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Uncovering the power of glial cells
Credit: TDY Kozai/BionicLab.ORG PITTSBURGH (January 8, 2018) … Implanted devices send targeted electrical stimulation to the nervous system to interfere...
$9.4 million grant helps scientists explore how cell death from high…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 9, 2017) – It's been known for decades that a bacterial infection can raise...
nTIDE Dec 2017: Yearend job numbers cap record year for americans with disabilities
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ – January 5, 2018. Despite December's lag in U.S. job numbers, Americans with disabilities...
OU study demonstrates seasonality of bird migration in response to…
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma study demonstrates for the first time that remote sensing data from weather...
Ancient fossil microorganisms indicate that life in the universe is common
Credit: J. William Schopf/UCLA Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life A new analysis of the...
Skin cells ‘crawl’ together to heal wounds treated with unique hydrogel layer
Credit: Marit Mitchell / U of T Engineering Time may not heal all wounds, but a proprietary mix of peptides...
Culturally tailored obesity intervention a success for hispanic…
Credit: University of Houston An obesity intervention for Hispanic middle school students led by researchers at the University of Houston...
Alzheimer’s disease study links brain health and physical…
Credit: University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. – People at risk for Alzheimer's disease who do more moderate-intensity physical activity, but...
New $21 million gift puts Basser Center for BRCA at the forefront of advancements for…
Credit: Maurizio Bacci PHILADELPHIA – A new $21 million gift to the Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer...
Paleontologists find North America’s oldest monkey fossil along…
AMES, Iowa – It was late in the year, but Panama was still muggy and rain clouds were closing in....
Scientists reveal new and improved genome sequence of Daphnia pulex
Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame For many, experience with Daphnia, commonly known as water fleas, ends in high school....
Microscopic collisions help proteins stay healthy
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, USA (Aug. 5, 2016) — Studies at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio...
Squished cells could shape design of synthetic materials
Credit: UW-Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center All living cells are basically squishy balloons full of water, proteins and...
Unlocking the secrets of Ebola
Credit: Photo courtesy of the Kawaoka lab, UW-Madison Scientists have identified a set of biomarkers that indicate which patients infected...
How much sun is good for our health?
Credit: Sinc Spanish researchers have estimated the duration of solar radiation exposure required in order to obtain the recommended doses...
Study links overeating in obese mice to altered brain responses to…
Obese mice are much more likely than lean mice to overeat in the presence of environmental cues, a behavior that...
Georgia State researcher gets $1.8 million to study gut bacteria and…
ATLANTA–Andrew Gewirtz, a professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, has received a four-year, $1.8-million federal...
40-year-old chorus frog tissues vital to Louisiana hybrid zone study
LSU researchers Jeremy M. Brown and Eric N. Rittmeyer, in collaboration with colleagues at Florida State University, are shedding light...
Babies can use context to look for things, study demonstrates
Credit: Courtesy Kristen Tummeltshammer PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Just six months into the world, babies already have the capacity to learn,...
UAB biomarker outperforms current gold standard to detect brain shunt…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In a study of children with brain shunts at Children's of Alabama, a University of Alabama at...
