Biology
Scientists identify ‘first responders’ to bacterial invasion
When bacteria enter our body, they kick-start a powerful immune response. But this chain of reactions doesn't fully account for...
Rethinking well-being and sustainability measurements from local to global scales
Credit: © Michael Esbach A new study suggests that standard ways of measuring well-being and sustainability in communities used by...
TGen is one of 25 research groups sharing $9 million to combat drug-resistant bacteria
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Oct. 23, 2017 -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) is one of 25 research groups selected...
Routes out of isolation for Yellowstone grizzlies
Credit: Frank van Manen In summer of 2017, biologists from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks confirmed sightings of a grizzly...
A step closer to a cure for adult-onset diabetes
Credit: Anna-Lena Lundqvist/Chalmers University of Technology In healthy people, exosomes - tiny structures secreted by cells to allow intercellular communication...
Trial shows drug can dramatically reduce weight of people with obesity
A drug that targets the appetite control system in the brain could bring about significant weight loss in people with...
Activation of immune T cells leads to behavioral changes
Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan and collaborators have found that T cells -- immune...
Enough vitamin D when young associated with lower risk of diabetes-related autoimmunity
AURORA, Colo. (October 23, 2017) - Getting enough vitamin D during infancy and childhood is associated with a reduced risk...
Research revises our knowledge of how the brain learns to fear
Credit: Li Lab CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Our brains wire themselves up during development according to a series...
Rhythm of memory
Credit: Source: Marlene Bartos The more we know about the billions of nerve cells in the brain, the less their...
Sumatran tigers on path to recovery in ‘in danger’ UNESCO World Heritage site
Credit: WCS/Panthera Jakarta, Indonesia (Oct. 23, 2017) - A new scientific publication from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and the Bukit...
NIH BRAIN Initiative builds on early advances
The National Institutes of Health has announced funding for 110 new awards totaling $169 million for the Brain Research through...
Current organocatalysis and synthetic methods: Expanded aims & scope
Viewing the present situation in chemistry research, Bentham Science Publishers continues to explore new ideas and concepts. This has been...
Transparent solar technology represents ‘wave of the future’
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - See-through solar materials that can be applied to windows represent a massive...
Novel technique explains herbicide’s link to Parkinson’s disease
Northwestern Medicine scientists have used an innovative gene editing technique to identify the genes that may lead to Parkinson's disease...
UCI neurobiologists aim to identify biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Center for the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory / UCI Irvine, Calif., Oct. 23, 2017 -- With $3.8 million...
UH researchers join national effort to study recent storms
Credit: University of Houston Two University of Houston researchers are part of an effort by the National Science Foundation to...
Salk scientists lead $25 million initiative to develop atlas of brain cell types
Credit: Marina Garrett LA JOLLA--(October 23, 2017) Salk Institute scientists will lead a multimillion-dollar, five-year initiative to revolutionize our understanding...
Cryo-EM reveals ignition mechanism for DNA replication
Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Research Institute and Dr. Huilin Li. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 23, 2017) -- An international...
USDA grants to spur innovations to slash pesticide use
Credit: ISCA Technologies A Riverside, Calif., biotech company will advance eight environmentally-friendly innovations to control damaging crop and forest pests...
