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In fruit fly and human genetics, timing is everything
Credit: McKay Lab (UNC-Chapel Hill) CHAPEL HILL, NC – Every animal starts as a clump of cells, which over time...
Why big brains are rare
Credit: David Kilper/Washington University As a species we're so brain-proud it doesn't occur to most of us to ask whether...
A quarter of problematic cannabis users have anxiety disorders, many since childhood
ematic in early adulthood have anxiety disorders in childhood and late adolescence, reports a study published in the November 2017...
Major family of gene-regulating proteins has drug-sized pocket
Credit: Dalei Wu, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research...
Novel research lays the groundwork for new therapies against sepsis
Philadelphia, PA, April 8, 2016 – Sepsis represents a serious complication of infection and is one of the leading causes...
Is moderate drinking really good for you?
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Many people believe a glass of wine with dinner will help them live longer and healthier–but the...
A $5 fix for a nasty parasite
Credit: Ryan Hulvat The life of a watershed is complex. The watershed is the area of land separating the smaller...
Salmon face double whammy from toxic stormwater
Credit: Washington State University VANCOUVER, Wash.–Washington State University researchers have found that salmon face a double whammy when they swim...
Artificial intelligence to evaluate brain maturity of preterm infants
Credit: Sampsa Vanhatalo Researchers at the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki University Hospital (HUH), Finland, have developed software based...
New initiative improves health behaviors of lesbian, bisexual women
Credit: Kent Faddis/ MU Health COLUMBIA, Mo. (July 7, 2016) — Lesbian and bisexual women have higher rates of obesity,...
Penn dermatologist awarded $8.6 Million to study phototherapy treatment for psoriasis
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA – A research team at the University of Pennsylvania will receive $8.6 million in funding to...
Duration of lactation associated with bone density
Maternal bone density decreases after childbirth, but only among women who lactate for at least four months. The lactation period...
Flies and bees act like plant cultivators
Credit: UZH Not much plant sex happens without pollinator insects: Bees, flies or butterflies transfer the male pollen grains to...
Phase II Ssudy: Radiotherapy dose increase to hypoxic NSCLC lesions
Credit: QuantIF – LITIS EA 4108 – FR CNRS 3638, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center, Rouen, France RESTON, Va. – Fluorine-18...
Stand Up To Cancer awards $1M to 4 research teams through Phillip A. Sharp Awards
Credit: Stand Up To Cancer NEW YORK, April 24, 2017– Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) has awarded a total of...
Collagen controlling the thickness and juvenile state of skin
Credit: Watanabe M., et al. eLIFE, July 11, 2017. Type XVII collagen (COL17) is found to regulate the proliferation of...
Good grief! Losing a friend brings wild birds closer together
Credit: Molly Harwood New Oxford University research has revealed that instead of grieving, wild birds appear to adjust to the...
The first urban park butterfly study in HK: HKU ecologists reveal causes of butterfly…
Credit: The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong is home to a dazzling diversity of over 250 butterfly species, many...
Ultrasound-triggered liposomes for on-demand, local anesthesia
Credit: Mary O'Reilly Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have found a new way to non-invasively relieve pain at local sites...
Diagnosing & treating diabetes in heart attack patients improves…
People with heart problems often have diabetes, which puts them at greater risk for heart attacks, heart failure and stroke....
