Health
New image of a cancer-related enzyme in action helps explain gene regulation
Credit: Song Tan, Penn State New images of an enzyme in action as it interacts with the chromosome could provide...
Uncuffing nitric oxide production: Beta-arrestin2 complexes regulate NO levels
Beta-arrestin2 is a critical protein that regulates the activity of endothelial nitric oxide synthase and the subsequent production of nitric...
New study reveals areas of brain where recognition and identification occur
Credit: Oscar Woolnough, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Neurosurgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston....
New technique retains nipple color in men after breast reduction
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - June 4, 2020 - Surgeons at UT Southwestern Medical Center have pioneered a new technique that...
New discovery may lead to effective and natural treatment for Parkinson’s disease
Certain hormone-like compounds boost dopamine levels in the brainCredit: McLean Hospital Study Highlights The Nurr1 protein maintains the health of...
New clues on how lipid emulsions prevent liver disease in preterm babies
Credit: National Human Genome Research Institute. Infants born prematurely may require parenteral or intravenous nutrition to provide the necessary nourishment,...
IU researchers grow hairy skin from human stem cells
Credit: IU School of Medicine Building on years of groundbreaking discoveries in stem cell research, scientists from Indiana University School...
Beating COVID-19 through genomic research
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 4, 2020--Next-generation sequencing of the COVID-19 virus is providing powerful...
Study links malaria risk in deforestation hotspots to demand for agricultural commodities
The international trade in timber, tobacco, cocoa, coffee and cotton accounts for a high proportion of malaria risk in exporter...
Molecular landscape of the hematopoietic stem cell cradle
Credit: Laurent Yvernogeau, copyright Hubrecht Institute Researchers from the group of Catherine Robin at the Hubrecht Institute characterized the molecular...
COVID-19: Virginia launches statewide antibody testing
Credit: UVA Health UVA Health has partnered with the Virginia Department of Health and other hospitals around the state to...
Largest study to date of electronic dental records reviews understudied populations
Data is from solo and small practice dentists where most Americans receive dental careCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - The largest...
Childhood trauma affects the timing of motherhood
Credit: Finnish Wartime Photograph Archive Women who have experienced childhood trauma become mothers earlier than those with a more stable...
Two vital buffers against climate change are just offshore
New study underscores need to conserve and restore mangroves, coral reefsCredit: Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Ill. -- A new study...
Psoriasis patients’ mental health is more than skin-deep
Credit: Peter Istvan Treatment of the common disease psoriasis, usually focuses on treating the skin. However, psoriasis patients often have...
Not children, but ‘super-happy families’ the aim of assisted reproduction
Credit: Linköping University Researcher Judith Lind has studied how staff at fertility clinics view the assessments that childless couples and...
International study approaches new therapeutic strategies for lung cancer
Recently published in Nature Communications, the study advances in the evolution of resistance to different tumor inhibitors with a view...
Study ties stroke-related brain blood vessel abnormality to gut bacteria
NIH funded study supports link between high levels of gram-negative bacteria and a stroke- seizure- and headache-inducing vascular malformationCredit: Courtesy...
Discovery of a novel gene involved in DNA damage repair and male fertility
Clarifying the mechanisms for meiotic recombination in sperm productionCredit: Dr. Kei-ichiro Ishiguro A research group from the Institute of Molecular...
Small see-through container improves plant micrografting
Credit: The Plant Journal A type of plant grafting needing a tremendous amount of precision and skill has now been...
