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Biophysical Society announces winners of 2017 International Travel Awards
The Biophysical Society has announced the winners of its international travel grants to attend the Biophysical Society's 61st Annual Meeting...
A wolverine inspired material
Credit: University of Colorado, Boulder View the video showcasing the self-healing material in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4qCxOB3EVI RIVERSIDE, Calif.-- Scientists, including several...
Realistic training for extreme flight conditions
Credit: Chair of Helicopter Technology / TUM Missions at sea, in mountainous regions or close to skyscrapers are extremely risky...
Animal biology, human health dominate 2016 EurekAlert! trending news list
Trained dogs are around the fMRI scanner. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Sept. 2, 2016,...
Single protein may hold secret to treating Parkinson’s disease and more
New details learned about a key cellular protein could lead to treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's, Huntington's, Alzheimer's,...
Sprinting towards extinction? Cheetah numbers crash globally
New York - The world's fastest land animal, the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), is sprinting towards the edge of extinction and...
Researchers map how the brain processes faces from sight to recognition
At a glance, you can recognize a friend's face whether they are happy or sad or even if you haven't...
Scientists develop method to warn of toxic algae blooms before they develop
Toxic algae blooms in lakes and reservoirs are highly destructive, resulting in fish kills and toxicity risks to wildlife, livestock...
Engineers create programmable silk-based materials with embedded, pre-designed functions
Credit: Silklab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (December 26, 2016) -- Tufts University engineers...
Novel drug may help repair failing hearts
Cimaglermin, a new experimental drug, may help restore cardiac function after heart failure, according to a first-in-man study published today...
Nanodiscs deliver personalized cancer therapy to immune system
ANN ARBOR -- Researchers at the University of Michigan have had initial success in mice using nanodiscs to deliver a...
Ash tree genome aids fight against disease
Tens of millions of ash trees across Europe are dying from the Hymenoscyphus fraxinea fungus - the most visible signs...
Potential drug appears to ease effects of Prader-Willi syndrome
DURHAM, N.C. - Duke Health researchers have identified a drug-like small molecule that, in animal experiments, appears to be an...
Scientists discover new mechanism of how brain networks form
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine HOUSTON - (Dec. 26, 2016) - Scientists have discovered that networks of inhibitory brain cells...
Experimental therapy for Prader-Willi syndrome shows promise in mice
Drugs capable of activating silenced genes improve survival and growth outcomes in a mouse model of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a...
Fat fuels the road to cancer cell spread
Cancer cells spread to other sites in the body through promoting the growth of new 'roads' to travel on. In...
Could disease ‘tolerance’ genes give new life to UK ash trees?
Credit: University of York Researchers at the University of York have identified genetic markers for disease tolerance that suggest UK...
Ash dieback: Insect threat to fungus-resistant trees
Ash trees which can resist the killer dieback fungus may be more vulnerable to attacks by insects, according to new...
Researchers use world’s smallest diamonds to make wires 3 atoms wide
Menlo Park, Calif. -- Scientists at Stanford University and the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have discovered a...
Research reveals the importance of long non-coding RNA regulating cellular processes
BOSTON - Scientific research over the past decade has concentrated almost exclusively on the 2 percent of the genome's protein...
