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Food packaging could be negatively affecting nutrient absorption in your body
Credit: Binghamton University, State University at New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Food packaging could be negatively affecting the way in...
New clues to help restore fertility in women with disabling ovary disorder
Credit: University of Otago Ground-breaking research out of the University of Otago is showing potential to restore fertility in women...
Like babies, eggs send signals when ‘hungry’
Credit: Dr. Hugh Clarke's lab at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre Montreal, April 9, 2018 -...
Toxins produced by e-cigarettes vary by flavor
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The flavor of an e-cigarette may affect more than a consumer's taste buds, according to Penn...
Survival strategy: How one enzyme helps bacteria recover from exposure to antibiotics
Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame Beta-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, are one of the most widely used classes of antibiotics...
ASBMB announces annual award lectures
BETHESDA, Md., April 9, 2018 -- The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will hold its annual meeting April...
New Penn State-USDA patented technology removes phosphorus from manure
Credit: Hristov Research Group / Penn State An innovation that could have a huge impact on water quality problems in...
Discovery of compounds that keep plants fresh
Credit: ITbM, Nagoya University A team of scientists at Nagoya University has discovered new compounds that can control stomatal movements...
Printed thermo-plasmonic heat patterns for neurological disorder treatment
Credit: KAIST A KAIST team presented a highly customizable neural stimulation method. The research team developed a technology that can...
A new class of antibiotics to combat drug resistance
Credit: UIC/Yury Polikanov, et al Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago and Nosopharm, a biotechnology company based in...
Index of tumor cells opens a new perspective to prevent cancer progression
Researchers from the School of Medicine in Ribeirão Preto (FMRP), at the University of São Paulo (USP), in collaboration with...
Mechanism vital to keeping blood stem cells functional uncovered
Hematopoietic stem cells, that form mature blood cells, require a very precise amount of protein to function -- and defective...
New study highlights benefits of weekly nutrition classes to improve type 2 diabetes
Credit: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine WASHINGTON - Prescriptions are not enough--diet changes and nutrition education make the difference in...
OU graduate students earn NSF National Research Traineeship program fellowships
Credit: University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma graduate students from diverse disciplines earned one-year, $34,000 fellowships in support of aeroecology...
New blood test useful to detect people at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease
Heidelberg, 6 April 2018 - There is, as yet, no cure for Alzheimer's disease. It is often argued that progress...
New cellular insights in bone development
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis Most of us don't think about our teeth and bones until one aches or...
HIV Cell dysfunction discovery sheds light on how virus works
Credit: Carla Shaffer / AAAS A team of chemical and biomedical engineers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The...
Species hitch a ride on birds and the wind to join green roof communities
Credit: Heather Rumble, University of Portsmouth New research suggests that species that live on green roofs arrived by hitching lifts...
Cell biology: Dynamics of microtubules
Cells possess an internal skeleton, which enables them to alter their form and actively migrate. This 'cytoskeleton' is composed of...
Genetics of the modern heirs of the Inkas shed new lights about their origins and lineages
A multinational South American team from Peru, Brasil and Bolivia led by the Universidad de San Martin de Porres at...