A star is born: Lesser-known brain cell takes center stage
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA–(June 6, 2017) Neurons have long enjoyed the spotlight in neuroscience–and for good reason: they are ...
Penn team shows how seemingly acute viral infections can persist
Credit: University of Pennslyvania Infections caused by viruses, such as respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, measles, parainfluenza and Ebola, are ...
Breaking legume’s crop wild relative barrier
Credit: PS Rao. Domesticating plants to grow as crops can turn out to be a double-edged scythe. On one hand, ...
Gut’s microbial community shown to influence host gene expression
Credit: Bryce Richter/UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. — In our guts, and in the guts of all animals, resides a robust ecosystem ...
Computers create recipe for two new magnetic materials
Credit: Pelin Tozman, AMBER and CRANN Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland DURHAM, N.C. — Material scientists have predicted and built ...
Bacterial molecules discovered in processed foods could unlock key to…
IMAGE: This image shows foods high and low in PAMP. Credit: University of Leicester Study identifies harmful PAMP molecules in ...
CancerLinQ partners with premier radiation oncology society
Credit: ASCO ALEXANDRIA, Va., February 22, 2017 – CancerLinQ LLC and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) are partnering ...
Kansas State University joins $317 million research initiative with…
MANHATTAN, Kan. — A multidisciplinary team from Kansas State University will be part of a public-private partnership seeking technological revolutions ...
CrossFitters need rest too, study finds
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Risk of infection higher for patients with obesity after bypass surgery: University of…
Credit: University of Alberta Edmonton–Patients with obesity have a higher risk of infection within 30 days after receiving heart bypass ...
Study suggests measurable impact of colorectal cancer screening program
Credit: American Cancer Society A new study suggests that an American Cancer Society (ACS) program has been effective in promoting ...
Largest Ichthyosaurus was pregnant mother
Credit: copyright of Joschua Knüppe. Scientists from the UK and Germany have discovered the largest Ichthyosaurus on record and found ...
Researchers receive $1 million for project challenging long-standing…
Credit: Haga-Yamanaka lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside, seeking to ...
The process of DNA packaging in cell nucleus revealed
Credit: Igor Kireev Scientists from the Lomonosov Moscow State University in collaboration with their colleagues from the USA have conducted ...
New virus found during investigation into largemouth bass fish kill
MADISON, Wis. — A new virus has been identified in association with a die-off of largemouth bass in Pine Lake ...
On the way to a biological alternative
Credit: Graphic: Oliver Einsle The research team of Prof. Dr. Oliver Einsle at the University of Freiburg's Institute of Biochemistry ...
Underwater acoustic localization of marine mammals and vehicles
Credit: @IMDEA Networks Institute Researchers at IMDEA Networks (Spain) in collaboration with University of Haifa (Israel) have developed an underwater ...
NASA encourages kids to Train Like an Astronaut
Credit: Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut Mission X: Train like an Astronaut, since its inception in 2011, has morphed ...
People trying quit smoking don’t always focus on tobacco…
Credit: UBC Fifty per cent of statements made by smokers during counselling sessions designed to help them stop have nothing ...
Study of wild plants contribute to understanding of high risks…
Credit: Elizabeth Waters New research, published today in Botany, investigates how well native California wild mustard species withstand increasing temperatures ...
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