Biology
Collagen a key player in breast cancer metastasis
Collagen type XII plays a key role in regulating the organisation of the tumour matrix, reveals a new study from...
New study shows that ageing neutralizes sex differences in the brain
When male and female fruit flies age, their brains become desexualized. Age-related changes take place in both sexes, but the...
See-through zebrafish, new imaging method put blood stem cells in high-resolution spotlight
MADISON — For the first time, researchers can get a high-resolution view of single blood stem cells thanks to a...
Rice models moving ‘washers’ that help DNA replicate
HOUSTON – (Aug. 9, 2022) – Knowing the structure of a complex biological system isn’t nearly enough to understand how...
Exposed! International Space Station tests organisms, materials in space
Space may look empty, but it contains extreme temperatures, high levels of background radiation, micrometeoroids, and the unfiltered glare of...
Researchers hone in on a hormone that may drive obesity in postmenopausal women
BUFFALO, N.Y. — For women approaching menopause, a number of changes begin to occur. One of the most common is...
Oncotarget | A novel mechanism of regulation of the oncogenic transcription factor GLI3 by toll-like receptor signaling
“These results increase our understanding of the signaling molecules that can regulate GLI3 in a HH-independent manner.”Credit: Matissek et al....
Potential long-term treatment for asthma found
09 August 2022 | Birmingham, UKCredit: Aston University 09 August 2022 | Birmingham, UK New approach tackles one of the...
Ultrasound could save racehorses from bucked shins
WASHINGTON, August 9, 2022 – When racehorses enter training at about 2 years old, they can develop tiny stress fractures...
The speed at which spinosaurid dinosaur teeth were replaced accounts for their overabundance in Cretaceous sites
This has been confirmed in the article 'New contributions to the skull anatomy of spinosaurid theropods: Baryonychinae maxilla from the...
A mutated eye offers a glimpse of a key protein for preventing cancer
Around 15 years ago, a group of researchers discovered mutant zebrafish. The eyes of these zebrafish did not develop correctly,...
Scientists issue plan for rewilding the American West
As the effects of climate change mount, ecosystem restoration in the US West has garnered significant public attention, bolstered by...
Future medical applications in drug design
Morphogens are molecules that travel from biological cell to cell to pattern tissues in the embryo. These molecules are important...
Robot helps reveal how ants pass on knowledge
Scientists have developed a small robot to understand how ants teach one another.Credit: Norasmah Basari and Nigel R Franks Scientists...
The walk of Japanese children develops differently from children in other countries
Researchers have discovered that the manner of walking, or gait, of Japanese children develops differently from that of children in...
Aldosterone linked to increased risk of chronic kidney disease progression and end-stage kidney disease
A steroid hormone called aldosterone is linked to an increased risk of kidney failure in patients with chronic kidney disease...
In simulation of how water freezes, artificial intelligence breaks the ice
A team based at Princeton University has accurately simulated the initial steps of ice formation by applying artificial intelligence (AI)...
WVU and citizen scientists go fishing for answers on blotchy bass syndrome
West Virginia University researchers will have a chance to better understand a condition affecting bass to an unknown extent with data...
UTSA chemistry researcher to study production of vitamin B2
Audrey Lamb, professor and chair of the UTSA Department of Chemistry, has been awarded a $486,000 grant from the National...
Into the brain of comb jellies: Scientists explore the evolution of neurons
Neurons, the specialized cells of the nervous system, are possibly the most complicated cell type ever to have evolved. In...
