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Peptide complex formed in the brain is responsible for…
Credit: Vladimir Polshakov. Members of the Faculty of Fundamental Medicine at the Lomonosov Moscow State University have determined the structure...
Systems analysis points to links between Toxoplasma infection and…
More than 2 billion people – nearly one out of every three humans on earth, including about 60 million people...
A monkey and a virus: One million years together
Credit: Image courtesy of the MIPT press office The introduction of sequencing and genome comparison tools marked the beginning of...
Diagnosing mononucleosis: UGA’s Mark Ebell works to expedite proper treatment
Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia's Mark Ebell wasn't impressed with research on infectious mononucleosis when he wrote his...
People with prosthetic arms less affected by common illusion
Credit: Lauren Jennings People with prosthetic arms or hands do not experience the "size-weight illusion" as strongly as other people,...
New EU project designed to link diagnosis and treatment of diseases over the long term
This news release is available in German. An international team from four EU countries plans to use an innovative concept...
Lesions found within pancreatic islets provide clue for diabetes…
Credit: Saba Parween Researchers at the Umeå Center for Molecular Medicine have created the first 3D spatial visualization of an...
Scratch-and-sniff test could predict Parkinson’s even earlier
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. – A new study provides further evidence that a simple scratch-and-sniff test could...
St. Jude and TSRI scientists help launch Human Dark Proteome…
Memphis, TN and La Jolla, CA – November 9, 2015 – Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, The Scripps...
New NIH grant will study alcohol’s effects on the nervous system
Credit: Michigan Tech When a drink at the local watering hole turns into five or six, what are the effects...
A step toward understanding how hibernation protects hearts
Wintry weather means hats and scarves for some mammals, and hibernation for others. Hibernation dramatically lowers body temperatures, heart rates...
Birds of a feather mob together
Credit: Filipe Cunha Dive bombing a much larger bird isn't just a courageous act by often smaller bird species to...
Ancient feces provides earliest evidence of infectious disease being…
An ancient latrine near a desert in north-western China has revealed the first archaeological evidence that travellers along the Silk...
Scientists win $1.7 million grant to advance new strategies to treat…
IMAGE: Scripps Florida biologist Srinivasa Subramaniam is the principal investigator for the new project. Credit: Photo courtesy of The Scripps...
Study confirms beauty is in the eye of the beer holder
Credit: Craig Chandler | University Communication | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Popular songs and barstool philosophers have long observed how, after...
How to detect and preserve human stem cells in the lab
Human stem cells that are capable of becoming any other kind of cell in the body have previously only been...
Mindfulness may help mothers cope with stress when their babies have a…
Mindfulness may offer an active coping mechanism for mothers faced with the stress of having a newborn diagnosed with congenital...
Surprising health changes among postmenopausal women who marry or divorce
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 6, 2017–Contrary to previous data, a new study finds that...
Previous influenza virus exposures enhance susceptibility in another…
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (January 16, 2018) – While past exposure to influenza A viruses often builds immunity to...
Scientists build a better cancer drug to pass through blood-brain…
Credit: N/A In efforts to develop new treatments for brain cancer, scientists from Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery and the Kimmel...
