Researchers take first-ever cryo-EM images of nitrogenase in action
Previously, it has been impossible to capture the high-resolution images of nitrogenase, the only enzyme capable of reducing nitrogen into ammonia, during catalytic action. Now,...
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Research Brief: Importance of teaching physician advocacy to medical students
The Journal of Public Health Management & Practice published a study from University of Minnesota researchers highlighting the Dr. Pete Dehnel Public Health Advocacy Fellowship...
Novel targeted therapy could be effective treatment option for deadly childhood cancer
New research from VCU Massey Cancer Center — published Thursday in Cell Reports — demonstrated that a novel targeted therapy could be an effective treatment...
Aging | Age-related neuroendocrine, cognitive, and behavioral co-morbidities are promoted by HIV-1 Tat expression in male mice
“The current work provides potentially actionable information that could help to limit premature or accentuated aging in the context of HIV.”Credit: Qrareya et al. “The...
NLM announces 2022 Lindberg-King Lecture & Scientific Symposium
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) will host the Lindberg-King Lecture & Scientific Symposium: Science, Society, and the Legacy of Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D. on...
Technique based on artificial intelligence detects Chagas disease using images taken with smartphone
When Brazilian immunologist Helder Nakaya visited Evandro Chagas Institute in Belém (the capital of Pará state, Brazil) in 2017, there was a commotion because one of its...
Brain imaging reveals how mindfulness program boosts pain regulation
Contact: Joseph Wielgosz, [email protected]; Richard Davidson, director of UW–Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds, [email protected]: ResearchGate Contact: Joseph Wielgosz, [email protected]; Richard Davidson, director of UW–Madison’s Center...
Data from elephant seals reveal new features of marine heatwave ‘the Blob’
The North Pacific Blob, a marine heatwave that began in late 2013 and continued through 2015, was the largest and longest-lasting marine heatwave on record....
Researchers discover sophisticated mechanism that bacteria use to resist antibiotics
Researchers have discovered a significant and previously unknown mechanism that many bacteria use to resist antibiotics.Credit: McMaster University Researchers have discovered a significant and previously...
Sprint then stop? Brain is wired for the math to make it happen
Your new apartment is just a couple of blocks down the street from the bus stop but today you are late and you see the...
Study: Novel drug promotes nervous system repair in animal models of stroke
A new groundbreaking study from the University of Cincinnati shows promise that a new drug may help repair damage caused by strokes. Credit: Photo/University of Cincinnati...
Organoid production breakthrough to help accelerate disease and drug development research
As the idea of growing tiny human organs in lab dishes has moved in recent years from futuristic science fiction to actual bioscientific reality, the...
High-tech imaging reveals details about rare eye disorder
Credit: Johnny Tam, National Eye Institute Method of Research Observational study Subject of Research People Article Title Photoreceptor and retinal pigment epithelium relationships in eyes...
Online chair yoga viable exercise for isolated older adults with dementia
Dementia doesn’t just involve cognitive decline, it also involves deteriorating physical function. This major cause of limitation in activities of daily living in older adults...
Two studies look at female athletes’ mental, physical resilience
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – Two new studies will examine female athletes’ mental and physical resilience via two newly funded grants, dedicated to improving performance and...