication

(New York, NY - September 24, 2018) -- Researchers at Mount Sinai have discovered that an antimicrobial protein found in ...

Thousands of DNA changes in the developing brain revealed by machine learning

Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute LA JOLLA , CALIF. - Sept. 24, 2018 - Unlike most cells in ...

Scientists search for coral’s new home

Coral reefs have long faced problems like overfishing, global warming and pollution -- but they're also threatened by how slow ...

NSF announces new awards for Understanding the Rules of Life

Credit: Elizabeth Archie, University of Notre Dame The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced 29 awards in support of Understanding the ...

Cryo-EM reveals structure of protein responsible for regulating body temperature