Unlocking the mystery of pollen tube guidance
Credit: ITbM, Nagoya University Pollen tube guidance towards the ovule is an important step for fertilization in flowering plants. In ...
Undersea life holds promise for killing tuberculosis
Credit: University of Central Florida A team of researchers at the University of Central Florida has discovered a potential new ...
Separating side effects could hold key for safer opioids
Credit: Photo by ©istock.com/Pitju Opioid pain relievers can be extremely effective in relieving pain, but can carry a high risk ...
Notre Dame researchers to lead NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity study
Credit: University of Notre Dame University of Notre Dame biologist Jeffrey Feder will lead a team of researchers funded by ...
San Antonio enlists WuXi NextCODE to speed unparalleled open-access Cancer Genome Project
SAN ANTONIO; SHANGHAI; CAMBRIDGE, Mass.; REYKJAVIK; and MADRID, November 3, 2015 – The San Antonio 1000 Cancer Genomes Project (SA1kCGP), ...
Tiger sharks can be marine ‘hyenas’ too
Credit: Richard Fitzpatrick Tiger sharks are known as impressive predators that hunt and consume almost anything from birds to sea ...
Queen’s University Belfast leads study to transform prostate cancer treatment
Credit: Almac Diagnostics Queen's University Belfast has led the world's largest research study using a diagnostic test developed by Almac ...
Greater prairie chickens cannot persist in Illinois without help,…
Credit: Photo by Michael Jeffords CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An iconic bird whose booming mating calls once reverberated across "the Prairie ...
FSU gets $10 million for nuclear research center
Credit: Bill Lax/Florida State University TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State University will receive $10 million from the U.S. Department of ...
Longer reproductive years linked to lower cardiovascular & cerebrovascular risk in women
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 28, 2017–A new study has shown that every 1 year ...
Zika reached Miami at least four times, Caribbean travel likely responsible
Credit: Photo by Faith Hark LA JOLLA, CA – May 24, 2017- With mosquito season looming in the Northern Hemisphere, ...
Tracking the viral parasites of giant viruses over time
Credit: Image courtesy of Trina McMahon In freshwater lakes, microbes regulate the flow of carbon and determine if the bodies ...
Sandia Labs team continues to quantify fatigue using wearables
Credit: Michael Padilla LIVERMORE, Calif. – Can fatigue be predicted? Can life-threatening fatigue be differentiated from recoverable fatigue? A team ...
New method improves stability, extends shelf life of protein drugs
Credit: University of Notre Dame Gaining access to important biopharmaceuticals needed to treat illnesses and autoimmune diseases is one of ...
An implant to prevent Alzheimer’s
In a cutting-edge treatment for Alzheimer's disease, EPFL scientists have developed an implantable capsule that can turn the patient's immune ...
In human clinical trial, UAB to test diet’s effect on ovarian…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – New research conducted at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has shown that a particular type of ...
These 5 tests better predict heart disease risk
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – March 30, 2017 – Five simple medical tests together provide a broader and more accurate ...
Can breastfeeding reduce a woman’s risk of metabolic syndrome?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Feb. 16, 2017 — A new study shows that women who ...
UMass Amherst Biogeographer leads study on wildfire risk related to invasive grasses
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Invasive plant expert Bethany Bradley at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a ...
Researchers fold a protein within a protein
Credit: Dr Chester L. Drum A team from the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) has invented ...
