Biology

These are the findings of a representative study recently conducted by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) on...

CCNY-led research team identifies new organelle in parasitic wasp venom

Credit: City College of New York City College of New York biologist Shubha Govind and her research team have identified...

Keystone Symposia convenes global health series maternal-fetal health conference in Washington, DC

SILVERTHORNE, CO - September 15, 2017 - Keystone Symposia will convene its first conference on the important topic of "Maternal-Fetal...

LSUHealthNO to study new drug to regenerate heart muscle

New Orleans, LA - In collaboration with Novo Biosciences, Inc., LSU Health New Orleans Cardiovascular Center of Excellence will receive...

New Orleans greenery post-Katrina reflects social demographics more than hurricane impact

Credit: Joshua A. Lewis Popular portrayals of "nature reclaiming civilization" in flood-damaged New Orleans, Louisianna, neighborhoods romanticize an urban ecology...

Steroid hormones could hold further clues about age-related bone loss

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 15, 2017) - A group of steroid hormones could provide...

MD Anderson and Daiichi Sankyo enter research collaboration to accelerate development of acute myeloid leukemia therapies

HOUSTON AND BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited today...

Could interstellar ice provide the answer to birth of DNA?

Researchers at the University of York have shown that molecules brought to earth in meteorite strikes could potentially be converted...

$1.6M from NSF to UC Davis to study water, land use in disadvantaged communities

Credit: Joe Proudman/UC Davis The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.6M to the University of California, Davis to analyze the...

Once-abundant ash tree and antelope species face extinction — IUCN Red List

Gland, Switzerland, 14 September 2017 (IUCN) - North America's most widespread and valuable ash tree species are on the brink...

New inhibitor brings new hope

Credit: Source: Maurer Lab Scientists from the cluster of excellence BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies at the University of...

Partnership for a healthy brain

Credit: Salk Institute/Waitt Center LA JOLLA--(Sept. 14, 2017) Salk Institute scientists have discovered that an interaction between two key proteins...

Tiny fighters in sediments determine success of invasive marine plants

Credit: Image: Paul Gribben/UNSW Armies of microbes that are invisible to the naked eye battle it out to determine whether...

Self-healing gold particles

Credit: Photo: KIT Self-healing materials are able to repair autonomously defects, such as scratches, cracks or dents, and resume their...

New dyes detect disease through heartbeat signals

Credit: Peter Morenus/UConn Photo Vibrant tones of yellow, orange, and red move in waves across the screen. Although the display...

Toward ending an environmental nightmare

Credit: Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Stephen Luby's epiphany came to him 30,000 feet up in the air. The...

Filtering molecules from the water or air with nanomembranes

Credit: Photo: Bielefeld University Free-standing carbon membranes that are a millionth of a millimetre thin: these are a special research...

Corrosion in real time

What affects almost everything made of metal, from cars to boats to underground pipes and even the fillings in your...

‘Handedness’ in scale-eating fish: Nature and nurture