Biology
Bigger eyes but reduced brain power in nocturnal fishes
Credit: Alex Dornburg Coral reefs buzz with activity around the clock. As the day-active fishes retreat at dusk, the night-active...
A new ‘periodic table’ for nanomaterials
Credit: Illustration by Izumi Mindy Takamiya The approach was developed by Daniel Packwood of Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material...
Birth study empowers pregnant women
Research led by QUT Associate Professor Yvette Miller, from the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, asked almost 6000 women...
A new model to estimate lifetime risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Credit: ©Science China Press Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality and also contributes to huge...
Children of mothers with type 1 diabetes have a higher body mass index
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Children of mothers with type 1 diabetes are at significantly...
Material formed from crab shells and trees could replace flexible plastic packaging
Credit: Brice Zimmerman, Georgia Tech From liquid laundry detergent packaged in cardboard to compostable plastic cups, consumer products these days...
New biotech graduate certificate program at USC bridges biology and business
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - July 23, 2018 - Getting new therapies to patients requires collaboration at the bench, the bedside,...
Build an ark? biologists discuss conservation prioritization
Credit: Florent Mazel LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- Conservation biologists recognize a sobering reality. "We're losing species left, right and center,"...
SF State study compares athlete and truck driver, identical twins
When it comes to being fit, are genes or lifestyle -- nature or nurture -- more important? Researchers at San...
Wearable device from Stanford measures cortisol in sweat
The hormone cortisol rises and falls naturally throughout the day and can spike in response to stress, but current methods...
Mother-child communication in plants
Credit: Source: Thomas Laux An international team led by the Freiburg plant biologist Prof. Dr. Thomas Laux has shown that...
The need for speed: Why malaria parasites are faster than human immune cells
Credit: Heidelberg University Hospital/ HITS/ ZMBH Malaria parasites of the genus Plasmodium move ten times faster through the skin than...
Single-molecule magnetic tweezers reveal dual function of FACT in gene regulation
In eukaryotic cells, linear genetic DNA wraps around histones to form stable nucleosomes that further assemble to form chromatins. Nucleosomes...
Oregon researchers say sea pickles are adapting to the Pacific Northwest
Credit: Photo by Kelly Sutherland EUGENE, Ore. - July 20, 2018 - Tubular colonial jellies known as pyrosomes that arrived...
New findings on intercellular communication
Led by Benoit Vanhollebeke, WELBIO investigator at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), the Laboratory of Neurovascular Signaling (ULB's Faculty...
Houseplants could one day monitor home health
Credit: Photo (inset, right) by Francisco Palacios. Design renderings by Susan G. Stewart and Rana Abudayyeh. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - In...
Doctors rely on more than just data for medical decision making
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Many technology companies are working on artificial intelligence systems that can analyze medical data to help diagnose...
A molecular key for delaying the progression of Multiple Sclerosis is found
Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that attacks and destroys a structure known as the "myelin sheath", whose integrity is...
Scientists identify most pressing issues posed by chemicals in the environment
Scientists have identified 22 key research questions surrounding the risks associated with chemicals in the environment in Europe. Chemicals released...
Plague vaccine bait — look who’s coming to dinner
Credit: Dr. Gebbiena Bron, University of Wisconsin Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers suspected and have now confirmed that plague vaccine bait,...
