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Credit: Shinya Hayami Drug delivery systems (DDSs) control when and how much drugs are delivered to the body. Numerous DDS studies have been conducted but...

Growing and surviving: How proteins regulate the cell cycle

Cell division is the basis of all life. Even the smallest errors in this complex process can lead to grave diseases like cancer. Certain proteins...

Metastatic cancer cells modify bone remodeling with small RNA secretion in bone metastasis

Credit: Department of Physiology and Cell Biology,TMDU Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) find a secreted microRNA molecule that alters bone structure in...

How a genetic mutation can interfere with the powerhouses of cells

Dr. Nora Vögtle, head of an Emmy Noether junior research group at the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine of the University of Freiburg, together...

A scientific study characterizes two new Galician olive varieties for the first time

Credit: Carmen González-Barrerio, Beatriz Cancho-Grande. Olive oil is a key element and one of the main sources of fat in the Mediterranean diet. Olive oil...

Investigating the enigmatic link between periodontal inflammation and retinal degeneration

Alexandria, VA, USA - At the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), held in conjunction with the 42nd Annual Meeting...

The brain learns completely differently than we’ve assumed since the 20th century

Credit: Prof. Ido Kanter The brain is a complex network containing billions of neurons, where each of these neurons communicates simultaneously with thousands of other...

Care providers’ understanding of obesity treatment is limited

WASHINGTON, DC AND SILVER SPRING, MD (March 23, 2018)--Despite the high prevalence of obesity among U.S. adults, provision of recommended treatments for obesity remains low....

Different neural strategies for junior high school male and female English learners

Credit: Fumitaka Homae Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University studied the neural response of Japanese junior high school students learning English as a...

Microorganisms can escape from a dead end by swimming

Credit: Takuji Ishikawa Although microorganisms are too tiny to be seen by the naked eye, they are distributed all over the world and even inside...

The bassoon causing new brain disorder

Credit: Yabe I. et al., Scientific Reports, Jan. 16, 2018 Newly discovered gene mutations may help explain the cause of a disease that drastically impairs...

Men should be included in trials to find better treatments for breast cancer

Barcelona, Spain: Professor Robert Mansel, Chair of the 11th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-11) and Emeritus Professor of Surgery at Cardiff University School of Medicine,...

Waterbirds affected by low water, high salt levels in lakes

MISSOULA - A recent study from researchers at the University of Montana, National Audubon Society, Oregon State University and East Cascades Audubon Society shows food...

Study supports biomarker assay for emergency department diagnosis of acute heart failure

A multi-institutional study supports the value of a biomarker to accurately diagnose or rule out acute heart failure in patients seen for shortness of breath...

IU-invented microscope could make surgeries more effective, disease diagnoses timelier