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Changes to specific MicroRNA involved in development of Lou Gehrig’s disease
A new Tel Aviv University study identifies a previously unknown mechanism involved in the development of Lou Gehrig's disease, or...
Researchers build most comprehensive tree of life for malaria parasites
Credit: © AMNH/S. Galen A new study led by the American Museum of Natural History puts forth the most comprehensive...
Rapamycin lotion reduces facial tumors caused by tuberous sclerosis, UTHealth reports
Credit: PHOTO CREDIT Maricruz Kwon, UTHealth Addressing a critical issue for people with a genetic disorder called tuberous sclerosis complex...
Preserving a painter’s legacy with nanomaterials
Paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and Johannes Vermeer have been delighting art lovers for years. But it turns...
Abdominal fat secretes novel adipokine promoting insulin resistance and inflammation
Credit: Les Laboratoires Servier, courtesy of Servier Medical Art (), reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 France (CC BY...
International Tree Nut Council study links tree nuts and improved type 2 diabetes health
DAVIS, CA, May 23, 2018 - One of the largest studies to date on nuts and diabetes was published today...
Helping dental retainers and aligners fight off bacteria
Clear, plastic aligners have been growing in popularity as alternatives to bulky, metal braces. And once the teeth are straightened,...
Cultivating cannabis
Not long ago, cannabis growers learned their trade mainly by trial and error, passing along tips to others behind a...
Excess nutrients, coupled with climate change, damage the most highly resilient corals
Over the last 30 years, 50% of the world's coral reefs have suffered significant damage due to climate change and...
Tianjin University makes breakthrough in synthetic genome rearrangement
Credit: © Tianjin University A synthetic biology team at Tianjin University (TJU) has reported new methods and strategies for genome...
Recombinant E. Coli As a biofactory for the biosynthesis of diverse nanomaterials
Credit: KAIST A metabolic research group at KAIST and Chung-Ang University in Korea has developed a recombinant E. coli strain...
Earth’s climate to increase by four degrees by 2084
Credit: Image by Advances in Atmospheric Sciences A collaborative research team from China has published a new analysis that shows...
HHMI bets big on 19 new investigators
Credit: HHMI Beth Shapiro has dug for prehistoric bones in Siberia. Ralph DeBerardinis has improved the lives of kids with...
Skin responsible for greater exposure to carcinogens in barbecue smoke than lungs
With summer coming, it's only a matter of time before the smells and tastes of barbecued foods dominate the neighborhood....
Leg exercise is critical to brain and nervous system health
Groundbreaking research shows that neurological health depends as much on signals sent by the body's large, leg muscles to the...
ESF lists top 10 new species for 2018
Credit: ESF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK -- The large and small, beautiful and bizarre are among the newly discovered animals, plants...
Medication-related harm in older adults is common, costly, and preventable
New research indicates that harm from medicines is common in older adults following hospital discharge, and it results in substantial...
Are pain tolerance levels similar among groups of friends?
Are your friends very pain tolerant? Then it is likely that you are as well, provided you are a male....
Memory molecule limits plasticity by calibrating calcium
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience The brain has an incredible capacity to support a lifetime of learning and...
Are you at risk for lung cancer?
Every year, 1.6 million people die of lung cancer. But if you think that these are just older heavy smokers,...
