Weiss receives Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award
Credit: Patrick Mansell, Penn State Kenneth Weiss, Evan Pugh University Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Genetics, was awarded the Charles ...
Stem cells conduct cartilage regeneration but are not directly involved
Credit: Vetmeduni Vienna Therapy with mesenchymal stem cells, the so-called progenitor cells of connective tissue, holds great promise for the ...
Mayo Clinic studying genomics of antiplatelet heart medication
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Which antiplatelet medication is best after a coronary stent? The Tailored Antiplatelet Therapy to Lessen Outcomes After ...
Benefits of taking the natural pigment astaxanthin
A research group led by University of Tsukuba Professor Hideaki Soya and Professor Randeep Rakwal has investigated the effect on ...
Methodology advance at HZB: Ionic liquids simplify laser experiments on liquid samples
Credit: HZB The work has now demonstrated it is feasible to replace the solvent with an ionic liquid of low ...
Here’s why the epidemic strain of C. difficile is so deadly…
A new, epidemic strain of C. difficile is proving alarmingly deadly, and new research from the University of Virginia School ...
Experimental therapy could boost stroke recovery
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio (Edmonton, AB) An experimental therapy being tested by University of Alberta scientists that targets the spinal cord ...
Evolutionary split up without geographic barriers
A fundamental question in evolutionary research is: is a geographic barrier dividing the original population into two genetically separated populations ...
New study identifies successful method to reduce dental implant…
Credit: University of Plymouth According to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID), 15 million Americans have crown or bridge ...
Imagining a world without species
Credit: CC Even Charles Darwin, the author of "The Origin of Species", had a problem with species. "I was much ...
Dragonflies reveal how biodiversity changes in time and space
Credit: Brandon Martin/Rice University An ecological filter in a pond, such as voracious fish that feed on dragonflies and damselflies, ...
Laser activated gold pyramids could deliver drugs, DNA into cells…
Credit: (Image courtesy of Harvard SEAS) The ability to deliver cargo like drugs or DNA into cells is essential for ...
Study reveals that adrenergic nerves control immune cells’ daily…
Credit: Image courtesy of Kazuhiro Suzuki. Researchers in Japan have discovered that the adrenergic nervous system controls when white blood ...
Gene therapy restores normal blood glucose levels in mice with type 1 diabetes
Credit: George Gittes and Xiangwei Xiao Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease in which the immune system attacks and ...
Growing organs a few ink drops at a time
Credit: Osaka University Osaka – Printed replacement human body parts might seem like science fiction, but this technology is rapidly ...
Insight into learning via ‘friend of fragile X’ gene
Credit: Ken Moberg. We can learn a lot about somebody from the friends they hang out with. This applies to ...
Can’t we all just get along — like India’s cats and…
Credit: Ullas Karanth/WCS New study says despite direct competition, tigers, leopards, and dholes are living side by side in protected ...
iPS-derived kidney cells successfully connected to capillary network!
In a world first, Kumamoto University researchers have shown mouse kidney capillaries successfully connecting to kidney tissue which was derived ...
Parasitic fish offer evolutionary insights
Credit: Courtesy of the Bronner laboratory Lamprey are slimy, parasitic eel-like fish, one of only two existing species of vertebrates ...
Deforestation long overlooked as contributor to climate change
ITHACA, N.Y. – When it comes to tackling climate change, the focus often falls on reducing the use of fossil ...
