Renal dopamine signaling prevents kidney injury and improves blood pressure in mice
Dopamine signaling in the kidneys plays a critical role in blood pressure regulation and is responsible for nearly half of ...
Cancer cells become more aggressive from fat storage
It has been established that not all cancer cells are equally aggressive – most can be neutralised with radiation and ...
Imaging biomarker distinguishes prostate cancer tumor grade
Physicians have long used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect cancer but results of a University of California San Diego ...
Novel mouse model sheds new light on autism spectrum disorder
MADISON, Wis. — A new mouse model, developed by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the first to show ...
New devices, wearable system aim to predict, prevent asthma attacks
Researchers have developed an integrated, wearable system that monitors a user’s environment, heart rate and other physical attributes with the ...
How the names of organisms help to turn ‘small data’ into ‘Big Data’
Innovation in ‘Big Data’ helps address problems that were previously overwhelming. What we know about organisms is in hundreds of ...
The organizer of body axes
In humans and in animals, the correct position of tissues, organs and appendages is essential. Two body axes (the head-tail ...
Cancer studies should include overweight, elderly mice
ST. LOUIS — Researchers should include laboratory mice that are old and obese in their studies of immunotherapy treatments for ...
Prenatal fruit consumption boosts babies’ cognitive development
Credit: Ross Neitz (Edmonton, AB) Most people have heard the old adage “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” ...
Increased marrying, and mating, by education level not affecting genetic make-up
While the latter half of the 20th century showed a widening gap between the more and less educated with respect ...
Study reveals protein that dials immune responses up and down
La Jolla, Calif., May 25, 2016 — Research led by scientists at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) ...
‘On-the-fly’ 3-D print system prints what you design, as you design it
ITHACA, N.Y. – 3-D printing has become a powerful tool for engineers and designers, allowing them to do "rapid prototyping" ...
Improving cell transplantation after spinal cord injury: When, where and how?
Spinal cord injuries are mostly caused by trauma, often incurred in road traffic or sporting incidents, often with devastating and ...
Algorithm could help detect and reduce power grid faults
BINGHAMTON, NY – The power grid is aging, overburdened and seeing more faults than ever, according to many. Any of ...
Poverty marks a gene, predicting depression
DURHAM, N.C. — A long line of research links poverty and depression. Now, a study by Duke University scientists shows ...
Turning human waste into next generation biofuel
A brand new outdoor laboratory has been recently launched at UNIST and this is expected to convert human waste into ...
Children’s digestive health across Europe in crisis
(Brussels, 31 May, 2016) A report investigating the current state of digestive health in children has revealed alarming trends in ...
The brain clock that keeps memories ticking
Just as members of an orchestra need a conductor to stay on tempo, neurons in the brain need well-timed waves ...
A combined approach to treating metastatic melanoma
Oncologists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have successfully treated a patient with metastatic melanoma by combining two different ...
Fast, stretchy circuits could yield new wave of wearable electronics
Credit: Image courtesy of Yei Hwan Jung and Juhwan Lee/University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. — The consumer marketplace is flooded ...
