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UAB biomarker outperforms current gold standard to detect brain shunt…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In a study of children with brain shunts at Children's of Alabama, a University of Alabama at...
Sequencing algae’s genome may aid biofuel production
There's an ancient group of algae that evolved in the world's oceans before our backboned ancestors crawled onto land. They...
Strong hosts help parasites spread farther
Credit: Hokkaido University Large, physically strong Masu salmon disperse farther when infected with parasites, potentially escaping from further infections at...
A ‘touching sight’: How babies’ brains process touch…
Credit: UW Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences Touch is the first of the five senses to develop, yet scientists...
CHLA awarded $1.3 million by NIH for Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Consortium
Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Michael Pulsipher, MD, of the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Children's Hospital...
New techniques to assess the fate of stem cells in vivo
Publication in Genes & Development: researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles, ULB develop new techniques to assess the fate...
Dartmouth team makes breakthrough toward fish-free aquaculture feed
HANOVER, N.H. – Dartmouth College scientists have discovered that marine microalgae can completely replace the wild fish oil currently used...
Microbes may not be so adaptable to climate change
RICHLAND, Wash. – Microbes in soil – organisms that exert enormous influence over our planet's carbon cycle – may not...
Brain plasticity: How adult-born neurons get wired-in
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – One goal in neurobiology is to understand how the flow of electrical signals through brain...
Yellow fever epidemic threatens to spread from Angola to China
London, UK, May 23, 2016 – The spread of yellow fever (YF) is a global health threat. In response to...
New study ‘sheds light’ on sun’s role in mitigating…
Credit: The American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, Minn. (November 2017)–Mango fruits play host to some economically damaging fungal diseases, especially...
New member of NAS reveals how animals select good microbes, reject…
Credit: Kent Nishimura Margaret McFall-Ngai, professor and director of the Pacific Biosciences Research Center, School of Ocean and Earth Science...
Making green fuels, no fossils required
Using solar or wind power to produce carbon-based fuels, which are commonly called fossil fuels, might seem like a self-defeating...
Ablation of atrial fibrillation improves quality of life more than…
Credits: American Heart Association Ablation of atrial fibrillation improves quality of life more than drugs, even though the reduction in...
Understanding lock for cellular trap door may lead to better disease…
COLLEGE STATION — A team of researchers who two years ago announced a "Trojan horse" method of entering a cell...
MSU faculty seek to increase participation of women in agriculture with USDA grant
Credit: MSU photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN – Data from the U.S. Bureau of Statistics and United States Department of...
Dibenzoazepine defender: Drug found to be effective against resistant hepatitis C
Credit: Osaka University Osaka University researchers identify class of chemicals that can combat resistant strains of the hepatitis C virus,...
Novel Omics tool begins new era for biology and personalized medicine
Credit: J. Auwerx/EPFL Most complex diseases, such as obesity, longevity, and diabetes, are largely influenced by genetic factors. But at...
Georgia State scientist gets $1.675 million to study link between cancer and DNA replication, repair
ATLANTA–Ivaylo Ivanov, associate professor of chemistry at Georgia State University, has received a five-year, $1.675 million federal grant to study...
Oregon researchers find bacterial protein that boosts…
Credit: Courtesy of Jennifer Hampton Hill EUGENE, Ore. — Dec. 13, 2016 — A newly discovered bacterial protein produced in...
