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Rare disease patients share info on MyGene2 web tool to assist with…
A new web tool, MyGene2, will enable patients and their families to join clinicians and scientists in the search for...
Snail trails lead to climate-driven cultural shift in ancient Morocco
Snails have been hailed as nutritious delicacies, providing early humans with part of their healthy diet for thousands of years....
A ‘Fitbit’ for plants?
Plant breeders test their experiments by growing the seeds of their labor. They cross two different plants that have desirable...
The Great Elephant Census reports massive loss of African savannah elephants
Credit: EWB AMHERST, Mass. – Results of the two-year, $8 million Great Elephant Census (GEC) of African savannah elephants led...
What mountain gorillas reveal with their teeth
Mountain gorillas from Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda eat up to 30 kilos of plants a day and their diet...
Once a lesbian always a lesbian, right? Or not?
CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 11, 2017) – Are people’s sexual attractions likely to change as they age? That’s the question at...
PET/MR shows arterial CO2 as potent vasodilator for cardiac stress…
Credit: Rohan Dharmakumar. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center RESTON, Va. — More than 5 million cardiac stress tests performed annually in the...
Important new insights into RECIST criteria measuring cancer’s response to treatment
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Oncologists and researchers use a measurement known as Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors...
New genomic insights reveal a surprising two-way journey for apple on…
Credit: Alexa M Schmitz/Yang Bai Centuries ago, the ancient networks of the Silk Road facilitated a political and economic openness...
Solving a 48-year-old mystery: Scientists grow noroviruses in human intestinal cell…
Human noroviruses – the leading viral cause of acute diarrhea around the world – have been difficult to study because...
More potent, inexpensive gene silencing agents described in Nucleic Acid Therapeutics
New Rochelle, NY, May 12, 2016–Combining the therapeutic potential and advantages of existing oligonucleotide-based approaches to turn off disease-related genes,...
Protein YAP in early life influences adult spinocerebellar ataxia pathology
Credit: Department of Neuropathology, TMDU Study led by Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identifies crucial protein that rescues progression...
Closing the dyslexia achievement gap
A large achievement gap between dyslexic and typical readers is already present at first grade and persists throughout school; therefore,...
Multinational veterinary pharm firm selects Rowan University for N.…
Credit: Photo courtesy HIPRA Rowan University, in conjunction with Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and Senate President Steve Sweeney, is pleased...
Scientists create endocytosis on demand by ‘hotwiring’ cells
Credit: Gabrielle Larocque Scientists develop method to create endocytosis on demand System using a chemical and light likened to 'hotwiring'...
Double your genes: Stepping stones for the next century of understanding plant polyploidy
We might think of living organisms as typically having two sets of chromosomes—one from mom and one from dad. But...
Research elucidates hormone ghrelin’s role in blood glucose…
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – May 9, 2017 – UT Southwestern research investigating the blood glucose-regulatory actions of the hormone...
School’s in for asthma medication adherence
Credit: Children's National Health System Doctors and researchers have long known that the level of stress patients experience is inversely...
Immune molecule protects against Zika virus infection in animal models
Credit: Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, NIAID A molecule naturally produced by the immune system protects mice and monkeys against Zika...
‘Eating with the eyes’ is hard-wired in the brain
Credit: ©National Institute of Genetics (NIG) Have you ever wondered why just seeing food can make your mouth start to...
