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Brain plasticity: How adult-born neurons get wired-in
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – One goal in neurobiology is to understand how the flow of electrical signals through brain...
Yellow fever epidemic threatens to spread from Angola to China
London, UK, May 23, 2016 – The spread of yellow fever (YF) is a global health threat. In response to...
New study ‘sheds light’ on sun’s role in mitigating…
Credit: The American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, Minn. (November 2017)–Mango fruits play host to some economically damaging fungal diseases, especially...
New member of NAS reveals how animals select good microbes, reject…
Credit: Kent Nishimura Margaret McFall-Ngai, professor and director of the Pacific Biosciences Research Center, School of Ocean and Earth Science...
Making green fuels, no fossils required
Using solar or wind power to produce carbon-based fuels, which are commonly called fossil fuels, might seem like a self-defeating...
Ablation of atrial fibrillation improves quality of life more than…
Credits: American Heart Association Ablation of atrial fibrillation improves quality of life more than drugs, even though the reduction in...
Understanding lock for cellular trap door may lead to better disease…
COLLEGE STATION — A team of researchers who two years ago announced a "Trojan horse" method of entering a cell...
MSU faculty seek to increase participation of women in agriculture with USDA grant
Credit: MSU photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN – Data from the U.S. Bureau of Statistics and United States Department of...
Dibenzoazepine defender: Drug found to be effective against resistant hepatitis C
Credit: Osaka University Osaka University researchers identify class of chemicals that can combat resistant strains of the hepatitis C virus,...
Novel Omics tool begins new era for biology and personalized medicine
Credit: J. Auwerx/EPFL Most complex diseases, such as obesity, longevity, and diabetes, are largely influenced by genetic factors. But at...
Georgia State scientist gets $1.675 million to study link between cancer and DNA replication, repair
ATLANTA–Ivaylo Ivanov, associate professor of chemistry at Georgia State University, has received a five-year, $1.675 million federal grant to study...
Oregon researchers find bacterial protein that boosts…
Credit: Courtesy of Jennifer Hampton Hill EUGENE, Ore. — Dec. 13, 2016 — A newly discovered bacterial protein produced in...
Model explains barred owls’ domination over northern spotted owls
Credit: Photo by Ray Davis EAST LANSING, Mich. – Barred owls – unrivaled nocturnal predators and procreators – are moving...
How much can late Permian ecosystems tell us about modern Earth? A lot.
Credit: Drawing by Davide Bonadonna. A whopping two hundred and fifty-two million years ago, Earth was crawling with bizarre animals,...
Kessler study shows behavioral approach reduces cognitive fatigue in multiple sclerosis
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. September 19, 2017. A recent article by MS researchers describes a new nonpharmacological approach...
How do bacteria adapt?
Credit: Johannes Wiedersich / TUM A fundamental prerequisite for life on earth is the ability of living organisms to adapt...
A map of the cell’s power station
Credit: Source: AG Meisinger Mitochondria are the cell's power stations; they transform the energy stored in nutrients so that cells...
UBC study finds optimal walking and cycling speeds to reduce air pollution inhalation
Credit: University of British Columbia Cyclists should be riding at speeds between 12 and 20 kilometres per hour on city...
The Muffin Study: Mono- vs. polyunsaturated fats in patients with metabolic syndrome
Baltimore, Md. – June 15, 2016. It's hard to think of the typical muffin, often loaded with saturated fat and...
Study indicates home monitoring effectively detects potentially fatal…
Credit: Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, Colo. (Oct. 25, 2017) – As reported in the Journal of Perinatology, researchers from Children's...
