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‘Vampires’ may have been real people with this blood disorder
Porphyrias, a group of eight known blood disorders, affect the body’s molecular machinery for making heme, which is a component...
Changes in the vascular system may trigger Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Laboratory of Neurobiology and Genetics at The Rockefeller University/Blood As the average age of Americans increases, so too does...
Mathematically modeling HIV drug pharmacodynamics
Credit: frenta / Masterfile 37 million people around the world today live with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which is responsible...
Citrus scion/rootstock combinations show tolerance to huanglongbing
FORT PIERCE, FL – The citrus disease huanglongbing (HLB) is endemic in Florida, where it is estimated that more than...
Breeding populations of white-naped cranes on decline in Eastern Mongolian stronghold
Ulaanbataar, Mongolia (July 7, 2016) – A new study by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) says that breeding populations of white-naped...
BTI researcher elected to National Academy of Sciences
ITHACA, NY– Jim Giovannoni, Boyce Thompson Institute professor, USDA scientist and Cornell University adjunct professor of plant biology, has been...
Targeting bladder cancer’s Achilles heel: stem cells
Credit: Cancer Research Two different proteins work separately as well as synergistically to feed a small pool of stem cells...
NIH launches initiative to develop long-acting HIV treatment and…
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, launched a major initiative...
UTMB scientists genetically engineered world’s first Zika virus infectious cDNA…
A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is the first in the world to genetically...
New UAlberta e-tool provides wake-up call for parents of children with excess weight
Credit: Alberta Innovates (Edmonton, AB.) Sometimes we see only the best in our kids — even when a potential health...
Light wave technique an advance for optical research
RMIT University researchers have developed artificial microflowers that self-assemble in water and mimic the natural blooming process, an important step...
Grabbing a parasite by the tail: U-M team solves ‘jumping gene’ mystery
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Deep within your DNA, a tiny parasite lurks, waiting to pounce from its perch and land...
Sandy claws
Credit: University of Delaware 'Tis the holiday season and it seems homes are festively trimmed at every turn. Ornaments of...
Stuttering: Stop signals in the brain prevent fluent speech
Credit: MPI CBS Roughly, one in a hundred adults has problems with speaking fluently. Not much is known about the...
Scientists give star treatment to lesser-known cells crucial for brain…
Credit: Image courtesy of Sergiu Pasca, M.D., Stanford University. After decades of relative neglect, star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes are...
Military health system will test U-M-developed concept under newly signed defense bill
Credit: Tricare ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A health care reform idea originated by University of Michigan faculty will get a...
Liverpool researchers to explore how seabirds navigate using…
Credit: UofL Researchers at the University of Liverpool have been awarded a £1million grant to undertake a research project to...
Scoliosis linked to disruptions in spinal fluid flow
Credit: Image courtesy of Science/AAAS A new study in zebrafish suggests that irregular fluid flow through the spinal column brought...
Scientists uncover isotopic fingerprint of N2O emissions from Arctic tundra
Credit: University of Eastern Finland Biogeochemistry Research Group A new study from the University of Eastern Finland presents, for the...
Killing time: Study sheds light on phages and precision cell…
Credit: Evan Krape/University of Delaware Phage therapy, which exploits the ability of certain viruses to infect and replicate within bacteria,...
