Biology
A new approach to cancer drug discovery
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed and demonstrated a promising new strategy for the discovery of novel...
Charity gives grant to cancer researchers at the University of Huddersfield
Credit: University of Huddersfield CANCER researchers at the University of Huddersfield aim to develop new treatments specifically for young people...
New role for fragile X protein could offer clues for treatment
Credit: Credit: Korb et al./ Cell 2017 The protein behind fragile X syndrome acts as a genetic conductor, orchestrating a...
Secrets from inside the womb that could provide clues to miscarriage
Credit: Dr Eleftheria Pervolaraki The major structures of a baby's heart form in just four days, according to new research...
Medical device recall rates linked to frequency of FDA inspector rotations says new study
Key Takeaway: Placing FDA investigators on a rotating schedule at medical device manufacturing plants can lead to 100 fewer medical...
UMD partners with Fraunhofer, Signature Science on DNA screening technologies
Credit: John T. Consoli/University of Maryland Computational biologists in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) are...
How tuberculosis hides in the body
Credit: Illustration: Alexandre Gidon, CEMIR and Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, NTNU Tuberculosis bacteria hide in the very cells...
National Eye Institute awards prize for ‘Retina in a dish’ competition
Credit: Erin Lavik, Sc.D. A proposal to create a living model of the human retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the...
Scientists develop broad-spectrum inhibitors of influenza virus
Credit: Rameshwar U. Kadam (Ian Wilson's Lab) A team of researchers from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and Janssen Research...
Study explores the biology of mending a broken heart
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Early research results suggest scientists might be on to a way to preserve heart function...
Uncovering why psoriasis recurs
New research by investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Rockefeller University helps address a longstanding question about the inflammatory...
FSU researchers receive $2.8m to study fate of BP oil spill
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A team of research institutions led by Florida State University has been awarded a $2.8 million grant...
New mechanism points the way to breaking ribosome antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics are the most common medication used to treat microbial infections. Many antibiotics target intracellular bacterial ribosomes - cellular factories...
Parkinson’s disease involves degeneration of the olfactory system
Credit: Max Planck Research Unit for Neurogenetics The first symptom of Parkinson's disease is often an impaired sense of smell....
Artificial muscles, tendons would make prosthetic limbs more lifelike
Credit: University of Houston An engineer from the University of Houston has received a $500,000 CAREER award from the National...
Researchers identify intriguing link between sleep, cognition and schizophrenia
More than 3.2 million Americans suffer from schizophrenia; about 100,000 people are newly diagnosed every year. The disease includes a...
Fever during labor may present risk to mother
Intrapartum fever -- fever that occurs during labor -- occurs in approximately 1-2% of deliveries and is often associated with...
Breakdown of brain cells’ metabolic collaboration linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Researchers have discovered that impairing a critical partnership between brain cells can lead to neurodegeneration....
How do zebrafish develop their stripes?
A Cardiff University mathematician has thrown new light on the longstanding mystery of how zebrafish develop the distinctive striped patterns...
Computer model showed an optimal anti-amyloid treatment
Credit: (C) InSysBio Moscow, Russia, September 28, 2017 - One must activate amyloid degradation as soon as possible to prevent...
