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Hidden Inca treasure: Remarkable new tree genus discovered in the…
Credit: Wake Forest University Hidden in plain sight – that's how researchers describe their discovery of a new genus of...
Photosynthesis discovery could help design more efficient artificial…
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA–A natural process that occurs during photosynthesis could lead to the design of more efficient artificial...
Genetics and brain regions linked to sex differences in anxiety-related behavior in chimpanzees
ATLANTA–Genetics and specific brain regions are linked to sex differences in chimpanzees' scratching behavior, a common indicator of anxiety in...
Queen’s University Belfast co-lead one of world’s biggest…
Credit: QUB A new technology — 'dialysis for the lungs' — which could save thousands of lives in Intensive Care...
‘Pop quiz’ could help predict sexually transmitted…
IMAGE: This is a picture of the STI risk quiz. Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers at Johns Hopkins say an...
Scientists explore how a pain medicine also protects vision in blinding conditions
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Dec. 6, 2017) – Scientists have shown that a medicine prescribed...
Schizophrenic stem cells do not differentiate properly into neurons
Credit: RIKEN Researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute have used human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) to identify a characteristic...
UNH scientists unravel genetic ancestry of cultivated strawberry
Credit: UNH DURHAM, N.H. – Scientists from the University of New Hampshire have unlocked a major genetic mystery of one...
Boosting levels of known antioxidant may help resist age-related decline
Credit: (Graphic courtesy of Oregon State University) CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers at Oregon State University have found that a specific...
ACMG Foundation receives funding from Pfizer for genetics training residencies/fellowships
The ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine announced that it has received a $165,000 commitment from Pfizer to provide...
International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic…
Credit: Nova Southeastern University FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), sometimes referred to as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), a...
Solving the puzzle of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio, University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB) Every day tens of thousands of Canadians unwillingly find themselves becoming shadows...
Infant’s prolonged infection reveals mutation that helps bacteria tolerate antibiotics
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / Peter Barta The quest to understand a prolonged infection in an infant being...
Even light drinkers should watch for fatty liver disease
People who have reduced enzyme activity to breakdown active aldehyde, i.e., those who become easily inebriated, are more likely to...
Exploring synapses with a gigantic advantage
How does memory occur? And what about movement, or thinking? One key element to understand all these brain functions are...
PostDoc Project Plan invites collaborators to study how plant lice…
While Climate change steadily takes its toll, promising to raise temperatures around the world by at least 1.5 °C within...
Launch of new Peatland Code could save more than 200 million tons of carbon dioxide
A new Government-backed code which could slash UK carbon dioxide emissions by 220 million tonnes and protect rare wildlife by...
Barrier-island migration drives large-scale marsh loss
Credit: © C. Hobbs/VIMS. If you've visited North Carolina's Outer Banks or other barrier islands, you've likely experienced their split...
When Listeria monocytogenes goes to sleep….
Credit: © Institut Pasteur Listeriosis is a disease caused by eating foods that have been contaminated by the Listeria monocytogenes...
First patient cured of rare blood disorder
Credit: David Levy Using a technique that avoids the use of high-dose chemotherapy and radiation in preparation for a stem...
