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CAS scientists make autism advance using monkey model
Autism is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social communication, and restricted and repetitive behavior or interests. The reported...
A map of the cell’s power station
Credit: Source: AG Meisinger Mitochondria are the cell's power stations; they transform the energy stored in nutrients so that cells...
Gene variant activity is surprisingly variable between tissues
Credit: Lip Comarella (Vienna, August 17, 2017) Every gene in (almost) every cell of the body is present in two...
Researchers discover new chemical process that could reduce nitrogen oxides from diesel exhaust
Credit: University of Notre Dame/Barbara Johnson Chemical engineers at the University of Notre Dame have discovered a catalytic process that...
Virus with an eggshell
Avian flu can be transmitted from birds to humans; transmission among humans, however, is limited. The reason may be an...
Smart computers
Credit: Photo: Michael Veit Filtering information for search engines, acting as an opponent during a board game or recognizing images:...
Paper: Clinical signs best predictors of mortality in critically ill calves
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Clinical signs such as gastrointestinal problems or septic arthritis may be...
GIST tumors linked to NF1 mutations, genetic testing needed
Researchers at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, with colleagues from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Fox Chase Cancer...
GA4GH 5th Plenary Meeting
Francis Collins, Director of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Harold Varmus, former Director of the NIH and...
New study rebuts the claim that antidepressants do not work
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg, University of Gothenburg. A theory that has gained considerable attention in international media, including Newsweek...
Mechanisms explaining positional diversity of the hindlimb in tetrapod evolution
Credit: Takayuki Suzuki Nagoya, Japan - In the evolution of tetrapods, the position of the hindlimb has diversified along with...
The power of perovskite
Credit: OIST Originally a mineral, the perovskite used in today's technology is quite different from the rock found in the...
How whip-like cell appendages promote bodily fluid flow
Credit: Maki Takagishi Nagoya, Japan - Some cells in the body contain long thin structures called cilia on their surface,...
Drug resistance in an intestinal parasite of piglets confirmed for the first time
Credit: Michael Bernkopf/Vetmeduni Vienna The parasite Cystoisospora suis causes diarrhea in pigs, especially in newborn piglets, and is capable of...
Research reveals how physical exercise protects the heart
Regular exercise is considered an important form of treatment for heart failure, a condition in which the heart is unable...
Initial preliminary assessment of the health risks posed by longer-term consumption of foods contaminated with fipronil
An average daily intake level was determined for an initial preliminary estimation. As the estimation of the risk to consumers...
Ocean channel in Bahamas marks genetic divide in Brazilian free-tailed bats
Credit: Florida Museum of Natural History photo by Verity Mathis GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Brazilian free-tailed bats are expert flyers, capable...
Gold nanostars and immunotherapy vaccinate mice against cancer
Credit: Tuan Vo-Dinh, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- By combining an FDA-approved cancer immunotherapy with an emerging tumor-roasting nanotechnology, Duke...
New Pathology Atlas maps genes in cancer to accelerate progress in personalized medicine
Credit: Human Protein Atlas A new Pathology Atlas is launched today with an analysis of all human genes in all...
Vitamin C may encourage blood cancer stem cells to die
Credit: NYU Langone Health Vitamin C may "tell" faulty stem cells in the bone marrow to mature and die normally,...
