What kind of selfie taker are you?
Credit: Nate Edwards/BYU Photo You do it. Your mom, dad, siblings and friends probably do too. World leaders and entertainers ...
Study finds postdoc jobs in biomedicine don’t yield positive returns in the labor market
(BOSTON) - Federal research agencies, such as the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health, tout postdoctoral positions as ...
High-sugar diet programs a short lifespan in flies
Flies with a history of eating a high sugar diet live shorter lives, even after their diet improves. This is ...
Plus-sized fly: A model to understand the mechanisms underlying human obesity
Credit: Jen Beshel, Zhong Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Why do people become obese? Poor dietary choices and ...
Bacterial Pac Man molecule snaps at sugar
Credit: © Dr. Gregor Hagelüken/Uni Bonn Many pathogens use certain sugar compounds from their host to help conceal themselves against ...
Researchers develop new compound to fight cytomegalovirus
A Retro94-based compound may prevent a common and sometimes fatal virus -- human cytomegalovirus (CMV) -- from reproducing and help ...
Antioxidant may protect offspring of obese mothers from fatty liver disease
In new research published online in The FASEB Journal, scientists show that the antioxidant pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) may prevent the ...
$10M CDC grant funds center to fight vector borne diseases
Managing mosquito-borne viruses, such as West Nile, Dengue, Zika and tick-borne Lyme disease have been a challenge due to lack ...
Circulating fatty acids ratio may help predict bariatric weight loss surgery outcome
New findings published online in The FASEB Journal, may one day help clinicians predict the outcome of roux-en-Y gastric bypass ...
Compound from chicory reveals possible treatment strategy for neurodegenerative disorders
In a new research report published online in The FASEB Journal, scientists used mice to show that chicoric acid, a ...
‘Dementia gene’ may guard against decline associated with parasitic disease
New research published online in The FASEB Journal, suggests that carriers of the Apolipoprotein E4 allele, which is the single ...
Protein build-up may trigger inflammation associated with Alzheimer’s and other conditions
A recent review article published online in The FASEB Journal points to the "trigger" for the inflammatory response, caused by ...
Study shows risk of skin cancer doesn’t deter most college students who tan indoors
INDIANAPOLIS -- White female college students in Indiana who tan indoors know they are placing themselves at risk of skin ...
Airborne thermometer to measure Arctic temperatures
Credit: MIPT Press Office Russian scientists from the National University of Science and Technology MISiS, MIPT, and Prokhorov General Physics ...
Innovative imaging and surgery treats lymph condition in adults
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers who developed a safe and effective procedure to remove thick clogs in children's airways ...
New active filaments mimic biology to transport nano-cargo
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 10, 2017 -- Inspired by micro-scale motions of nature, a group of researchers at the Indian Institute ...
Hubble’s front row seat when galaxies collide
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA This delicate smudge in deep space is far more turbulent than it first appears. Known as ...
Zeroing in on the true nature of fluids within nanocapillaries
Credit: Morineau WASHINGTON, D.C., January 10, 2017 -- Shrinking the investigation of objects down to the nanometer scale often reveals ...
Springer partners with the Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Credit: Springer Springer, one of the leading publishers in the fields of science, technology and medicine, will launch the new ...
Cost-saving, longer-lasting biodegradable adhesive patented by Kansas State University
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Kansas State University researchers have patented the first plant-based resin of its kind ...
