Marine reserves are vital — but under pressure
A massive study of nearly 1800 tropical coral reefs around the world has found that marine reserves near heavily populated areas struggle to do their...
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Super-resolution imaging reveals mechanism of GLUT1 clustering
Credit: GAO Jing Glucose is the primary source of energy and substrate for cells, and its uptake through the cell plasma membrane is largely dependent...
How do horses read human emotional cues?
Credit: Photo taken by Ayaka Takimoto. Scientists demonstrated for the first time that horses integrate human facial expressions and voice tones to perceive human emotion,...
Sticklebacks infected with parasites influence behavior of healthy fish
Credit: WWU/Jörn Scharsack Parasites which are passed on via the food chain often influence the behaviour of their host to their own benefit. One example...
Ratchet up the pressure: Molecular machine exploits motion in a single direction
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Life is driven by molecular machines. Found in every cell, these tiny motors convert chemical energy into work to keep...
Your brain anatomy may play a role in determining your food choices
Our indulgence in delicious but unhealthful food may not necessarily reveal a character flaw. Rather, our ability to exercise self-control is linked to our neurobiology,...
The psychobiology of online gaming
When researchers looked at expression of a particular gene complex that is activated by chronic stress, they found differences depending on whether someone was positively...
Fat cells control fat cell growth
Obesity is the plague of our times. Some 80 percent of obese people will develop Type 2 diabetes at some point in their lives, and...
Probiotics can protect the skeletons of older women
For the first time in the world, researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have demonstrated that probiotics, dietary supplements with health-promoting bacteria, can be...
Garden seed diet for threatened turtle doves has negative impact
Credit: Jenny Dunn Young turtle doves raised on a diet of seeds from non-cultivated arable plants are more likely to survive after fledging than those...
Scientists print sensors on gummi candy
Credit: N. Adly / TUM Microelectrodes can be used for direct measurement of electrical signals in the brain or heart. These applications require soft materials,...
Exposure to fracking chemicals and wastewater spurs fat cell development
Credit: Chris Kassotis, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. - Exposure to fracking chemicals and wastewater promotes fat cell development, or adipogenesis, in living cells in a...
Novel therapy makes oxidative stress deadly to cancer
Credit: Phil Jones, AU Senior Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 21, 2018) - Oxidative stress can help tumors thrive, but one way novel cancer treatments work...
AAA announces first patients dosed in 2 clinical studies with PSMA-R2 for prostate cancer
Saint-Genis-Pouilly, France, June 22, 2018 - Advanced Accelerator Applications S.A. (AAA), a Novartis company and leader in nuclear medicine theragnostics, today announced that the first...
Accurate measurements of sodium intake confirm relationship with mortality
Eating foods high in salt is known to contribute to high blood pressure, but does that linear relationship extend to increased risk of cardiovascular disease...
