Technology brings new precision to study of circadian rhythm in individual cells
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Georgia has developed a new technology that may help scientists better...
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Engineers design a new weapon against bacteria
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Over the past few decades, many bacteria have become resistant to existing antibiotics, and few new drugs have emerged. A recent study...
Heart disease, leukemia linked to dysfunction in nucleus
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--We put things into a container to keep them organized and safe. In cells, the nucleus has a similar role: keeping...
Mental health spending nets return by reducing jail population
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Each dollar a state spends on mental health care cuts roughly 25 cents off its jail expenditures by reducing its inmate population,...
Deer and elk farmers on the front lines of battle against chronic wasting disease
The effort to manage a fatal brain disease in deer and elk is taking significant steps forward thanks to a partnership between researchers, government experts,...
High-protein diets reduce liver fat
According to a new nutritional study conducted by the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) on individuals with type 2 diabetes, high-protein diets reduced liver...
Cooking temperature may hold clues to heart disease rates, scientists say
Food cooked at high heat may carry toxic chemicals that raise risk of heart disease, researchers have warned. Cooking at a lower heat could help...
Acceptance of first non-animal method by China FDA anticipated
GAITHERSBURG, MD - November 2, 2016 - The Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS) welcomes the news from China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) officials...
New model developed to study inflammatory bowel disease in human biopsy samples
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 2, 2016 -- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex condition that requires a lifetime of care and increases a person's cancer...
Boston University researcher receives Alzheimer’s Association research award
(Boston)-Claudia Satizabal, PhD, instructor of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), was recently awarded a 2016 research grant to promote diversity from the...
Ontario start-up company secures US $41.4 million to advance cancer immunotherapy
The Ottawa Hospital, the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) and McMaster University congratulate Turnstone Biologics Inc. (Turnstone) on securing...
On the origin of life: Studying how the first biomolecule self-replicated
Credit: American Chemical Society It's the ultimate chicken-or-egg conundrum: What was the "mother" molecule that led to the formation of life? And how did it...
An overlooked source of carbon emissions
Nations that pledged to carry out the Paris climate agreement have moved forward to find practical ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including efforts to...
Gatekeeping proteins to aberrant RNA: You shall not pass
Credit: Credit: Mohammad Soheilypour/Berkeley Lab Mistakes happen. This is the case in the process of transporting genetic information in cells. How our cells keep errors...
Nightlights under the sea
Credit: University of Delaware A new study published today in Scientific Reports by University of Delaware researchers and colleagues reveals that 100 feet below the...
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