High-protein diet curbs metabolic benefits of weight loss
Credit: Robert Boston Dieters sometimes consume extra protein to stave off hunger and prevent loss of muscle tissue that often ...
Study unveils novel crosstalk mechanism between mitochondrial…
Protein is the fundamental substance of life. The genetic code directing protein synthesis is stored in DNA. When a cell ...
Researchers identify a new genetic cause of Coats plus syndrome
A team of Israeli researchers has discovered that mutations in STN1, a gene that helps maintain the ends of chromosomes, ...
US-born workers receive disability benefits more often than workers…
No matter where they came from, people born outside the United States but working here are much less likely to ...
New cardiac catheter combines light and ultrasound to measure plaques
Credit: Marcu Lab/UC Davis To win the battle against heart disease, cardiologists need better ways to identify the composition of ...
Gene variant identified for Kawasaki disease susceptibility
Credit: UC San Diego Health Kawasaki disease (KD) is the most common acquired heart disease in children. Untreated, roughly one-quarter ...
Scientists find key driver for treatment of deadly brain cancer
IMAGE: Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered how a protein helps glioblastoma proliferates so quickly and how to turn ...
Hydroelectric dams kill insects, wreak havoc with food webs
The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. Hydropower dams generate more energy than ...
Grant enables study of mosquito virus as a genetic lab tool, malaria…
Credit: Jason Rasgon lab A virus that infects a species of malaria-transmitting mosquito could help scientists gain a better understanding ...
MD Anderson-led study develops prediction model for lung cancer risk…
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new personalized ...
New test identifies patients with diabetes who are at high risk of kidney failure
Credit: John Soares BOSTON – (April 18, 2017) – Researchers from Joslin Diabetes Center have developed a prognostic tool that ...
Study reveals 10,000 years of genetic continuity in northwest North…
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A study of the DNA in ancient skeletal remains ...
Neuron unites 2 theoretical models on motion detection
As indicated by their name, photoreceptor cells in the eye respond to light: is an image point bright or dark? ...
Biopesticide could defeat insecticide resistance in bedbugs
Credit: Michael Houtz, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences A fungal biopesticide that shows promise for the control of bed ...
Protein movement of hair bundles in the inner ear may preserve hearing…
Hearing is made possible when hair bundles protruding from the tops of hair cells capture the energy of sound waves, ...
Early childhood exposure to Medicaid linked to better adult health, UMD study shows
Expanding publicly funded health insurance to low-income children could have long-term benefits for adult health, according to new research from ...
Ludwig researchers uncover mechanism behind metabolic vulnerability of…
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research DECEMBER 19, 2017, New York — Scientists have known since the 1980s that many cancer cells ...
New light shed on the challenge of climate negotiations
After over two decades of climate negotiation meetings, it is clear that agreeing on reduction of emissions poses a great ...
PSA screening significantly reduces the risk for death from prostate…
1. Re-analysis of evidence suggests that PSA screening significantly reduces the risk for death from prostate cancer Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M16-2586 Editorial: ...
Alzheimer’s disease biomarker identified across test sites
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 12, 2017–A new study has demonstrated the potential to use ...
