Faulty molecular master switch may contribute to AMD
NIH researchers discover that TGF-beta signaling governs immune cell function in the eyeCredit: Credit: Wenxin Ma, M.D., Ph.D., and Wai Wong, M.D., Ph.D., National Eye...
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Soil fungi secrete an antibiotic with antitumor activity
A team of scientists from I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (MSMU) together with their colleagues isolated a peptide named emericellipsin A from soil...
Courage to aim for less cleanliness?
More living organisms on our bodies and in our homes could help in combating diseases -- if we let them live Leipzig, Raleigh. Do the...
Blood test shows promise for early detection of severe lung-transplant rejection
New tool that uses DNA sequencing could improve transplant outcomes and save livesCredit: NHLBI Researchers have developed a simple blood test that can detect when...
WSU sociologist sees environmental support slip under democratic presidents
Green issues appear to mobilize GOP when it's out of officeCredit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash.--Erik Johnson has what looks like a surefire way to...
Rising temperatures may safeguard crop nutrition as climate changes
Hotter temperatures may offset the negative effects of higher carbon dioxide levels on seed quality, according to a two-year soybean field studyCredit: Claire Benjamin/RIPE Project...
Widely available food in US workplaces: Perk or hazard?
Offering more healthful foods at work could be a promising opportunity to improve wellness, according to a new study published in the Journal of the...
Scientists seek genetic causes of condition that can result in absent uterus and vagina
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 22, 2019) - A percentage of females are born with a missing or underdeveloped vagina...
Possible Oahu populations offer new hope for Hawaiian seabirds
Credit: Lindsay Young The two seabird species unique to Hawaii, Newell's Shearwaters and Hawaiian Petrels, are the focus of major conservation efforts--at risk from habitat...
The diversity of rural African populations extends to their microbiomes
Research from the Perelman School of Medicine and School of Arts and Sciences pointed to a role for lifestyle, geography, and genetics, with surprising similarities...
New study raises hopes of eradication of malaria
After major global successes in the battle against malaria, the positive trend stalled around 2015 - apart from in Zanzibar in East Africa, where only...
Specialist-led bereavement service may help curb legal action after hospital deaths
Relevant specialist, matron, and quality and safety lead involvement key to approach, say study authors Hospital bereavement services that are led by senior doctors and...
Body size may influence women's lifespan more than it does men's
And 60 minutes of daily physical activity was associated with the best chance of reaching 90 for women Body size-height and weight- may influence women's...
Leaving 2-hour gap between dinner and bedtime may not affect blood glucose
Practice thought to be good for health and to lower risk of lifestyle diseases Leaving a two-hour gap between the last meal of the day...
Fossilized slime of 100-million-year-old hagfish shakes up vertebrate family tree
Ancient eel-like creature answers questions about when these bizarre fish branched off the evolutionary tree from other vertebratesCredit: Tetsuto Miyashita, University of Chicago. Paleontologists at...
