Mechanism that impairs production of bovine embryos is revealed
Credit: elipe Perecin, University of São Paulo's Animal Science & Food Engineering School A longstanding obstacle to the market for ...
New report proposes framework to identify vulnerabilities posed by synthetic biology
WASHINGTON - Given the possible security vulnerabilities related to developments in synthetic biology - a field that uses technologies to ...
Collaborative effort aims to replace rabbit test for personal lubricant products
Washington, D.C. -- August 21, 2017 -- A first-of-its kind collaborative project is underway to find a non-animal test method ...
Searching for the ‘signature’ causes of BRCAness in breast cancer
Breast cancer cells with defects in the DNA damage repair-genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 have a mutational signature (a pattern of ...
Repairing damaged hearts with self-healing heart cells
Credit: A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore Singapore - New research has discovered a potential means to trigger damaged heart cells ...
‘Electronic skin’ takes wearable health monitors to the next level
Credit: DGIST A new, electronic skin microsystem tracks heart rate, respiration, muscle movement and other health data, and wirelessly transmits ...
Post-whaling recovery of Southern Hemisphere
Credit: Diego Cotterle By 2100 some Southern Hemisphere whale species will not have reached half their pre-whaling numbers, while other ...
Biochemical ‘fingerprints’ reveal diabetes progression
Credit: Ulf Ahlgren, Umeå University Researchers from Umeå University in Sweden describe a new method to study biochemical changes that ...
Chronic stress induces fatal organ dysfunctions via a new neural circuit
Credit: Arima Y., et al. eLife. August 15, 2017. New research reveals the mechanisms behind the effects of chronic stress ...
VTT developed cold-tolerant yeast strains for cider and wine makers to improve product quality
The new cold-tolerant hybrid strains developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland enable fermentation at lower and higher temperatures ...
Both chimpanzees and humans spontaneously imitate each other’s actions
(Lund University) Decades of research has shown that apes, in spite of their proverbial aping abilities, are rather poor imitators, ...
Penn Medicine receives NIH training grants for genomic medicine
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have received two ...
Into the wild for plant genetics
Credit: Alex Papadopolous In a paper published today in Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group), researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, ...
Have flowers devised the ultimate weapon of distraction?
Credit: Professor Scott Armbruster Nectar, the high-energy 'honey' produced by flowers, might be a brilliant distraction technique to help protect ...
Sugars in human mother’s milk are new class of antibacterial agents
Credit: Barbara Cramer/Zack Eagles, Vanderbilt University Mother's milk, which consists of a complex and continually changing blend of proteins, fats ...
Wood frogs research clarifies risks posed to animals by warming climate
Credit: Staci Amburgey, Penn State As conditions warm, fish and wildlife living at the southern edge of their species' ranges ...
UH receives $3.3 million from state cancer research program
Credit: Rohith Reddy The University of Houston has received $3.3 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. ...
Study of California kidney cancer shows declining incidence, end of a trend
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- A review of kidney cancer in California from 1988 through 2013 by the UC Davis Institute for ...
Under the redwoods, UC Santa Cruz fights kids’ cancer using computers
Credit: City of Santa Cruz Economic Development Office SANTA CRUZ, CA - August 17 , 2017 - When you hear ...
Special issue of Future Medicinal Chemistry explores immunotherapy edit article
The field of immunotherapy is moving forward at an unprecedented rate, and a range of therapeutic approaches are now used ...
