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A microRNA plays role in major depression
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A tiny RNA appears to play a role in producing major depression, the mental disorder that affects...
Penn engineers develop filters that use nanoparticles to prevent slime…
Credit: University of Pennsylvania Filtration membranes are, at their core, sponge-like materials that have micro- or nanoscopically small pores. Unwanted...
Increasing production of seed oils
Plant-derived oils are widely used all over the world both for food and for industrial purposes. In recent years they...
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funds Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia scientists
The research group led by Miguel Soares at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC; Portugal) was specifically selected by The Bill...
New analysis shows damage to monarch butterfly colonies in 2016 storm…
Credit: David Kust/Entomological Society of America Annapolis, MD; September 11, 2017–A much greater number of monarch butterflies perished in a...
Pythons and boas shed new light on reptile evolution
Credit: Stuart Hay, ANU A new study into pythons and boas has for the first time found the two groups...
Postoperative wound monitoring app can reduce readmissions and improve…
Credit: Journal of the American College of Surgeons CHICAGO (Jan. 19, 2017): A new smartphone app called WoundCare is successfully...
New approach to studying chromosomes’ centers may reveal link to Down syndrome and more
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Some scientists call it the "final frontier" of our DNA — even...
Male sexual behavior linked to elevated male sex hormone receptors in…
Credit: Kory Gozjack ATLANTA–Sex-changing fish exhibit differences in androgen receptor (AR) expression in muscles that are highly sensitive to androgens...
‘Jumping genes’ may set the stage for brain cell death in…
Credit: Photo by Duke Photo. DURHAM, N.C. — The latest round of failed drug trials for Alzheimer's has researchers questioning...
Portland State virus study receives major NASA grant
Credit: Portland State University (Portland, Ore.) — Portland State biologist Ken Stedman has received a $540,000 grant from NASA to...
Football is medicine for women with high blood pressure
Credit: Mia Kjaergaard, DBU The Danish concept Football Fitness has proved to be just as effective as tablets for countering...
Two Los Alamos scientists honored by AAAS
Credit: LANL Prominent researchers Angel E. Garcia and Laura Smilowitz of Los Alamos National Laboratory have been named Fellows of...
Phase 2 CAR-T study reports significant remission rates at 15-month…
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A study involving the recently approved CD19-targeting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy shows...
Researchers find shifting relationship between flexibility, modularity…
Credit: Rice University A new study by Rice University researchers takes a step toward what they see as key to...
Study suggests more effective speech therapy approach for children with Down syndrome
IMAGE: Shelley Velleman, chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, lectures to students in her anatomy and physiology...
Researchers pose revolutionary theory on horse evolution
Credit: NYITCOM Scientists have long wondered how the horse evolved from an ancestor with five toes to the animal we...
Researchers identify new cause of brain defects in tuberous sclerosis…
Credit: Ercan et al., 2017 Boston Children's Hospital researchers have uncovered a new molecular pathway that inhibits the myelination of...
Enhanced evolution: Scientists find genetic swap changes physical…
Credit: National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America The difference between webbed toes and distinct digits may...
nTIDE November 2017 Jobs Report: Ongoing job gains bode well for Americans with…
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ – December 8, 2017. The job outlook remained positive for Americans with disabilities, with...
