New laser technique may help detect chemical warfare in atmosphere
Credit: UCF: Karen Norum The Department of Homeland Security could benefit from a reliable, real-time instrument that could scan the atmosphere for toxic agents in...
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The rhythm of genes: How the circadian clock regulates 3-D chromatin structure
EPFL biologists and geneticists have uncovered how the circadian clock orchestrates the 24-hour cycle of gene expression by regulating the structure of chromatin, the tightly...
Keeping the genetic code
Credit: iStock/Meletios Verras (BOSTON) -- Many life-threatening diseases are caused or exacerbated by a mere change of a single nucleotide building block in the universal...
Analysis of the 9p21.3 sequence associated with coronary artery disease
Credit: Natalay Kouprina, email: [email protected] Before a conclusive link between the SDs and the cardiovascular diseases can be made, further analysis is required on the...
Study tracks impact of neonatal abstinence syndrome on state Medicaid programs?
In the United States, one infant is born every 15 minutes with withdrawal symptoms after being exposed to opioids before birth, according to a new...
Novel blueprint for faster implementation of more evidence-based healthcare solutions
Credit: Indiana University Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science INDIANAPOLIS -- Scientist-clinicians from the Indiana University Center for Health Innovation and Implementation S..
How did the guppy cross the ocean?: An unexpected fish appears on a volcanic archipelago
Credit: Marcelo Brito While people tend to describe tropical oceanic islands as 'paradises on Earth' and associate them with calm beaches, transparent warm waters and...
Looking deeper into brain function
Credit: Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich To uncover connections between brain regions and specific cognitive functions, neuroscientists have long made extensive use of techniques like functional..
Canadian neuroscientists say daily ibuprofen can prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Kinsmen Lab. of Neurological Research VANCOUVER, BC (March 26, 2018): A Vancouver-based research team led by Canada's most cited neuroscientist, Dr. Patrick McGeer, has...
Vampire bat immunity and infection risk respond to livestock rearing
Athens, Ga. - The availability of livestock as a food source for vampire bats influences their immune response and infection by bacterial pathogens, according to...
First IVF bison calf joins NoCo herd
Credit: Mary Guiden/Colorado State University And then there were... 44. Eight bison -- four calves and their mothers -- were released in mid-March on public...
Insect toxin detected in the world’s longest animal
Credit: Photo Erik Jacobsson The longest animal in the world, the bootlace worm, which can be up to 55 metres long, produces neurotoxins that can...
Drug reduces inflammation in stroke patients
An anti-inflammatory drug given to patients in the early stages of a stroke has been shown by researchers at The University of Manchester and Salford...
Increase in number of places for local medical students
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London has been allocated an additional 32 new places for medical...
Karger Publishers expands in the Middle East
On March 25, Karger Publishers opened a new Regional Office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates - an important step in expanding its existing business activities...
