Biology
Discovery of molecular signatures of immature neurons in the human brain throughout life provide new insights into brain plasticity and other functions, according to Penn Medicine researchers
PHILADELPHIA – A team led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has used...
NIH study finds loss of ‘youth’ protein may drive aging in the eye
Loss of the protein pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF), which protects retinal support cells, may drive age-related changes in the retina,...
Did gonorrhea give us grandparents?
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine previously found a set of human gene mutations that protect older...
FSU team makes discovery advancing epilepsy research
A team of Florida State University College of Medicine researchers has found a link between a specific protein in the...
Visualization of binding processes of cell-cell adhesion molecules in solution
Cell, tissue, and organ structure is maintained by cell-cell adhesion molecules that connect opposing cells. Cadherins are a class of...
Researchers lift the veil on stubborn probiotic
New North Carolina State University research shows progress in gathering information on an important – yet difficult to characterize –...
Clever COVID-19
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- As new Omicron subvariants of COVID-19 continue to sweep across the United States, researchers at the University of...
Aging | Epigenetic clocks and their association with perceived discrimination and depressive symptoms
BUFFALO, NY- July 18, 2022 – A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US / Albany NY) on the...
Disease control, safe medications critical to pregnancies for women with rheumatic disease
Pregnant women with active rheumatic disease carry a higher risk of adverse outcomes than the general population including hypertension, preeclampsia,...
Elsevier partners with the Society for Mucosal Immunology to publish Mucosal Immunology
Amsterdam, July 18, 2022 – The Society for Mucosal Immunology (SMI), the preeminent international community of researchers working together to...
Wistar scientists reveal new function of enzyme ADAR1 linking it to age-related diseases via a role independent of RNA-editing during aging
PHILADELPHIA — (July 18, 2022) — Aging and age-related disorders pose a complex challenge to the biomedical research community. To...
Insects harbor over a thousand genes from microbes, which help them survive
Hundreds of millions of years ago, microbes and plants might have given insects an evolutionary advantage by passing genes to...
How nemo fits in his anemone: Study reveals how clown anemonefish adjust their growth to their environments
Research has shown how clown anemonefish control their growth to match the size of their anemone host.Credit: Dr Theresa Rueger...
Code-free conservation
Thanks to high-tech, low-cost tracking devices, the study of wildlife movement is having its Big Data moment. But so far,...
Bees boost crops and could steady food prices
Supporting and enhancing pollinators could help stabilise the production of important crops like oilseeds and fruit, reducing the sort of...
Diagnosis of early-stage Parkinson’s disease now possible with new method developed at Hebrew University
Parkinson's is a progressive and debilitating disease of the brain that eventually compromises patients' ability to walk and even to...
What the mechanical forces behind protein folding can tell us about metastatic cancer
Talin is a protein that controls cellular attachment and movement, but its malfunctioning also allows cancer cells to spread. DCL1...
Urban agriculture can promote bee communities in tropical megacities
Urbanization is a primary threat to biodiversity. However, scientists know little about how urbanization affects biodiversity and ecosystem services in...
Zombie fly fungus lures healthy male flies to mate with female corpses
Entomophthora muscae is a widespread, pathogenic fungus that survives by infecting common houseflies with deadly spores. Now, research shows that...
Study reveals new mode of triggering immune responses
Small proteins, called chemokines, that direct immune cells toward sites of infection can also form DNA-bound nanoparticles that can induce...
