Biology
HIIT helps combat high insulin resistance — a warning sign for diabetes
A new study published in Frontiers in Physiology suggests that High-Intensity Interval Training is an efficient, effective way of cutting...
Could olfactory loss point to Alzheimer’s disease?
Odor identification tests may help scientists track the evolution of the disease in persons at risk By the time you...
Scientists discover powerful potential pain reliever
Credit: Stephen Martin A team of scientists led by chemists Stephen Martin and James Sahn at The University of Texas...
Biophysics explains how immune cells kill bacteria
Credit: Scientific Reports (Tokyo, August 16) A new data analysis technique, moving subtrajectory analysis, designed by researchers at Tokyo Institute...
Understanding how fish grow their hearts could help humans, professor finds
It's already known some fish have big hearts - at least during the winter. Now a U of G professor...
USGS news: Changing tides: Lake Michigan could best support lake trout and steelhead
Credit: Michael Humling, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Public domain. Invasive mussels and less nutrients from tributaries have altered the...
Look ma, no hands: Researchers use vacuum for hands-free patterning of liquid metal
Credit: Michael Dickey, NC State University North Carolina State University engineers have utilized vacuum to create a more efficient, hands-free...
UTA professor awarded Talanta Medal for outstanding contributions to analytical chemistry
Credit: UTA Purnendu "Sandy" Dasgupta, the Hamish Small Chair of Ion Analysis in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at...
Biophysical Society names 2018 award recipients
The Biophysical Society is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2018 Society awards. These awards are very competitive in...
$2.3 million in federal funding to JAX to support studies of aging immune system
Credit: Jackson Laboratory photo by Tiffany Laufer A new five-year federal research grant totaling $2,317,760 will fund studies by Jackson...
Understanding antibiotic resistance
Credit: Cell Reports Chestnut Hill, Mass. (8/15/2017) -- Central to understanding why bacteria become antibiotic resistant is knowing how bacteria...
Study reveals seven complete specimens of new flower, all 100 million years old
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A Triceratops or Tyrannosaurus rex bulling its way through a pine forest likely dislodged flowers that 100...
Clinical trial uses a genetically engineered virus to fight cancer
Credit: Sanford Health SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Sanford Health is the first site in the United States to launch a...
New device for refined neural recording in mice could transform dementia research
Credit: TaiNi image reproduced from the article referenced below, under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Zhou Jiang,...