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Mutations in this molecule may have helped mammoths tolerate the cold
Credit: Alexander Sobolevsky / CUIMC Columbia University biomedical researchers have captured close-up views of TRPV3, a skin-cell ion channel that...
Meet the virtual pooch that could help prevent dog bites
Credit: Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC) A virtual dog could soon be used as an educational tool to help prevent dog...
A new permafrost gas mysterium
Credit: Riikka Rinnan In a new scientific article published in the journal Nature Communications a group of scientists led by...
Genetically engineered virus spins gold into beads
Credit: Haberer Lab, UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- The race is on to find manufacturing techniques capable of arranging...
Signaling cascade that repairs damaged nerve cells characterized
Credit: Naoki Hisamoto Researchers at Nagoya University have identified the series of molecules involved in the regeneration of damaged nerves...
Carbon emissions in African savannas triple previous estimates
Widespread tree felling in African savannas is producing at least three times as many carbon emissions as was previously thought,...
For first time in 40 years, cure for acute leukemia within reach
Credit: Waleed Minzel/Hebrew University. Acute myeloid leukemia is one of the most aggressive cancers. While other cancers have benefitted from...
Insilico to present the latest advances at Global Precision Medicine & Biomarkers Leaders Summit
Credit: Insilico Medicine, Inc. Friday, August 24th, 2018, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company specializing in the application...
New insights on sperm production lay groundwork for solving male infertility
Nearly one in eight couples in the U.S. face infertility, and about half of those cases can be attributed to...
A molecular pit crew responsible for refuelling in signaling cells
Credit: Online During IndyCar races, pit stop crews will often refuel a car, replace wheels and complete minor repairs on...
Tree species richness in Amazonian wetlands is three times greater than expected
Credit: Bruno Garcia Luize/ IB-UNESP Throughout the alluvial plains of Amazonia, there are immense forests that are flooded for almost...
The youngest smoke more
Credit: Eivind Senneset "Since 1970, campaigns against smoking seem to have been largely successful, but the message has not been...
Kelp forests function differently in warmer oceans
Credit: Albert Pessarrodona The dynamics of kelp forests in the North-East Atlantic will experience a marked change as ocean warming...
An avatar uses your gait to predict how many calories you will burn
Credit: EPFL 2018 Humans instinctively adopt the gait that requires the least amount of energy given the walking conditions. Without...
New online tool for clinicians could predict long-term risk of breast cancer returning
A new, simple web-based calculator that could better predict the long term risk of breast cancer returning in other areas...
Female basketball players face disproportionate racial bias: New study
New research has uncovered a recurring pattern of referee bias in women's college basketball. The Howard Journal of Communications study...
From guts to glory: The evolution of gut defense
Credit: Keisuke Nakashima A new Nature Communications paper has journeyed to the inside of our insides, as a team from...
New immunotherapy inhibits tumor growth and protects against metastases
Scientists at the VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology have taken important steps forward in the development of a cancer-targeting immunotherapy....
Researchers discover epigenetic reason for drug resistance in a deadly melanoma
(New York, NY - August 24, 2018)--Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a previously unknown reason for drug resistance in a...
Researchers stop cell suicide that worsens sepsis, arthritis
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered a way to stop immune cell death associated with...
