APOE gene has a gender-based effect on sleep behaviour of Alzheimer’s disease patients
This article by Dr. David G. Munoz is published in Current Alzheimer Research, Volume 16, Issue 3, 2019 The gene most often associated with risk...
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Could climate change cause infertility?
The scientific community has long held an understanding about the effect of temperature on sperm production in mammals, but this new study sheds light on...
Peeling back the darkness of M87
Supercomputers play pivotal role in Event Horizon Telescope's first-ever black hole imageCredit: Lia Medeiros, Chi-Kwan Chan, Feryal Özel, Dimitrios Psaltis On April 10, a team...
SLAC’s high-speed ‘electron camera’ films molecular movie in HD
First direct look at how atoms move when a ring-shaped molecule breaks apart could boost our understanding of fundamental processes of lifeCredit: Thomas Wolf/PULSE Institute...
Researcher awarded $1.17 million for cancer research
New understanding of cellular life cycle could inform transformative cancer treatmentCredit: The University of Texas at Arlington A scientist's research at The University of Texas...
Precise decoding of breast cancer cells creates new option for treatment
Credit: Johanna Wagner / UZH) Every year more than 1.7 million women all over the world are diagnosed with breast cancer, with the disease ending...
Princeton scientists discover an interaction that helps cancers spread to bone
Credit: Image courtesy of Mark Esposito and Yibin Kang A Princeton-led team of researchers have discovered a factor that promotes the spread of cancers to...
DOE announces $95 million for small business research and development grants
86 grants will support scientific innovation U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry today announced that the Department of Energy will award 86 grants totaling $95 million...
Decoding cancer’s molecular signature
New algorithm identifies patients harboring tumor-causing defect found in multiple cancers and treatable with common drug Medications known as PARP inhibitors have emerged as a...
Genome sequencing lab awarded international quality stamp
The University of Edinburgh's DNA sequencing facility has received an internationally-recognised accreditation to mark the quality of its genome analysis services. The facility, called Edinburgh...
Engineering ‘hairpins’ increases CRISPR accuracy
Added piece of RNA could improve the precision of CRISPR 50-foldCredit: Les Todd DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method...
Army scientists lead the way to produce tools for engineering biomolecules
Credit: Courtesy of Autumn Kulaga, CCDC Army Research Laboratory Army scientists have discovered how to build novel synthetic biomolecule complexes that they believe are a...
How does dark play impact the effectiveness of serious video games?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 15, 2019--A new study has shown that allowing "dark play" in a serious video game...
Rumford Prize for Georg Nagel
Credit: Picture: American Academy of Arts and Sciences The field of optogenetics was named "Breakthrough of the Decade" by the journal Science in 2010. Simply...
China, India economic development key to achieving MDG for safe drinking water
Tokyo - The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) attempted from 2000 to 2015 produced mixed and debatable results. But there was at least one...
