Biology
$3.7 million grant to fund research on novel drug targeting heart diseases
New Orleans, LA - The Exscien Corporation of Louisville, KY, in conjunction with LSU Health New Orleans Cardiovascular Center of...
Long-term diabetes complication: Liver inflammation raises cholesterol levels
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Inflammatory processes in the liver lead to elevated cholesterol levels...
UCLA scientists identify a new way to activate stem cells to make hair grow
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Center/Nature Cell Biology UCLA researchers have discovered a new way to activate the stem cells...
A tiny fraction of oceans could satisfy the world’s fish demand
From sashimi to smoked salmon, ceviche to mussels Provençal, seafood dishes are among the world's best-loved culinary delights and dietary...
Seafood for thought
Covering 70 percent of Earth's surface, the world's oceans are vast and deep. So vast, in fact, that nearly every...
Biogerontology Research Foundation salutes staff on multi-year drug development agreement
Credit: Juvenescence AI Tuesday, Aug. 14th, 2017, London, UK: Biogerontology Research Foundation (BGRF) Chief Science Officer Alex Zhavoronkov and BGRF...
Genetic mechanism prevents kidney injury after severe dehydration
DURHAM, N.H. - Millions of people die every year from dehydration as a result of exposure and illness. In humans,...
Researchers describe neural mechanisms for gregariousness and monogamy in zebra finches
How do gregarious songbirds such as zebra finches, where both males and females live in close proximity and where females...
Researchers 3-D print first truly microfluidic ‘lab on a chipl devices
Credit: BYU Photo Researchers at BYU are the first to 3D-print a viable microfluidic device small enough to be effective...
The best place to treat type 1 diabetes might be just under your skin
Credit: Sefton Lab. A group of U of T researchers have demonstrated that the space under our skin might be...
Varroa mites — bees’ archenemies — have genetic holes in their armor
Credit: Photo by Zachary Huang EAST LANSING, Mich. - Seemingly indestructible Varroa mites have decimated honeybee populations and are a...
Probiotics help poplar trees clean up toxins in Superfund sites
Credit: Michael Blaylock/Edenspace Systems Corporation Trees have the ability to capture and remove pollutants from the soil and degrade them...
Ozone treaty taking a bite out of US greenhouse gas emissions
WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Montreal Protocol, the international treaty adopted to restore Earth's protective ozone layer in 1989, has significantly...
Granulins are brain treasure, not trash
Credit: Chris Holler, Emory University School of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine researchers have developed tools that enable them...
New blood test may transform the way cancer is monitored and treated
Credit: Hanlee P. Ji Philadelphia, PA, August 14, 2017 - Stanford University scientists have described a new type of test...
Brain injury in kids might lead to alcohol abuse
Researchers at Ohio State University have surveyed previous studies to investigate the relationship between traumatic brain injuries and alcohol abuse....
Researchers 3-D print first truly microfluidic ‘lab on a chip’ devices
Credit: BYU Photo Researchers at BYU are the first to 3D-print a viable microfluidic device small enough to be effective...
Protein to stop acute cerebral hemorrhage
Credit: DGIST DGIST (President, Sang Hyuk Son) announced that a research team led by principal researcher Won Bae Jeon at...
Now showing: Researchers create first 3-D movie of virus in action
A research collaboration led by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has for the first time created a three-dimensional movie showing a...
Immune study points to new ways to treat lung disease
Fresh insight into how the immune system keeps itself in check could lead to new ways of fighting chronic lung...
