Biology
Ten new awards from the National Science Foundation
Credit: Leonid Moroz Ten new awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) totaling $14 million will enable biologists to develop...
Journal of Orthoptera Research joins scholarly publisher Pensoft’s open access portfolio
Credit: Journal of Orthoptera Research and Pensoft The Orthopterists' Society's Journal of Orthoptera Research (JOR) joins the growing portfolio of...
Citizen science brings monarch butterfly parasitoids to light
Annapolis, Md.; July 5, 2017 -- Thanks to citizen volunteers, scientists now know more than ever about the flies that...
Scientists name new species of fish from the Orinoco region after singer Enya
CORVALLIS, Ore. - In 1988, Irish singer and songwriter Enya released a lead single titled "Orinoco Flow" from her second...
Working the [immune] system
Credit: Swanson School of Engineering/Paul Kovach PITTSBURGH (July 10, 2017) ... As a rule, implants and the immune system don't...
Marshall School of Medicine team publishes longitudinal work on pneumonia
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.-- A Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine research team has published findings that show patients who...
Kansas State University researchers help with landmark study of wild wheat ancestor
Credit: Pat Melgares, Kansas State University, K-State Research and Extension MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansas State University scientists are part of...
Touchscreen test reveals why some birds are quicker to explore than others
Birds such as parrots and crows have been using touchscreen technology as part of an international research study examining whether...
Killing cancer in the heat of the moment
Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS Mineko Kengaku, Tatsuya Murakami, and their colleagues from Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS)...
SMAD4 loss is associated with cetuximab resistance and induction of MAPK/JNK activation in HNC
Credit: Insilico Medicine Summary: Cetuximab, an anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody and the only FDA-approved targeted therapy against advanced head and neck...
Insulin release is controlled by the amount of Epac2A at the secretory vesicles
Specialized beta cells in the pancreas release the hormone insulin to control our blood glucose levels, and failure of this...
Pepsi-SAXS: New method of protein analysis that is 50 times faster than analogues
Credit: MIPT's Press Office Pepsi-SAXS is a new highly efficient method for computation of X-ray scattering profiles, which are needed...
Fasting blood sugar and fasting insulin identified as new biomarkers for weight loss
Copenhagen, Denmark, July 7, 2017 - Researchers from the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen...
Sucking up spilt oil
Spilt crude oil has repeatedly polluted and even destroyed marine ecosystems. An effective measure would be to remove spilt oil...
ASHG honors Dian Donnai with 2017 Education Award
Credit: courtesy Dr. Donnai BETHESDA, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named clinical geneticist Dian Donnai,...
Strange silk: Why rappelling spiders don’t spin out of control
Credit: Kai Peng of Huazhong University of Science and Technology WASHINGTON, D.C., July 7, 2017 -- The last time you...
How universities are fostering innovation and entrepreneurship
Tampa, Fla. (Jul. 7, 2017) - The next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs are being formed at U.S. universities. Exactly...
New data, advanced modeling techniques suggest extreme coastal sea levels more likely to occur
Credit: UCF, Kimberly Lewis Improving projections for how much ocean levels may change in the future and what that means...
Save the Vaquita Day marked by bold, coordinated efforts to save the ‘panda of the sea’
Credit: VaquitaCPR The world is marking International Save the Vaquita Day on July 8 by supporting VaquitaCPR's ambitious, emergency plan...
Dendritic cells ‘divide and conquer’ to elude viral infection while promoting immunity
A research team led by Jackson Laboratory (JAX) Professor Karolina Palucka, M.D., Ph.D., in collaboration with a research team at...
