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A study from Oxford and Basel universities may point the way to maintaining our immune systems as we get older....

Dartmouth-led research on how attention works in the brain receives NSF award

Peter Ulric Tse, professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at DartmouthA collaborative research project on the neural basis of attention,...

Tunneling nanotubes between neurons enable the spread of Parkinson’s disease via lysosomes

Credit: Institut PasteurScientists from the Institut Pasteur have demonstrated the role of lysosomal vesicles in transporting α-synuclein aggregates, responsible for...

Monkeys with Sudan ebolavirus treated successfully

Cynthia Goldsmith This colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion....

New types of African Salmonella associated with lethal infection

There are 3 epidemic types of S. Enteritidis based on 675 isolates; 2 African epidemic types and a global epidemic...

Single-celled fungi multiply, alien-like, by fusing cells in host

Caenorhabditis elegans. Credit: WikipediaMicrosporidia cause diarrhea, an illness called microsporidiosis and even death in immune-compromised individuals. In spite of those...

Organ-on-a-chip

August 21, 2016

A new technique for programming human stem cells to produce different types of tissue on demand may ultimately allow personalized...

Solar energy from discarded car batteries

August 21, 2016

MIT researchers have developed a simple procedure for making a promising type of solar cell using lead recovered from discarded...

Four MIT faculty named 2015 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

August 21, 2016

Four MIT faculty members have been named 2015 Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI): Angela M. Belcher is...

Majority of parents support HPV vaccination requirements for school, but with opt-outs

CHAPEL HILL-Requiring students to get vaccinated against the human papillomavirus, or HPV, to enter school could prevent many cancers linked...

Revolutionary method to map brains at single-neuron resolution successfully demonstrated

Cold Spring Harbor, NY – Neuroscientists today publish in Neuron details of a revolutionary new way of mapping the brain...

Study shows swimming is an effective part of the treatment for fibromyalgia

A study performed by researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) shows swimming is as effective as walking...

Methamphetamine and skin wounds: NYIT researcher wins NIH grant to study immune response

A chance observation in a Southern California fast food restaurant led Luis Martinez, Ph.D., to wonder about the connections behind...

Flesh-eating infections in rheumatoid arthritis patients spur new discovery