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Breakthrough in scaling up life-changing stem cell production
Scientists have discovered a new method of creating human stem cells which could solve the big problem of the large-scale...
Surgical tools made smaller with origami to make surgery less invasive
BYU mechanical engineering professors Larry Howell and Spencer Magleby have made a name for themselves by applying the principles of...
New research on Fragile X syndrome reinforces importance of early…
Credit: Caleb Doll, Broadie Laboratory, Vanderbilt University Fragile X syndrome–the most common heritable cause of autism spectrum disorder–is something of...
Individual quality trumps reproductive tradeoffs in ducks
Not all ducks are created equal. In female Wood Ducks, variation in individual quality is what matters for breeding success...
Fern fossil data clarifies origination and extinction of species
Credit: Samuli Lehtonen Throughout the history of life, new groups of species have flourished at the expense of earlier ones...
Molecular signature for aggressive brain tumor uncovered
Credit: Sandro Santagata, Brigham and Women's Hospital Meningiomas are the most common primary brain tumors, but the term encompasses over...
Ball games and circuit strength training boost bone health in schoolchildren
Credit: F-MARC The study, which was published in the February 2018 issue of the recognised British Journal of Sports Medicine,...
Einstein researchers awarded 3 NIH grants totaling $12 million to fight virulent viruses
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine August 11, 2017–BRONX, NY–The NIH has awarded Einstein researchers three grants totaling more than...
Targeting cardiovascular disease risk factors may be important across…
Credit: NIH/NINDS New findings suggest that all adults, including those over 65, should be mindful of risk factors for cardiovascular...
Researchers gain insight into protein critical to Zika virus…
Credit: Cheng Kao, Indiana University Zika virus is a mosquito-borne infectious disease linked to certain birth defects in infants in...
TSRI scientists take big step toward stopping cancer metastasis
Credit: Elena Deryugina and James P. Quigley LA JOLLA, CA – Feb. 7, 2018 – New research from The Scripps...
FSU researchers: Savanna fires pump Central African forests full of nitrogen
Credit: Travis Drake TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The remote forests of Africa's Congo Basin have long been a blind spot for...
Ball games and circuit strength training boost bone health in schoolchildren
Credit: F-MARC The study, which was published in the February 2018 issue of the recognised British Journal of Sports Medicine,...
Sex in the city: Peregrine falcons in Chicago don’t cheat
Credit: Photo by Stephanie Ware, The Field Museum Peregrine Falcons, in their normal habitat on isolated cliffs, mate for life....
‘Persistent photoconductivity’ offers new tool for…
Credit: Albena Ivanisevic Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new approach for manipulating the behavior of cells...
TSRI scientists take big step toward stopping cancer metastasis
Credit: Elena Deryugina and James P. Quigley LA JOLLA, CA – Feb. 7, 2018 – New research from The Scripps...
How fast you move can predict how healthy you’ll be
As humans have begun to live longer it has become clear that the quality of our lives is equally as...
Inbred Neanderthals left humans a genetic burden
The Neanderthal genome included harmful mutations that made the hominids around 40% less reproductively fit than modern humans, according to...
Scientists reveal new and improved genome sequence of Daphnia pulex
Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame For many, experience with Daphnia, commonly known as water fleas, ends in high school....
Steering towards grazing fields
Credit: Mary Drewnoski It makes sense that a 1,200 pound Angus cow would place quite a lot of pressure on...
