Biology
Natural-based antibiofilm and antimicrobial peptides from microorganisms
This article by Dr. Serkan Ortucu et al. is published in Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 2018. New developments in...
The role of PCSK9 in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
This article by Dr. Eleni Theocharidou et al. is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, Volume 24 , Issue 31 ,...
Is very low LDL-C harmful?
This article by Dr. Charles Faselis et al. is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, Volume 24 , Issue 31 ,...
Exploration of umbelliferone based derivatives as potent MAO inhibitors
This article by Dr. Anurag Khatkar et al. is published in Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 2018. Monoamine oxidase (MAO)...
Study identifies genetic mutation responsible for tuberculosis vulnerability
If you live in the United States, you are unlikely to come into contact with the microbe that causes tuberculosis....
NIH study implicates hyperactive immune system in aging brain disorders
Results suggest a breakdown in brain cell waste system triggers a destructive immune reactionCredit: Giniger lab, NIH/NINDS In a study...
Role of PCSK9 inhibitors in high risk patients with dyslipidemia
This article by Dr. Vasilios Papademetriou et al. is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, Volume 24 , Issue 31 ,...
Heart cell defect identified as possible cause of heart failure in pregnancy
Tel Aviv University research has diagnostic and therapeutic implications Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare form of heart failure that...
Engineers, zoologists reveal how gulls 'wing morph' for stable soaring
Wind-tunnel testing of gull wings conducted between University of Toronto and UBC could be used to design more efficient flying...
How does the brain learn by talking to itself?
UNIGE scientists uncover the role of synaptic feedback systems in shaping learning processes in the brain's cortex -- a discovery...
BioOne Complete launches on new platform powered by nonprofit partnership
Washington, DC -- BioOne (about.bioone.org), the nonprofit publisher of more than 200 journals from 150 scientific societies and independent presses,...
New mouse model reminiscent of Leigh syndrome sheds light on mechanisms of neurodegeneration
Leuven researchers led by professor Bart De Strooper (VIB-KU Leuven) have identified a new role for PARL, a protein that...
Feisty hummingbirds prioritize fencing over feeding
Some male hummingbirds have weaponized their bills, making them less efficient feedersCredit: Video by Roxanne Makasdjian and Stephen McNally, UC...
Long term ag change impacts stream water quality
Nutrient, sediment runoff impacted differently over timeCredit: Carrie Ann Sharitt In the early 1990s, Acton Lake in southwestern Ohio had...
Fewer monarch butterflies are reaching their overwintering destination
New research on monarch butterfly migration in North America leads to questions about where they overwinterCredit: Pat Davis Arguably, one...
New findings on genes that drive male-female brain differences, timing of puberty
Columbia University researchers identify genetic pathway to sexual maturation in roundworms that may serve same function in humansCredit: Nicoletta Barolini/Columbia...
Quantum chemistry on quantum computers
A quantum algorithm for tracking complex chemical reactions with neither performing demanding post-Hartree-Fock calculations nor exponential time explosion Quantum computing...
NYUAD study suggests that 'Actin' is critical in genome regulation during nerve cell formation
Research holds potential for the development of personalized medicines (December 31, 2018--Abu Dhabi) -- A new NYU Abu Dhabi study...
Scientists: 'Time is ripe' to use big data for planet-sized plant questions
Credit: Florida Museum photo by Jeff Gage GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A group of Florida Museum of Natural History scientists has...
Unmuting large silent genes lets bacteria produce new molecules, potential drug candidates
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- By enticing away the repressors dampening unexpressed, silent genes in Streptomyces...
