Biology
Findings explain exceptional auditory abilities in Williams-Beuren Syndrome
Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) is a rare disorder that causes neurocognitive and developmental deficits. However, musical and auditory abilities are preserved...
Strong link between gut bacteria and metabolites
There are strong links between bacteria living in the gut and the levels of small molecules in the blood known...
Monon Bioventures receives nearly $400,000 to develop Purdue-discovered glioblastoma treatment
INDIANAPOLIS and WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Monon Bioventures LLC has received a one-year, $398,314 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR,...
It may already be too late to meet UN genetic diversity target, but new findings could guide conservation efforts
Palo Alto, CA—Climate change and habitat destruction may have already caused the loss of more than one-tenth of the world’s...
Termites may have a larger role in future ecosystems
Most people think termites are a nuisance that consume wood in homes and businesses. But, these termites represent less than...
Aged neurons generated directly from skin more accurately model Parkinson’s disease
The possibility to make virtually all cell types of the human body from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which are...
Mapping the whole human brain: Allen Institute to lead global collaboration
By Rachel Tompa, Ph.D. / Allen InstituteCredit: Allen Institute By Rachel Tompa, Ph.D. / Allen Institute SEATTLE, WASH. — September...
UC San Diego, Salk and others seek to map the human brain over a lifetime
With a five-year, $126 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a multi-institution team of researchers at University...
Distantly related viruses share self-assembly mechanism
How do the hundreds of individual pieces that make up viruses assemble into shapes capable of spreading disease from cell...
Sifting through cellular recycling centers
Small but mighty, lysosomes play a surprisingly important role in cells despite their diminutive size. Making up only 1-3% of...
Soft devices—powered by ‘stressed’ algae—glow in the dark when squished or stretched
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed soft devices containing algae that glow in the dark when...
Discovery: ‘Special’ muscle can promote glucose and fat burning to fuel metabolism for hours while sitting
Link to downloadable photos: Metabolic Innovations Lab at UH YouTubeVideo with NarrationCredit: University of Houston Link to downloadable photos: Metabolic...
Scripps Research discovery suggests new strategy against harmful inflammation
LA JOLLA, CA—A team led by Scripps Research scientists has uncovered key details of an immune-cell process that frequently underlies...
Neural network speeds holographic image reconstruction for biological samples
ROCHESTER - Researchers have developed a new end-to-end neural network that can speed up the reconstruction of holographic images. Unlike...
Attention and running influence individual brain cells independently
When you are not paying attention, performance drops. For example, you are four times more likely to be in a...
The longer the bootcamp, the better the antibodies
LA JOLLA, CA—Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have discovered how the immune system can transform into an...
New study explains mechanisms of salt transport and could help treat cystic fibrosis
In a recently published research article, Pablo Artigas, Ph.D., from the Center for Membrane Protein Research at the Texas Tech...
How fear memories get stuck in some brains
Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have discovered a biological mechanism that increases the strength with which fear memories are stored...
Chimpanzee stone tool diversity
During fieldwork aimed at documenting the stone tool use of a group of wild chimpanzees in the Taï Forest in...
Discovery illuminates how Parkinson’s disease spreads in the brain
Aggregates of the protein alpha-synuclein spread in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease through a cellular waste-ejection process, suggests...
