Precisely opening a gate to the brain in mice
University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers developed a technique in laboratory animals to consistently and reproducibly open the blood-brain barrier. This barrier serves as...
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Key growth factor protects gut from inflammatory bowel disease
A growth factor protein produced by rare immune cells in the intestine can protect against the effects of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a...
Groundbreaking study uncovers first evidence of long-term directionality in the origination of human mutation, fundamentally challenging Neo-Darwinism
A new study by a team of researchers from Israel and Ghana has brought the first evidence of nonrandom mutation in human genes, challenging a...
‘Traveling’ nature of brain waves may help working memory work
After more than a century of study, the significance of brain waves – the coordinated, rhythmic electrical activity of groups of brain cells – is...
Hibernation is getting weird thanks to climate change (video)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2022 — You might think hibernation is just a nap that bears take during the wintertime, but it’s really much more complicated...
Activated protein C can protect against age-related cardiac ischemia and reperfusion injury, preclinical study finds
TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 31, 2022) --- A University of South Florida Health (USF Health) preclinical study offers molecular insight into how activated protein C (APC)...
Small group of genetic variants found in extremely ill patients with COVID may help explain big differences in how sick people get
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 31, 2022) – The search to better understand the tremendous range of responses to infection with the COVID-19 virus — from symptom free...
Study explores how temperate rainforests can aid the fight against climate change
There is global recognition that woodland expansion could be one of the most effective solutions in the fight against climate change.Credit: Lloyd Russell, University of...
Is Bioengineering Right for You?
If you are considering a career in bioengineering, it is important that you understand what the field entails and whether it is right for you....
Blocking sphingolipids counteracts muscular dystrophy
In a new study, the group of Johan Auwerx at EPFL’s School of Life Sciences has made the first connection between muscular dystrophy and sphingolipids,...
Acceleration of cancer biomarker detection for point of care diagnostics
The detection and quantification of cancer-associated molecular biomarkers in body fluids, or liquid biopsies, prove minimally invasive in early cancer diagnostics. Researchers at the University...
A link between early maturation and better aerobic performance identified in juvenile salmon
A study conducted at the University of Helsinki indicates that early sexual maturation and high aerobic performance in salmon have a genetic link that is...
Post-mortem interval of human skeletal remains accurately determined by means of non-destructive techniques
In the field of forensic analysis there is a significant demand for objectively determining the post-mortem interval (PMI) when human skeletal remains are discovered. So...
Txikispora philomaios, a parasite that will help to explain the origin of animal multicellularity
The researcher Ander Urrutia of the UPV/EHU’s Cell Biology in Environmental Toxicology research group and Animal Pathology at CEFAS/OIE, is exploring “the great hidden diversity...
Rise of termite clone queendoms offers clue to curb invasions
Four years ago, entomologists at the University of Sydney discovered the existence of all-female, forest-dwelling drywood termite colonies in Japan. Now, they have determined how...