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Individual receptors caught at work
Credit: Video: Team Calebiro G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are among the "hottest" targets for the therapy of diseases such as...
Death by a thousand cuts? Not for small populations
We've all heard Darwin's theory described as favoring the fittest, but new research from Michigan State University shows that, at...
Screening for disease or toxins in a drop of blood
Credit: Newomics The promise of being able to quickly and accurately screen for diseases or chemical contaminants in a tiny...
Nice ice, maybe: Study finds water-repelling surfaces ease ice removal
Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA Water-repellent surfaces and coatings could make ice removal a literal breeze...
New clues to treat Alagille Syndrome from zebrafish
Credit: Kristen Custato; SBP La Jolla, Calif., Oct. 18, 2017 - A new study led by researchers at Sanford Burnham...
Study: New simple method determines rate at which we burn calories walking up, down, flat
Credit: SMU Locomotor Lab When military strategists plan a mission, one of many factors is the toll it takes on...
3-D imaging to help protect American heritage sites from hurricanes and natural disasters
Credit: National Park Service Natural disasters such as Hurricane Irma are putting the nation at risk of losing parts of...
WPI researchers developing autonomous snake-like robots to support search-and-rescue teams
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has received a three-year,...
Healthy coral populations produce a surprising number of offspring
Healthy coral populations can produce up to 200 times more juvenile corals than degraded coral populations nearby, according to a...
Hardy corals make their moves to build new reefs from scratch
Credit: Sebastian Hennige Resilient species of coral can move to inhospitable areas and lay the foundations for new reefs, a...
Penn study shows how female immune cells keep their second x chromosome shut off
Credit: University of Pennsylvania Autoimmune diseases tend to strike women more than men and having multiple X chromosomes could be...
Gentle touch soothes the pain of social rejection
The gentle touch of another individual soothes the effects of social exclusion, one of the most emotionally painful human experiences,...
DNA tests on albatross poo reveal secret diet of top predator
Credit: Julie McInnes A study that used DNA tests to analyse the scats of one of the world's most numerous...
Battling flames increases firefighters’ exposure to carcinogens
The threat of getting burned by roaring flames is an obvious danger of firefighting, but other health risks are more...