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A new species of gecko with massive scales and tear-away skin
Credit: F. Glaw Many lizards can drop their tails when grabbed, but one group of geckos has gone to particularly...
A global early warning system for infectious diseases
In the recent issue of EMBO reports, Barbara Han of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and John Drake of...
Newly identified genes impact how transplanted stem cells give rise to…
A team of researchers led by scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is looking at ways to improve how...
Study: Viruses share genes with organisms across the tree of life
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study finds that viruses share some genes exclusively with cells...
Clemson professor finds positive effects from bringing physical activity to the desk
CLEMSON, South Carolina — A Clemson University psychology professor has published research revealing a positive link between mood, motivation and...
Dental implants frequently lead to complications
Almost 8 percent of patients experience loss of at least one implant within ten years. Even more develop peri-implantitis. Patients...
UTA, UT Southwestern findings challenge current approach to Glut1…
Credit: UTA Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have discovered...
For kids prone to wheezing with respiratory infections, early…
Respiratory infections are common in preschoolers, but while most children recover fairly easily from the typical coughs and congestion, a...
The Mindlessly slim
IMAGE: This infographic illustrates registry responses from 147 healthy weight adults including those who did not maintain strict diets. Credit:...
Mutations acquired trans-Pacific may be key to changes in Zika…
Credit: Daniel Janies The Zika virus remains a mystery. Isolated from macaque monkeys in the Ziika Forest in Uganda in...
New insights into human genetic variation revealed: Nature paper
Published in today's edition of Nature, the research led by Dr Monkol Lek of the University of Sydney and Dr...
Strain differences in Zika infection gene patterns
Scientists have revealed molecular differences between how the African and Asian strains of Zika virus infect neural progenitor cells. The...
Chronic inflammation plays critical role in sustained delivery of new MD therapy
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON — Macrophages, a type of white blood cell involved in inflammation, readily take up...
New stem cell gene correction process puts time on researchers’…
Researchers from the Morgridge Institute for Research and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) in Australia have devised a way...
Ancient super-eruptions in Yellowstone Hotspot track…
Credit: Photo taken by Marc Reichow, University of Leicester Images of the Snake River Plain and research team available at:...
Oligonucleotide drug producers coauthor report on drug impurities
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 12, 2017–A new addition to a series of articles that...
An epidemic of dream deprivation: UA review finds unrecognized health hazard of sleep loss
Credit: University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine TUCSON, Ariz. – A silent epidemic of dream loss is at the...
New free web service for deep study of cell functions
A group of scientists from Russia, US, Canada and Germany has developed a simple and effective web service called GAM...
African lions face same threats as extinct Ice Age ancestors
Credit: Dr Dawn Burnham, WildCRU Newly published in the journal Ecography, the study shows that the wildlife that went extinct...
Healthy theme park meals?
IMAGE: The Journal of the Association for Consumer Research has an eating infographic. Credit: Brian Wansink When meals at Disney...
