New butterfly named for pioneering 17th-century entomologist Maria Sibylla Merian
Credit: Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- More than two centuries before initiatives to increase the number of women in STEM fields,...
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Study: Tuberculosis survives by using host system against itself
Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame In a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, scientists at the University of Notre Dame have...
Without Dna2, genes can jump into DNA breaks
Credit: Greg Ira, BCM Cells have in place a number of mechanisms to protect the integrity of the genome, including processes that repair mistakes that...
229 new species described by the California Academy of Sciences in 2018
From fish to flowering plants and seahorses to snakes -- spanning five continents and three oceans -- these new discoveries grow Earth's tree of lifeCredit:...
Effect of religiosity/spirituality on ovarian cancer diagnosis in African American women
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 5, 2018--An examination of data from a multi-center case-control study of ovarian cancer in African...
DF-PGT, now possible through massive sequencing techniques
Researchers adapt a database containing almost 5,000 genes responsible for the most common hereditary diseases to the Double Factor Preimplantation Genetic Testing (DF-PGT)Credit: UAB A...
Using graphene to detect ALS, other neurodegenerative diseases
Credit: (Credit: Berry Research Laboratory, UIC) The wonders of graphene are numerous -- it can enable flexible electronic components, enhance solar cell capacity, filter the...
CWRU researcher secures $14.6 million grant to study Alzheimer's in diverse populations
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Alzheimer's disease symptoms, such as memory loss or cognitive decline, can present in different ways among people...
Breakthrough in blood vessel engineering
Gleghorn Lab first to grow functional network of blood vessels at centimeter scaleCredit: Photo by Evan Krape When someone has a deadly disease or sustains...
30 years of experimental evolution results in a new sex chromosome
Credit: Manfred Schartl/Paolo Franchini On 3 December 2018, the laboratory of Professor Axel Meyer, University of Konstanz published new findings of an experimental evolutionary project...
UC San Diego researchers develop sensors to detect and measure cancer's ability to spread
Credit: UC San Diego Health The spread of invasive cancer cells from a tumor's original site to distant parts of the body is known as...
Sugars and microbiome in mother's milk influence neonatal rotavirus infection
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Using a multidisciplinary approach, an international team of researchers from several institutions, including Baylor College of Medicine, reveals that complex...
Sanofi, Sema4, Mount Sinai collaborate on largest Asthma study of its kind
Five-year multiscale study will follow 1,200 patients using advanced network modeling to make new discoveriesCredit: Schadt et al Front Pharmacol. 2014; 5: 252 & Gumus...
BU study: Modified malaria drug proven effective at inhibiting Ebola
Derivatives from a commonly used anti-malarial can prevent Ebola virus from entering cellsCredit: Photo by Cydney Scott, Boston University Photography. Robert Davey, professor of microbiology...
Vaccine signatures in humanized mice point to better understanding of infectious diseases
Credit: Alexander Ploss and Florian Douam, Princeton University Infectious diseases kill millions of people each year, but the search for treatments is hampered by the...
