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Although just cute little creatures at first glance, the microscopic geckos and octopuses fabricated by 3D laser printing in the molecular engineering labs at Heidelberg...

Discovery of potential biological cause for postpartum depression opens door to new treatments

Newly discovered biological changes in mothers who suffer postpartum depression may help explain the condition, yield long-sought treatments and let doctors identify those at risk even before...

Research scientist Chaska Walton & professor Julie Andersen

High risk/high reward federal grant funds effort to develop a smart drug delivery system to treat multiple Alzheimer’s pathologies all at once

Rather than attempting to treat the multiple pathologies of Alzheimer’s disease individually, as is the current practice, researchers in the Buck Institute’s Andersen lab have...

Max Planck Florida researcher receives prestigious NIH new innovator award

JUPITER, FLORIDA: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) announces that Dr. Hidehiko Inagaki has been awarded an NIH Director’s New Innovator Award. This award...

Becoming sober – A ‘voice’ for mothers navigating the child welfare system

With current federal mandates and state laws, addressing substance use during pregnancy is punitive rather than compassionate. In fact, 23 states and the District of...

The cell sentinel that neutralises hepatitis B

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is responsible for one of the most serious and common infectious diseases. Transmitted through biological fluids, it attacks the liver...

Investigating rare genetic mutations led Pitt scientists to surprising blood pressure discovery

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 4, 2022 – The kidneys are often the unsung heroes in maintaining healthy blood pressure, filtering 180 liters of fluid and a pound...

Scientists chase down what motor proteins deliver to healthy cells to find what’s altered in neurological diseases

Motor proteins running the natural roadways on the skeletons of our cells are hauling cargo that is both essential to life and can cause disease,...

Stevens INI receives major award to address health disparities in Alzheimer’s disease research

The Keck School of Medicine of USC's Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) is one of five institutions partnering in a five-year,...

A coral infected with white plague disease

UTA biologists identify broad coral disease resistance traits

A new study in Science Advances led by researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington provides a novel framework for identifying broad coral disease...

Long-term tracking of whale feeding behavior via satellite now possible with new tag

NEWPORT, Ore. – Oregon State University researchers have developed a new satellite tag that allows them to better track whales’ behavior, including previously unobservable feeding...

Study suggests La Niña winters could keep on coming

Forecasters are predicting a “three-peat La Niña” this year. This will be the third winter in a row that the Pacific Ocean has been in...

‘Leaky’ activity of mutated enzyme underlies neurodegenerative disease

Spinocerebellar ataxias are a group of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by the degeneration of Purkinje cells, a major class of neurons in the cerebellum. The resulting...

Small eddies play a big role in feeding ocean microbes

Subtropical gyres are enormous rotating ocean currents that generate sustained circulations in the Earth’s subtropical regions just to the north and south of the equator....

New research demonstrates incredible connection between climate and Earth’s ability to replenish itself

New University of Ottawa research demonstrates incredible connection between climate and Earth’s ability to replenish itself