The kids are alright
Family quarrels in seeds reveal the ways parents and offspring sometimes evolve in conflicting directions It's spring, finally -- and in the tree branches a...
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$17 million grant will explore immune cells in inaccessible tissues of the human body
Tissue-resident B cells likely have important differences that affect autoimmunity and transplant rejectionCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers will receive...
Working out makes hydrogels perform more like muscle
Mechanical 'training' produces strong, fatigue-resistant, yet soft hydrogels with possible uses in medicineCredit: Image: Ji Liu, Shaoting Lin, and Xinyue Liu Human skeletal muscles have...
No increase in complications with ‘tummy tuck’ in obese patients
April 22, 2019 - "Tummy tuck" surgery (abdominoplasty) can be safely performed in obese patients, with no increase in complications compared to non-obese patients, reports...
Sugar entering the brain during septic shock causes memory loss
Research gives clear target for drug development and further study into memory lossCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- The loss of memory and cognitive...
Protecting damaged hearts with microRNAs
New research advances the possibility of regenerating cardiac tissue after a heart attackCredit: Wang Lab/Boston Children's Hospital and Nature Communications (DOI 10.1038/s41467-019-09530-1) Once the heart...
Microglia, immune cells of the central nervous system, shown to regulate neuroinflammation
New research identifies that microglia play a vital role in regulating neuroinflammation in autoimmune disease, which may one day lead to treatment targets for the...
One woman’s cancer fight: A case study in structural racism
Exposing the impact of racism -- not just race -- on health outcomes Despite the growing body of evidence showing that social forces like income,...
Defying the laws of physics? Columbia engineers demonstrate bubbles of sand
New study is first to show how two types of sand can behave like liquids, shedding light on geological processes from mudslides to volcanoes and...
Neurobiology and Chemistry of Pain and Addiction Symposium
World-renowned neurobiologists and leaders in chemistry will discuss the brain circuits underlying acute and chronic pain, reward, motivation and addiction, as well as the development...
Lessons from Hurricane Maria: Doctors offer tips to better prepare clinics for catastrophe
A primer on ways to prevent treatment gaps for cancer patients impacted by natural disasters ARLINGTON, Va., April 22, 2019 -- In the wake of...
New genomics tool ECCITE-seq expands multimodal single cell analysis
Thousands of single cells profiled in parallel for multiple modalities including direct detection of single guide RNAs used for CRISPR screensFor illustration and photo descriptions...
Semiconductor scientists discover effect that was thought impossible
Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office A physical effect known as superinjection underlies modern light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and lasers. For decades this effect was believed to occur...
A deep learning tool for personalized workout recommendations from fitness tracking data
Computer scientists at the University of California San Diego have developed FitRec, a recommendation tool powered by deep learning, that is able to better estimate...
UCI to establish skin biology, diseases resource center with $4 million NIH award
Grant will accelerate, enhance the effectiveness of basic, translational and clinical research Irvine, Calif., April 22, 2019 -- With nearly $4 million in funding from...
