Biology
Meningococcal infection: Bacterial aggregates form a thick honey-like liquid that flows through blood vessels
The Inserm team led by Guillaume Duménil at the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with several teams of physicists, has unraveled...
It takes a village…
Credit: João Martins, iMM A group of researchers led by Edgar Gomes, Group Leader at Instituto de Medicina Molecular João...
Candida albicans: Progress in the understanding of the mechanisms of genetic diversification in a major fungal pathogen of humans
Candida albicans is one of the most formidable fungal species, causing infection in humans. Investigating the structure and reproduction methods...
A new study identifies 40 genes related to aggressive behavior in humans and mice
Credit: University of Barcelona The origins of the violent behaviour are multifactorial and respond to the interaction of several factors...
Insectivorous birds consume annually as much energy as the city of New York
Credit: Photo © Maurice Baker The world's insectivorous birds consume annually 400 to 500 million tons of prey and thereby...
Releasing our inner jellyfish in the fight against infection
Mucus is able to protect us from infection thanks to ancient genes that have been conserved throughout 350 million years...
Immunity could be key to addressing coral crisis
Credit: Caroline Palmer/University of Plymouth Coral reefs support a quarter of all marine life, feed hundreds of millions of people...
Penn’s Brian Capell, MD, PhD, wins Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Brian C. Capell, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of Dermatology in the Perelman School of...
New targets found to reduce blood vessel damage in diabetes
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 9, 2018) - In diabetes, both the tightly woven endothelial...
Cross species transfer of genes has driven evolution
Credit: University of Adelaide Far from just being the product of our parents, University of Adelaide scientists have shown that...
Preventative HIV vaccine candidate triggers desired immune responses in humans and monkeys, and protects monkeys from infection
BOSTON - More than three decades after the identification of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), scientists are still working to...
Scientists identify a protein complex that shapes the destiny of T cells
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Like a mentor helping medical students choose between specialties, a protein complex helps shape...
Savory foods may promote healthy eating through effects on the brain
Researchers have found that consuming a broth rich in umami--or savory taste--can cause subtle changes in the brain that promote...
Melting bacteria to decipher antibiotic resistance
Credit: Aleksandra Krolik / EMBL With antibiotic resistance spreading worldwide, there is a strong need for new technologies to study...
New model for predicting neuroblastoma outcomes incorporates early developmental signals
Credit: Kulesa Lab KANSAS CITY, MO - Neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer of the sympathetic nervous system, is particularly deadly...
Ancient DNA testing solves 100-year-old controversy in Southeast Asian prehistory
(University of Cambridge) Two competing theories about the human occupation of Southeast Asia have been debunked by groundbreaking analysis of...
Listeria monocytogenes multi-country outbreak: 47 cases including 9 deaths
Frozen corn and possibly other frozen vegetables produced in a company in Hungary are the likely source of an outbreak...
Photonic capsules for injectable laser resonators
Credit: KAIST A KAIST research group presented photonic capsules for injectable laser resonators using microfluidic technology. The capsule's diameter is...
Smart bandages designed to monitor and tailor treatment for chronic wounds
Credit: Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (July 6, 2018)--A team of engineers led by Tufts University has developed a prototype bandage...
Stripes may be cool — but they don’t cool zebras down
Susanne Åkesson, a biologist at Lund University in Sweden, refutes the theory that zebras have striped fur to stay cool...
