Gut bacteria can mean life or death for birds
In her upcoming thesis at Lund University in Sweden, biologist Elin Videvall shows that the composition of gut bacteria in ...
The explosive consequences of cow burps (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, March 22, 2018 -- Cows burp up more gas than you might think possible ...
Breakthrough in photonic biosensors could lead to super-accurate diagnostic and detectors
BROOKLYN, New York - University Professor of Applied Physics Stephen Arnold and his team at the New York University Tandon ...
Scientists explored the structure of the key region of ‘immortality and aging’ enzyme
Credit: Elena Rodina Scientists from Moscow State University (MSU) working in an international team of researchers identified the structure of ...
DFG to establish 14 new priority programs
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has approved the establishment of 14 new Priority Programmes (PP) for 2019. Priority ...
The universal language of hormones
Credit: Graphics: Elena Bencurova Cytokinins are a class of hormones mainly found in plants. They regulate plant growth and development ...
Unique communication strategy discovered in stem cell pathway controlling plant growth
Credit: Jackson Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- A team of plant geneticists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) ...
Probing RNA epigenetics and chromatin structures to predict drug resistance in leukemia
Credit: Jason Cheng Drug resistance is a major obstacle to effective treatment for patients with cancer and leukemia. Epigenetic modifying ...
Soybean genomes unmasked
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Approximately 340 million metric tons of soybeans are produced globally each year, with the market for soybeans ...
Physical disability boosts parenting effort, beetles study shows
Credit: Per Smiseth Animals that carry a physical impediment can work harder to rear their young as a result, a ...
Does genome sequencing increase downstream costs?
As genome sequencing enters the clinic, fears have arisen about its potential to motivate follow-up testing and ongoing screening that ...
Is hearing loss associated with increased risk of accidental injury?
Bottom Line: Difficulty hearing was associated with increased risk of accidental injury and individuals reporting "a lot of trouble" hearing ...
Trouble hearing? It could increase your risk of an injury
Boston, MA-- Accidental injuries are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. The Centers for ...
Obesity surgery prevents severe chronic kidney disease and kidney failure
Credit: Malin Arnesson Patients that underwent weight-loss surgery ran a significantly lower risk of developing severe chronic kidney disease and ...
Indian rural women late in seeking breast cancer care
Credit: Bharat Patil Women in rural India are waiting long before seeking medical care for breast cancer. Most of the ...
North and south cooperation to combat tuberculosis
Credit: UZH Tuberculosis can be cured and could be eradicated. For this to happen, however, patients have to receive the ...
Health check can spot psychologically vulnerable persons
If mental health was made part of a health check, then it would be possible to detect vulnerable people who ...
Shaking up newborn ambulance transportation for a brighter future
Credit: University of Nottingham The multidisciplinary team led by Professor Donal McNally, Professor of Bioengineering and Head of the Bioengineering ...
Signalling study sheds light on conditions from alopecia to cancer
Researchers from the University of Dundee and the Francis Crick Institute have made a significant discovery about a cellular pathway ...
Novel genomics tool enables more accurate identification of rare mutations in cancer cells
Credit: New York Genome Center NEW YORK, NY (March 22, 2018) -- A new computational method developed by researchers at ...
