NRL researchers target cells for tissue engineering
WASHINGTON – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers in the Chemistry Division apply their knowledge of biology in conjunction with materials to improve understanding of how...
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Division of labor among genetic switches
Two X chromosomes are actually one too many. Female mammalian cells hence switch off one of them – but only when the cells start to...
Living in outer space: Changes in blood flow volume may be at the heart of worsening eyesight
Colonizing Mars is no longer solely the work of science fiction but a potential future option for people who desire to live among the weightless....
How LPS prevents or promotes development of asthma and allergic disease by airborne allergens
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Immunologists have long been baffled by LPS, the bacterial lipopolysaccharide that helps form the cell walls of Gram-negative bacteria.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala....
New analysis approach could increase the number of usable donor kidneys
WASHINGTON — A new way to evaluate the quality of kidneys before transplantation could one day help increase the number of usable donor kidneys. The...
Supernovae and life on Earth appears closely connected
Evidence demonstrates a close connection between the fraction of organic matter buried in sediments and changes in supernovae occurrence. This correlation is apparent during the...
Spanish scientists discover a cell behavior pattern that predicts cardiovascular disease
Scientists led by Dr. Andrés Hidalgo at the Centro Nacional de Investigadores Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have discovered that circulating neutrophils—a type of immune cell—acquire different behavior...
Superbug MRSA arose in hedgehogs long before clinical use of antibiotics
Scientists have found evidence that a type of the antibiotic resistant superbug MRSA arose in nature long before the use of antibiotics in humans and...
New research shows gene exchange between viruses and hosts drives evolution
VANCOUVER—The first comprehensive analysis of viral horizontal gene transfer (HGT) illustrates the extent to which viruses pick up genes from their hosts to hone their...
Louisville researchers reveal how oral bacteria suppress protection against viral growth
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Researchers from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry and their colleagues have discovered details of how proteins produced by oral epithelial...
Study reveals more hostile conditions on Earth as life evolved
During long portions of the past 2.4 billion years, the Earth may have been more inhospitable to life than scientists previously thought, according to new computer simulations. Credit: Please...
How plants respond to heat stress
It may be hard to remember in winter, but July 2021 was the hottest month ever documented. In the USA, the mean temperature was higher...
Roundworm associated with lower lung-function and Asthma in younger males
By looking at the exposure to the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides/suum in Nothern Europe (Norway, Denmark and Estonia), the study finds that younger men exposed...
The link between electrical voltage and brain flexibility a new study by Tel Aviv university found, for the first time; a direct and significant link between changes in G-protein-coupled receptors and the brain’s ability to adapt to external changes
The Link between Electrical Voltage and Brain Flexibility Credit: Tel Aviv University The Link between Electrical Voltage and Brain Flexibility A new study by Tel...
Salk researchers find a new route for regulating blood sugar levels independent of insulin
LA JOLLA—(January 4, 2022) The discovery of insulin 100 years ago opened a door that would lead to life and hope for millions of people...
