Biology
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...
Internists urge President Trump to ‘consider taking additional actions’ to provide relief
Internists Urge President Trump to 'Consider Taking Additional Actions' to Provide Relief in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Letter...
Scientists create endocytosis on demand by ‘hotwiring’ cells
Credit: Gabrielle Larocque Scientists develop method to create endocytosis on demand System using a chemical and light likened to 'hotwiring'...
Study splits incurable childhood brain tumors into 10 new diseases
Scientists have found that deadly childhood brain tumours are actually 10 different diseases that should each be diagnosed and treated...
New clues from brain structures of mantis shrimp
Credit: Roy L. Caldwell, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California Taking a close look at the neural...
Making surgical screws from bones
Credit: © surgebright To heal broken bones using medical help, the surgical method of choice for decades have been metal...
Can a pumpkin-shaped molecule bring a different ending to ‘Breaking Bad’?
Credit: (Modified from Jang et al, Chem 2017) Speed, uppers, chalk, glass, crystal, or whatever you prefer to call them,...
Hunt is over for one of the ‘top 50 most-wanted fungi’
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Sept. 27, 2017--In a step toward bridging the gap between fungal taxonomy...
Chimpanzees can learn how to use tools without observing others
New observations have lead researchers to believe that chimpanzees can use tools spontaneously to solve a task, without needing to...
Neuro-immune crosstalk in allergic asthma
Exactly how asthma begins and progresses remain a mystery, but a team led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital...
FSU researchers receive $2.8 million 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...
