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Usutu virus is back — not only in blackbirds but also in humans
Credit: Georg Mair/Vetmeduni Vienna Usutu virus, a flavivirus of African origin, was first detected in Austria in 2001, when it...
Achieving high-value chemical diversity for the pharmaceutical artificial intelligence
Credit: Insilico Medicine, Inc. Friday, October 13th, 2017, Baltimore, Maryland: Insilico Medicine announces the publication of a new research paper...
Study shows proteins may prevent dysfunction and disease by relaxing
Credit: Micayla Bowman For many years, we thought that all proteins must fold into complicated shapes to fulfill their functions,...
NUS researchers develop 4-in-1 smart utilities plant custom-made for tropical climate
Credit: National University of Singapore A research breakthrough achieved by a team led by Associate Professor Ernest Chua from the...
Scripps Florida scientists unveil ‘roadmap’ to aid osteoporosis treatment development
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - October 13, 2017 - Using advanced mass spectrometry technology, scientists from the...
First atomic structure from UTSW’s cryo-EM facility
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Oct. 11, 2017 - UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers today published a 3-D atomic structure...
Gutters teem with inconspicuous life
Scientists from the BOREA Biology of Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems research unit (CNRS / MNHN / IRD / UPMC /...
Space radiation won’t stop NASA’s human exploration
Credit: NASA While it's true that space radiation is one of the biggest challenges for a human journey to Mars,...
Study identifies genetic clues to spinal stenosis
A new study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research indicates that certain genetic changes are linked with an increased...
Model predicts how E. coli bacteria adapt under stress
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a genome-scale model that can accurately predict how E. coli...
Worms reveal secrets of aging
Investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Health System have identified a new molecular pathway...
New study demonstrates importance of studying sleep and eating in tandem
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - October 13, 2017 - A new study from scientists on the Florida...
New method creates liver bioscaffolds with intact ECM for reseeding and transplantation
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 13, 2017-Researchers have reported a method for successfully removing the...
Restless legs syndrome study identifies 13 new genetic risk variants
A new study into the genetics underlying restless legs syndrome has identified 13 previously-unknown genetic risk variants, while helping inform...
Learning and staying in shape key to longer lifespan, study finds
People who are overweight cut their life expectancy by two months for every extra kilogramme of weight they carry, research...
Worth their weight
Almost as large as a Smart car, giant sea bass can weigh more than 500 pounds and grow longer than...
Mantis shrimp-inspired camera enables glimpse into hidden world
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- By mimicking the eye of the mantis shrimp, Illinois researchers have...
Scientists pinpoint surprising origin of melanoma
Led by Jean-Christophe Marine (VIB-KU Leuven), a team of researchers has tracked down the cellular origin of cutaneous melanoma, the...
Chemistry provides a new supply of a promising cancer and HIV treatment
A drug isolated from a marine pest holds promise for treating some of the world's nastiest diseases, and researchers would...
New regions of the human genome linked to skin color variation in some African populations
In the first study of its kind, an international team of genomics researchers has identified new regions of the human...
