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A cell makes what looks like decisions throughout its lifetime. It may shift from being a pluripotent stem cell to...
Yeast grow — but can’t always breed — with their 16 chromosomes fused into two
Credit: NYU School of Medicine Baker's yeast survive and grow after a drastic reorganization, not of their genes, but of...
One in 3 youth who break the law identify as LGBTQ
Adolescents who identified as non-heterosexual are significantly over-represented among first-time offenders, according to a new study that examined sexual orientation,...
Multi-feature based brain network improves auto-diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
Philadelphia, August 1, 2018 Researchers have developed a new method for constructing personal brain networks using multiple structural features to...
Nine out of 10 people caring for a family member with dementia don’t get enough sleep
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- More than 90 percent of people caring for a family member with dementia experience poor sleep, according...
Only 10 percent of non-dialysis kidney patients ever see a dietitian
MAYWOOD, IL -- In patients with chronic kidney disease, medical nutrition therapy can slow the progression and significantly reduce healthcare...
Medical researchers from MSU suggested a new approach of targeted cancer therapy
Credit: Courtesy of Boris Zhivotovsky. During carcinogenesis malignant cells undergo uncontrolled division, causing the tumor dissemination. Target therapy is an...
Deportation and family separation impact entire communities, researchers say
The deportation and forced separation of immigrants has negative effects that extend beyond individuals and families to entire communities in...
Innovative technique converts white fat to brown fat
Credit: Brian Gillette/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--August 1, 2018--Brown fat tissue in the body can burn enormous amounts of energy...
Do spiders have a favorite color?
Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services Scientists recently discovered the aptly named peacock jumping spiders have the color vision needed...
Flies meet gruesome end under influence of puppeteer fungus
Credit: Carolyn Elya photo, UC Berkeley Carolyn Elya discovered the puppet-master on the balcony of her Berkeley apartment. It was...
ARRS webinar: Tumor imaging, management with 68Ga DOTATATE PET/CT, 177Lu DOTATATE therapy
Leesburg, VA, July 25, 2018 -- Examining the normal distribution, pitfalls, mimics, and imaging characteristics of various tumors using 68Ga...
Announcing the BioOne Ambassador award winners
WASHINGTON, DC - July 31, 2018 : BioOne honors five early career authors in three countries, who best communicate their...
Fruit flies farm their own probiotics
Credit: Inês Pais and Rita Valente The role of bacteria inhabiting our bodies is increasingly recognized as part of our...
Can seagrass help fight ocean acidification?
Credit: Photographer: Claire Fackler, CINMS, NOAA. Washington, DC--Seagrass meadows could play a limited, localized role in alleviating ocean acidification in...
Raging fires in California creating havoc for the state
Credit: NASA image courtesy NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) project. Caption: Lynn Jenner with...
Small amounts of pharmaceuticals found in north central Pa. rural well water
Credit: Heather Gall Research Group / Penn State Drinking water from wells in rural north central Pennsylvania had low levels...
Creating a (synthetic) song from a zebra finch’s muscle
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 31, 2018 -- Birds create songs by moving muscles in their vocal organs to vibrate air passing...
Chinese researchers further develop adenine base editing system
Two research teams from East China Normal University and Sun Yat-Sen University in China have developed and improved the ABE...
Single-cell RNA profiling
The human body is made up of on the order of 13 billion cells - and each of them has...
