Rare recessive mutations pry open new windows on autism
Comprehensive study offers previously unknown clues to autism's underlying biology Over the past decade, autism spectrum disorder has been linked to mutations in a variety...
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Advanced NMR at Ames Lab captures new details in nanoparticle structures
Advanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have revealed surprising details about the structure of a key group...
Famed oceanographer Walter Munk honored with new award for students
Alfredo Giron, Ph.D., is first recipient of the award presented by the Marine Technology Society and the Walter Munk Foundation for the OceansCredit: Marine Technology...
NRL, Southwest Research Institute to add PUNCH to NASA’s solar mission
Credit: Graphic courtesy of PUNCH Team/Southwest Research Institute WASHINGTON - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers partnered with Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to shine a light...
Animals may have more than one means of surviving hypoxia
Credit: Allie Graham and Jason Presnell, OSU College of Science CORVALLIS, Ore. - A tidepool crustacean's ability to survive oxygen deprivation though it lacks a...
Epilepsy and sudden death linked to bad gene
The same gene mutation causes both severe epilepsy and breathing irregularitiesCredit: Dan Mulkey and Virge Kask, University of Connecticut. In sudden death in epilepsy, people...
Sugars that coat proteins are a possible drug target for pancreatitis
Credit: Tuveson lab/CSHL 2019 Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas that accounts for 275,000 hospitalizations in the United States...
Long thought harmless, a glycan biomarker may cause pancreatic disease and cancer
A widely recognized biomarker for pancreatic disease, CA19-9, thought to be benign for decades, may in fact be a promoter for the development of these...
University of Virginia leads fibrosis initiative
Charlottesville, VA (June 20, 2019) Fibrosis is often associated with many of the fatal diseases that pervade our globe, riddling organs with stiff tissue that...
Largest study of CTE finds it in 6% of subjects
Interestingly, the traumatic brain disease is identified in both athletes and non-athletes.Credit: UT Health San Antonio SAN ANTONIO -- Nearly 6% of athletes and non-athletes...
How bacteria kill host cells from the inside
Credit: Anne Blanc-Potard A bacterial pathogen that typically multiplies outside of host cells can enter and induce the destruction of cells called macrophages, according to...
One third of Cambodians infected with threadworm, study finds
Credit: CDC, US Federal Government public domain Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted threadworm that is endemic in many tropical and subtropical areas of the world....
Cereal grains scientists fight hidden hunger with new approach
Credit: N. Palacios and V. Govindan After a prolonged decline, global hunger is on the rise--affecting more than 820 million individuals in 2017. Additionally, more...
New research provides medical proof vacation is good for your heart
Research conducted at Syracuse University provides medical evidence that a person can reduce their metabolic symptoms - and therefore their risk of cardiovascular disease -...
Crystal with a twist: Scientists grow spiraling new material
Helical crystal could yield unexpected properties, like superconductivityCredit: UC Berkeley image by Yin Liu With a simple twist of the fingers, one can create a...
