Biology
An epigenetic cause of miscarriages is identified and cured in mice
Researchers led by Azusa Inoue at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan have discovered a gene...
Scientists implicate non-cardiac genes in congenital heart disease
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Inside embryonic cells, specific proteins control the rate at which genetic information is transcribed from DNA...
Zeroing in on a new treatment for autism and epilepsy
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—April 27, 2022—Children with Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy that begins in infancy, experience seizures, usually...
Neuronal plasticity in chronic pain-induced anxiety revealed
Hokkaido University researchers have shown how chronic pain leads to maladaptive anxiety in mice, with implications for treatment of chronic...
Remote Ireland community survived a millennium of environmental change
A remote community in Ireland was adaptable enough to persist through a millennium of environmental change, according to a study...
How it works: The protein that stimulates muscle growth
In the gym, you are not just pumping iron, you are oxygenating muscle cells which keeps those muscles healthy, strong...
Lab findings suggest EGFR inhibitors may prevent rhabdomyosarcoma recurrence
(Memphis, Tenn.—April 27, 2022) Rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of soft tissue cancer. Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital studied...
Bat box design, placement matter for energy balance in endangered bats
URBANA, Ill. – Imagine if you had to catch every bite of your dinner with your mouth, while flying, in...
How one inflammatory disorder exacerbates another
The immune system remembers. Often this memory, primed by past encounters with threats like bacteria or viruses, is an asset....
Single-molecule techniques illuminate mechanisms of GPCR activation
(Memphis, Tenn.—April 27, 2022) Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute are studying...
Cancer patients face greater risks from abdominal aneurysm repair
Elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair in patients with a cancer diagnosis is associated with several poor postoperative outcomes according...
Seventh season of Healthy Minds with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein launches nationally in May – Mental Health Month – featuring candid conversations and latest info on mental health
The war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ongoing stresses of everyday life are making this a time of...
Visual ordinal scoring of coronary artery calcium on chest CT: Diagnostic performance and prognostic utility
Leesburg, VA, April 26, 2022—According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), routine visual ordinal coronary artery calcium (CAC) assessment...
CNIC scientists discover a new mechanism involved in the modulation of heart muscle elasticity
Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), in collaboration with an international scientific team, have described a new...
Anesthetic drastically diverts the travels of brain waves
Imagine the conscious brain as a sea roiling with the collisions and dispersals of waves of different sizes and shapes,...
Threatened South American coati found roaming in a large city
You may assume that metropolitan areas are devoid of wildlife, but that is very far from the truth. The remaining...
Wytham Woods’ Great Tit study celebrates 75 years and reveals how spring has advanced a calendar month in that time
On 27 April 1947, the first Great Tit egg of the year was counted in the University of Oxford's 'living...
ERC Advanced Grant for cardiac research at the MDC
The contractile and elastic properties of the heart are finely tuned. This is a prerequisite for the cardiac cycle and...
Parental type 1 diabetes can affect children’s cognitive development
Cognitive development in children could be affected regardless of which biological parent has type 1 diabetes, according to research publishing...
Crossing barriers: How the rabbit virus myxoma leapt into a new species
Viruses are among the most protean entities in nature, ceaselessly mutating and acquiring new characteristics. These tiny entities follow a...
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