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What brain-eating amoebae can tell us about the diversity of life on earth and evolutionary history
AMHERST, Mass. – An international team of researchers, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, recently announced in the journal...
A first glimpse of the human brain’s drains
A joint research team at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and the University of Florida describes the first...
February research news from the Ecological Society of America
From Ecology:Credit: Nandintsetseg Dejid From Ecology: Itinerant gazelle travels 18,000 kilometers across Mongolian steppe Author contact: Nandintsetseg Dejid ([email protected]) In...
Researchers developing a new vaccine for a swine coronavirus
To address climbing economic losses from swine that contract the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, Virginia Tech researchers in the College of...
Anti-tumor drug promotes weight loss in mice
An anti-tumor drug promotes weight loss in mice at low doses by activating a natural hunger-suppressing pathway, according to a...
Student’s device enables researchers to easily track elusive insects
With some home security software and a little ingenuity, researchers have developed an inexpensive device that will allow them to...
New stem cell population provides a new way to study the awakening of the human genome
Researchers from the Babraham Institute have today published their latest work in the journal Cell Stem Cell describing a new...
Revealing the function of Mkx in periodontal ligament homeostasis
In molecular biology, transcription is the process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA, whereas a transcription factor (or...
A new dimension in Stem Cell Signaling
Divide, differentiate or die? Making decisions at the right time and place is what defines a cell’s behavior and is...
Deep learning poised to improve breast cancer imaging
WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a new image reconstruction approach that could contribute to better breast cancer detection. The deep...
Genomic regulatory map of the zebrafish
Zebrafish and humans look very different on the outside. Yet about 70 percent of their genes are similar to human genes...
Make no bones about it: How our bodies shift between making bones and breaking them down
Osaka, Japan – Osteoblasts act in a group to make bone over the course of several months. However, how osteoblasts...
Salt in soluble paracetamol linked to increase risk of cardiovascular disease and death
Doctors have warned that people should try to avoid taking dissolving, fizzy paracetamol that contains salt, following findings from a...
Older Japanese dog owners may face lower risk of disability than non-dog owners
An analysis of data from more than 11,000 older Japanese adults suggests that seniors who own a dog may be...
Common traits of the species vulnerable to extinction identified in new analysis of mammals, birds and plants
Common traits of the species vulnerable to extinction identified in new analysis of mammals, birds and plants Credit: Jacob Plumb,...
CDI lab discovers novel mechanism of immune ‘memory,’ with vaccine implications
A key transcription factor in T-cell immunology is crucial to the immune system’s “memory” in recognizing threats it has already...
Pioneering simulations focus on HIV-1 virus
When is a container not just a container?Credit: Bryer et al. When is a container not just a container? For...
Researchers feed worms a natural plant extract; watch them fatten, live 40% longer
A research team in the Louisiana State University Department of Biological Sciences led by Assistant Professor Adam Bohnert has published a...
Risk, resiliency in aging brain focus of $33 million grant
A large study that investigates just what keeps our brains sharp as we age and what contributes to cognitive decline...
The reign of the dinosaurs ended in spring
The reign of the dinosaurs ended in springCredit: illustration by Joshua Knüppe, based on research and commissioned by Melanie During...
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