Surgeon scientists losing ground to other medical researchers for NIH funding
CHICAGO (March 5, 2018): Surgeons have made many significant contributions to science in the 20th century, but the specialty has ...
Strong relationships in midlife may offset health risks for victims of childhood abuse
EVANSTON, Ill. --- Research has linked childhood abuse to many adverse health outcomes in adulthood, including premature mortality, but according ...
The Neuro and Thermo Fisher Scientific Partner to fight neurodegenerative disease
The Montreal Neurological Institute (The Neuro) of McGill University, a world-leading institution focused on brain research and advanced patient care, ...
One-month TB prophylaxis as effective as nine-month regimen for people living with HIV
A one-month antibiotic regimen to prevent active tuberculosis (TB) disease was at least as safe and effective as the standard ...
Mortality in HIV+ immunosuppressed adults:intensive screening is equivalent to preventive treatment
The STATIS trial (sponsor Inserm-ANRS) has compared two innovative strategies designed to reduce mortality in severely immunosuppressed HIV-infected adults. Coordinated ...
Chaperones can hold protein in non-equilibrium states
After translation, proteins must fold to their functional 3D shape and keep it while under attack by various perturbations: external ...
Mammals share mechanisms controlling the heart with a 400-million-year-old fish
Credit: Gustavo M. Oda Primitive air-breathing fish, whose direct ancestors first appeared around 400 million years ago, show mechanisms controlling ...
Scientists found a way to postpone cell death
Credit: Vladimir Gogvadze A team of scientists from MSU and the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics of Russian Academy ...
How are we related? A Compara-bly easy workflow to find gene families
Published in GigaScience, the open source Galaxy workflow allows researchers to make easier work of finding gene families; an important ...
Plants share defensive proteins in evolutionary pick ‘n’ mix
The recent research, led by the Krasileva Group of Earlham Institute and The Sainsbury Laboratory, used phylogenetics (the study of ...
Deep-sea fish choose habitat according to genotype, new research says
Credit: Marine Scotland Science Scientists have found evidence of natural selection in a deep-sea fish species adapting to the depth ...
Culturing cheaper stem cells
Credit: Kyoto Univ iCeMS Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) can infinitely self-renew and develop into all major cell types in ...
Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation awards six grants
The Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF) today awarded six new research grants totaling $1.85 million to leading academic institutions around ...
Novel PET imaging agent targets copper in tumors, detects prostate cancer recurrence early
Credit: A Piccardo et al., Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy RESTON, Va. - An Italian study featured in the March issue ...
Rice team designs lens-free fluorescent microscope
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 5, 2018) - Lenses are no longer necessary for some microscopes, according to ...
Drug-producing bacteria possible with synthetic biology breakthrough
Credit: University of Warwick Bacteria could be programmed to produce drugs, thanks to breakthrough research into synthetic biology from the ...
Researchers find algorithm for large-scale brain simulations
Credit: Forschungszentrum Jülich An international group of researchers has made a decisive step towards creating the technology to achieve simulations ...
Dying for the group: What motivates the ultimate sacrifice?
Whether idolised as heroes or demonised and labelled terrorists, throughout history people have been willing to die for their groups ...
US healthcare system needs coordinated response to potential pediatric pandemics
Credit: Photo courtesy of Children's Hospital Los Angeles Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) have identified gaps in the ...
Sexual behavior of the university students
Credit: University of Seville The study was conducted by a group of researchers from the Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and ...
