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Atomic-scale MRI holds promise for new drug discovery
Credit: Viktor Perunicic, University of Melbourne Researchers at the University of Melbourne have developed a way to radically miniaturise a...
Onward to open science
Credit: F1000 MNI Open Research will allow Neuro researchers to publish research outputs within days of submission. Through this platform,...
New dental imaging method uses squid ink to fish for gum disease
Credit: Jokerst Bioimaging Lab at UC San Diego Squid ink might be a great ingredient to make black pasta, but...
Why some hummingbirds choose to balloon up before flying south
Credit: Ken Jones New U of T Scarborough research has found adult ruby-throated hummingbirds choose to pack on significant weight...
Antibody breaks leukemia’s hold, providing new therapeutic…
Credit: UC San Diego Health Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive cancer known for drug resistance and relapse. In...
Important to maintain a diversity of habitats in the sea
Credit: Christian Alsterberg Researchers from University of Gothenburg and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) show that both species...
AGS guidance on diversity proves ‘seeing’ older patients…
IMAGE: New guidance from the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) aims to transform approaches to healthcare for our increasingly diverse older...
Weight-bearing exercises promote bone formation in men
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. – Osteoporosis affects more than 200 million people worldwide and is a serious public...
We’ve got tapeworms and scabies! And reproducible research
Two new research papers on scabies and tapeworms published today in the Open Access journal GigaScience also include a collaboration...
Your viruses could reveal your travel history, and more
The genomes of two distinct strains of the virus that causes the common lip cold sore, herpes simplex virus type...
Study shows a potential new approach to opioid crisis
Credit: ATS Jan. 25, 2018 — In a six-month study recently concluded, a research unit affiliated with two hospital institutions...
The eye is not immune to immunity
Credit: Sue Menko, Thomas Jefferson University (PHILADELPHIA) — A person needs immune-suppressive drugs for organ transplants but not typically for...
Gene therapy with BMP4 protects against weight gain and insulin resistance in mice
Credit: Photo: Michael Frietsch "By increasing BMP4, we can increase the metabolic rate, but we only see this in initially...
Live-imaging technique for mice seen as boost to studies of brain…
EUGENE, Ore. — University of Oregon scientists have looked into the brains of living mice to see in real time...
The bright side of an infectious protein
Credit: MPI-CBG Prions are self-propagating protein aggregates that can be transmitted between cells. The aggregates are associated with human diseases....
Cholesterol-fighting drugs lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: USC Schaeffer Center Common anti-cholesterol drugs show promise for reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease, a University of Southern...
UMass Amherst neuroscientist receives $2.64 million from NIH for…
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Neuroscientist Rebecca Spencer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently received a five-year, $2.64...
Hearing with your eyes — a Western style of speech perception
Credit: Dr. Kaoru Sekiyama Which parts of a person's face do you look at when you listen them speak? Lip...
Mechanism of familial Parkinson’s disease clarified in fruit fly model
Credit: Tohoku University Osaka – Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, with up to 10 million...
Latest research reveals sitting in traffic jams is officially bad for…
With millions of motorists set to hit the road for the bank holiday weekend, drivers have been urged to close...
