Penn study brings new understanding to how fundamental DNA sequences…
Credit: Ken Zaret, Ph.D., Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA – A team of researchers from the Perelman ...
New from CSHLPress, an indispensable bench-side handbook for…
Using R at the Bench: Step-by-Step Data Analytics for Biologists, published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press and available in ...
With beetroot juice before exercise, aging brains look ‘younger’
Credit: WFU/Ken Bennett Drinking a beetroot juice supplement before working out makes the brain of older adults perform more efficiently, ...
Alzheimer’s drug targeting soluble amyloid falls short in a large clinical trial
Credit: Columbia University Medical Center NEW YORK, NY (January 24, 2015)–A paper published today in the New England Journal of ...
New blood test for the detection of bovine TB
A new blood test to detect Mycobacteria in blood has been developed by a team at The University of Nottingham ...
Johns Hopkins researchers uncover more genetic links to brain cancer…
Credit: Chris Heaphy Two recently discovered genetic differences between brain cancer cells and normal tissue cells — an altered gene ...
CU Anschutz: Law enforcement and gun retailers are resources for safe gun storage
Credit: University of Colorado Anschutz Law enforcement agencies and gun retailers can be resources to concerned families for storing guns ...
After decades of clean up attempts, world’s lakes still suffer from phosphorus pollution
Leading scientists warn: Phosphorus pollution is a major concern. We need to speed up recovery treatments of lakes – or ...
Finding the root cause of bronchiolitis symptoms
Credit: Children's National Health System Every winter, doctors' offices and hospital emergency rooms fill with children who have bronchiolitis, an ...
New findings on physical activity could shape treatment for mild…
Credit: KU News Service LAWRENCE — For older adults, physical activity is apt to shield against cognitive decline and forms ...
Noradrenaline enhances vision through β-adrenergic receptors
Credit: Osaka University Noradrenaline is a neuromodulator secreted in the brain depending on behavioral context and physiological states of animal, ...
UNC researchers find new way to force stem cells to become bone cells
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Imagine you have a bone fracture or a hip replacement, and you need bone to form, ...
Equality, more than dominance, defines Asian elephant society
Credit: Uda Walawe Elephant Research Project Elephants are commonly thought to live in female-led, or matriarchal, societies that rely on ...
Latest advances in artificial intelligence for aging research to be…
Credit: The Buck Institute Tuesday, Dec. 12th, 2017, Baltimore, MD. Aging is one of the most complex and multifactorial processes ...
Fungus a possible precursor of severe respiratory diseases in pigs
Respiratory diseases in pigs typically involve multiple infections from different pathogens. Some pathogens play a greater role than others in ...
Marijuana derivative reduces seizures in people with…
IMAGE: Principal investigator Orrin Devinsky, M.D., is director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at NYU Langone Medical Center. Credit: NYU ...
Blood test for early osteoarthritis diagnosis unveiled
Credit: Warwick Medical School Patients could soon be diagnosed with early-stage arthritis several years before the onset of physical and ...
Research aims to grasp complexities in plant-pollinator networks…
LAWRENCE — According the Environmental Protection Agency, the declining health of pollinators reported for the past decade is tied to ...
Harnessing nature’s vast array of venoms for drug discovery
Scorpions, snakes, snails, frogs and other creatures are thought to produce tens or even hundreds of millions of distinct venoms. ...
Expanding development associated with declining deer recruitment across western co.
Credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife A new study from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and Colorado ...
