Urban parks could make you happier
Credit: UAB Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Occupational Therapy have published new findings that suggest spending 20 minutes in an...
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Scientists lay foundation for single-cell level understanding of DNA replication
In all living organisms, proliferating cells go through the fundamental process of DNA replication. Through this process, they faithfully duplicate their DNA and divide into...
Breakthrough shines light on disease-fighting protein
Credit: Grigore Pintilie / Stanford University X-ray and electron microscopy techniques help unfold the story of protein chaperones. A combination of X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron...
New skeletal disease found and explained
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a new and rare skeletal disease. In a study published in the journal Nature Medicine they describe...
Federal fire grant spending could be more balanced, new model suggests
Alabama, Ohio and Pennsylvania received more than their fair share in 2014, according to new model, while Florida, Texas and others were shortchanged BUFFALO, N.Y....
Fetal growth inhibited by cocktail of chemicals in the mother
For the first time, researchers have shown that a combination of perfluorinated substances in the mother significantly inhibits child growth. They make many everyday things...
Over half of home health care clinicians say they lack adequate information from hospitals
CU Anschutz researchers say this can lead to potentially deadly medical errors AURORA, Colo. (Feb. 25, 2019) - A survey of Colorado home health care...
High CO2 levels can destabilize marine layer clouds
Loss of low-level clouds can lead to a spike in global warming, new study shows At high enough atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations, Earth could...
Researchers identify possible role of Foxp1 protein in control of autoimmune diseases
Scientists at the Higher School of Economics, the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBCh RAS), and the Memorial Sloan Kettering...
With nanotubes, genetic engineering in plants is easy-peasy
DNA riding on a nanotube easily slips into plant cells, allowing non-GMO modificationsCredit: UC Berkeley graphic by Ella Marushchenko Inserting or tweaking genes in plants...
Progress in stem cell science and regenerative medicine on tap in Los Angeles, June 26-29
World's largest meeting on stem cell science and its translation to medicine comes to LA Convention Center, showcasing groundbreaking research World's largest meeting on stem...
Bacteria walk (a bit) like we do
Credit: Laura Persat Do bacteria control their "walks" like we do? It might sound strange, but it's a fundamental question. Understanding bacteria motility would not...
Mini tumors could help identify personalized treatments for people with rare cancers
New technique developed at UCLA can screen hundreds of drugs using patients' own cells UCLA scientists have developed a new method to quickly screen hundreds...
Breakthrough ‘lab-on-a-chip’ detects cancer faster, cheaper and less invasively
Credit: KU News Service / University of Kansas LAWRENCE -- A new ultrasensitive diagnostic device invented by researchers at the University of Kansas, The University...
Artificial lung cancer tissue could help find new drug treatments
A new way of growing cancer cells in the lab, developed at U of T Engineering, could speed up the search for therapeuticsCredit: Molly Shoichet...
