“Mystery gene” matures the skeleton of the cell
“I'm a professional pin-in-a-haystack seeker,” geneticist Thijn Brummelkamp responds when asked why he excels at tracking down proteins and genes that other people did not...
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Disarming the body’s defenders
At a glance: Credit: Harvard Medical School At a glance: New findings offer insight into how certain cancers disarm the immune system so that tumor cells can grow...
UTA undergrad wins national award for noise control engineering
For the third time in four years, a student at The University of Texas at Arlington has won a prestigious national award for noise control...
Risk of urban tree falls is influenced by building height and neighborhood age, Brazilian study shows
According to a study reported in the journal Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, the factors that most influence and increase the risk of tree failure in São Paulo...
First probable impact crater discovered in Spain
The first probable impact crater in Spain has been identified in the southern province of Almeria. The discovery was presented last week at the Europlanet...
What is the effect of hierarchy on moral behavior?
Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience show that powerful hierarchical situations make it easier to commit harmful actions, as agency and empathy are split...
Breakthrough in understanding of how cancer spreads could lead to better treatments
Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have discovered that cancer cells ‘hijack’ a process used by healthy cells to spread around the body*, completely changing current ways...
New evidence for liquid water beneath the south polar ice cap of Mars
An international team of researchers has revealed new evidence for the possible existence of liquid water beneath the south polar ice cap of Mars.Credit: University...
Ground-breaking research funding opportunity launches to make sure no coral is left behind
CORDAP has launched a grant program of up to USD$ 18 million for innovative solutions that can help secure a future for all corals and...
Dietary supplementation may improve antibiotic-induced GVHD following stem cell transplants
HOUSTON ― Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a specific gut bacterium involved in the progression of graft-versus-host disease...
New drug has potential to turn COVID-19 virus against itself
LA JOLLA, CA—A new drug designed by scientists at Scripps Research can turn the COVID-19 virus into a harbinger of its own doom.Credit: Scripps Research...
ECNU Review of Education special issue provides a comparative perspective on teacher education in China, Canada, and beyond
Emerging as a discipline in the early twentieth century, comparative education serves to scrutinize various education systems, such as those of different nations, through a...
Keck Hospital of USC named a 2022 Top Performer by Vizient, Inc.
LOS ANGELES – Keck Hospital of USC has been recognized as a top performer in the 2022 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Ranking by...
Unraveling the reward behavior: mechanisms underlying the dopamine signaling pathway
One part of the basal ganglia, known as the nucleus accumbens (NAc), is composed of medium spiny neurons (MSNs). The MSNs, in which the dopamine...
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation announces winners of 2022 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced that two extraordinary mental health advocates – dedicated to serving people disadvantaged by structural racism and a...
