Markey’s Blackburn earns NIH New Innovator Award for cancer…
Credit: Jim Morris | UK HealthCare LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 6, 2017) – University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Researcher Jessica ...
Cryo-electron microscopy achieves unprecedented resolution using new…
Credit: C. Hryc and the Chiu Lab, Baylor College of Medicine Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM)–which enables the visualization of viruses, proteins, ...
Implantable medical devices bolstered by next-gen surface modification
Credit: University of Sydney A discovery by University of Sydney researchers could underpin a new class of implantable devices that ...
Novel dimensional approach uncovers biomarker for inattention
Credit: Courtesy of Matthew Albaugh, Ph.D. Despite diagnoses for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) occurring in a reported 11 percent of U.S. ...
Bacterial physiology: Two sensors for the price of one
Uptake of potassium by bacteria is regulated by a single protein that senses the concentration of this cation both inside ...
Two-in-one packaging may increase drug efficacy and reduce side effects
IMAGE: A new device creates tiny capsules filled with multiple inner droplets by funneling different ingredients through two inner needles. ...
Chlamydia: How bacteria take over control
Credit: Suvagata Roy Chowdhury When Chlamydia trachomatis infects a human cell, it faces a huge challenge: It must prevent the ...
May smartphones help to maintain memory in patients with mild…
Credit: Mohamad El Haj The patient is a retired teacher who had reported memory difficulties 12 months prior to the ...
Novel gene therapy experiment offers hope for people with certain…
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine In a first-of-its-kind study published in the March 1, 2017 edition of Molecular Therapy, researchers from ...
Kent research on pigment production reveals Achilles’ heel for MRSA
Credit: Dr Mark Shepherd, University of Kent Research co-led by bioscientists at the University of Kent provides a molecular explanation ...
Risk factors, features and outcomes of invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella in Vietnam
Invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) infections occur when Salmonella bacteria, which normally cause diarrhea, enter the bloodstream and spread through the ...
Scientists culture human placenta stem cells for first time
Credit: Takahiro Arima In a milestone achievement for better understanding the development and function of the human placenta, scientists have ...
Protein in, ammonia out
Credit: Photo credit Adeline Bougouin. Ammonia gas packs quite the smelly punch. In small doses, it's what makes smelling salts ...
Transporter of thyroid hormones is crucial for the embryonal development of the brain
Credit: KU Leuven Lab of Comparative Endocrinology – Joke Delbaere & Pieter Vancamp Thyroid hormones are very important for the ...
Short RNA molecules mapped in single cell
Credit: Ulf Sirborn Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have measured the absolute numbers of short, non-coding, RNA sequences in individual embryonic ...
Research finds enzymes essential for DNA repair
Credit: Image: Stuart Hay, ANU Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) and Heidelberg University in Germany have found an ...
Chinese air pollution linked to respiratory and cardiovascular deaths
Credit: ATS Feb. 10, 2017–In the largest epidemiological study conducted in the developing world, researchers found that as exposures to ...
Opioids, NSAIDs no different overall for persistent pain after vehicle…
Credit: Pixabay PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Persistent pain is common among the nearly 4 million Americans who arrive each year at ...
After 18 million years, a new species of extinct rodent discovered in Israel
A handful of tiny teeth found in Israel's Negev desert led an international team of researchers to describe a new ...
Research reveals how the brain remembers fearful experiences
Credit: The Ji Lab/Baylor College of Medicine Understanding how the brain remembers can one day shed light on what went ...
