Biology
Andy Tay Kah Ping honored with inaugural MRS Bulletin Postdoctoral Publication Prize
Credit: Andy Tay Kah Ping MRS Bulletin has named Andy Tay Kah Ping, Stanford University, as the inaugural recipient of...
Research predicts increase in inflammatory bowel disease in developing world
For the last century, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been a challenge for patients and the medical community in the...
Chromosomes may be knotted
Credit: Ill./ ©: Jonathan Siebert, JGU Everyone knows that long bits of yarn, or charging cables and the like, tend...
Superstorm Sandy five years later: How NJIT assisted with recovery efforts
Credit: NJIT Five years ago, Superstorm Sandy devastated the U.S. east coast, taking the lives of 34 New Jersey residents,...
The Graduate Center and Princeton University explore the interface between physics and biology
Credit: The Graduate Center NEW YORK, October 20, 2017 - The Graduate Center (GC) of the City University of New...
Nicotinic receptor could be target for treatment of lung inflammation
(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Tests using mice employed an experimental drug that stimulates a...
Fewer stillbirths at East African hospital following introduction of childbirth guidelines
Worldwide, more than three million children die each year on the day they are born - either during birth or...
US ocean observation critical to understanding climate change, but lacks long-term nat. planning
WASHINGTON - The ocean plays a critical role in climate and weather, serving as a massive reservoir of heat and...
How the smallest bacterial pathogens outwit host immune defences by stealth mechanisms
Credit: Institute of Microbiology/Vetmeduni Vienna Mycoplasmas are very simple bacteria. They have a minimalist genome and no protective cell wall....
The end of pneumonia? New vaccine offers hope
Credit: Credit: 'Jones et al., Sci. Adv. 2017;3: e1701797.' BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In 2004, pneumonia killed more than 2 million...
Building new moss factories
For millions of years, plants have been producing highly complex molecules out of simple chemical building blocks, sustainably and cheaply....
BU researchers create tool to measure, control protein aggregation
Credit: Ahmad S. Khalil A common thread ties seemingly unlinked disorders like Alzheimer's disease and type II diabetes together. This...
RANKL expressed by osteocytes has an important role in orthodontic tooth movement
Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) research team demonstrated that osteocytes have a crucial role in orthodontic tooth movement as the...
Marshall School of Medicine announces program to improve access to diabetes care in WV
Credit: Brian Patton/Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine HUNTINGTON, W.Va.-- The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of...
Phages are an effective alternative to the use of antibiotics in aquaculture
Credit: AZTI-Tecnalia Therapy with phages, instead of antibiotics, is a highly promising option in aquaculture to control the transfer of...
ERC, Ca’ Foscari wins two grants
Ca' Foscari University of Venice won two ERC Starting Grants as a host institution specifically chosen by the researchers for...
The birth of a new protein
Credit: Matthew Cordes, using UCSF Chimera molecular graphics package A yeast protein that evolved from scratch can fold into a...
Patients suffering injuries in low & middle-income countries have higher prevalence of HIV
Both HIV and injury are major public health problems, especially in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), where the majority of...
‘The father of the 2 degrees limit’: Schellnhuber receives Blue Planet Prize
The world's most prestigious award for pioneers in environmental science was given to Hans Joachim Schellnhuber this week in Tokyo....
Climate shifts shorten marine food chain off California
Credit: Lindsey E. Peavey (NOAA/CINMS) Environmental disturbances such as El Niño shake up the marine food web off Southern California,...
