A molecule for proper neural wiring in the cerebellum
Credit: Miyazaki T. et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, June 27, ...
Estrogen regulates pathological changes of bones via bone lining cells
The most important female sex hormone, oestrogen, plays a crucial role in the regulation of bone mass. Oestrogen deficiency is ...
Dementia: New substance improves brain function
Credit: Kurt Bauer / Technical University of Munich The protein amyloid beta is believed to be the major cause of ...
Green tea ingredient may ameliorate memory impairment, brain insulin resistance, and obesity
A study published online in The FASEB Journal, involving mice, suggests that EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate), the most abundant catechin and biologically ...
Researchers uncover how to boost learning efficiency in neurofeedback paradigm
Researchers from the HSE Centre for Cognition & Decision Making and the Control of Complex Systems Laboratory (Institute of Problems ...
Rice U. scientists reel in structure of salmon virus
Credit: Tao Laboratory/Rice University The structure of a protein key to the survival and spread of a virus that affects ...
Third edition of the Growing Young symposium: ‘FOOD HEALTH TECH’
Fostering relations between agents from the food and biotechnological industry, the scientific community and the medical sector is one of ...
New surgical strategy offers hope for repairing spinal injuries
Credit: Thomas Carlstedt and Mårten Risling Scientists in the UK and Sweden previously developed a new surgical technique to reconnect ...
Using science to combat illegal wildlife trade
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Leading scientists from around the world convened this week at the International ...
LSUHealthNO research finds walnuts may promote health by changing gut bacteria
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - Research led by Lauri Byerley, PhD, RD, Research Associate Professor of ...
‘Missing lead’ in Flint water pipes confirms cause of crisis
ANN ARBOR--A study of lead service lines in Flint's damaged drinking water system reveals a Swiss cheese pattern in the ...
Researchers discover how human cells maintain the correct number of chromosomes
Credit: Queen Mary University of London Cell division is an essential process in humans, animals and plants as dying or ...
Sleep or sex? How the fruit fly decides
Choosing between sex or sleep presents a behavioral quandary for many species, including the fruit fly. A multi-institution team has ...
Cell mechanism discovery could lead to ‘fundamental’ change in leukemia treatment
Researchers have identified a new cell mechanism that could lead to a fundamental change in the diagnosis and treatment of ...
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine faculty receives funding
In the United States, more children are lost to cancer than any other disease, and one in 285 children will ...
Errors made by ‘DNA spellchecker’ revealed as important cause of cancer
Cancer is mostly caused by changes in the DNA of our cells that occur during our lifetime rather than those ...
Long-sought mechanism of metastasis is discovered in pancreatic cancer
Credit: Vakoc Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Cells, just like people, have memories. They retain molecular markers that ...
Cancer-death button gets jammed by gut bacterium
ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- Researchers at Michigan Medicine and in China showed that a type of bacterium is associated with ...
Researchers release first draft of a genome-wide cancer ‘dependency map’
Credit: Tom Ulrich In one of the largest efforts to build a comprehensive catalog of genetic vulnerabilities in cancer, researchers ...
Glowing tumor technology helps surgeons remove hidden cancer cells
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Surgeons were able to identify and remove a greater number of cancerous nodules from lung ...
