Editorial: A proposal to correct minority underrepresentation in clinical trials
Credit: Mark Mahan for the University of Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 3, 2019) -- In an editorial published in CNS Spectrums, Jay Avasarala, MD, PhD,...
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Smelling in tiny houses: how ciliary electric currents keep olfaction reliable
Model provides new insight into the biological design and function of cilia, dendrites, and other small spaces within the nervous systemCredit: Paola Nogueras/Monell Center PHILADELPHIA...
Community-based HIV testing effective in reaching undiagnosed populations, new study finds
Lay provider HIV testing in Vietnam offers new model to connect at-risk populations with antiretroviral therapy, PATH-led study showsCredit: PATH Hanoi, Vietnam, December 31, 2018--One...
NYUAD study suggests that 'Actin' is critical in genome regulation during nerve cell formation
Research holds potential for the development of personalized medicines (December 31, 2018--Abu Dhabi) -- A new NYU Abu Dhabi study suggests for the first time...
Scientists: 'Time is ripe' to use big data for planet-sized plant questions
Credit: Florida Museum photo by Jeff Gage GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A group of Florida Museum of Natural History scientists has issued a "call to action"...
Unmuting large silent genes lets bacteria produce new molecules, potential drug candidates
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- By enticing away the repressors dampening unexpressed, silent genes in Streptomyces bacteria, researchers at the University...
Don't go breaking my heart
Engineers create delicate sensor to monitor heart cells with minimal disruptionCredit: © 2018 Someya Group. For the first time, engineers have demonstrated an electronic device...
Some tensions are good for life
It's not love, but the tension in your cells that governs lifeCredit: Joseph Jose Thottacherry Like every animal has its characteristic size and shape, each...
The immune system's fountain of youth
Helping the immune system clear away old cells in aging mice helped restore youthful characteristicsCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science If only we could keep our...
Scientists produce 'designer triacylglycerols' in industrial microalgae
Credit: QIBEBT Molecules of triacylglycerol (TAG), formed by attaching three molecules of fatty acid (FA) to a glycerol backbone, are the main constituents of vegetable...
Thriving on teamwork: new research shows how brain cells filter information in groups
Salk discovery could help to better understand how neurons work together in networks to shape our perceptions of the worldCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 31,...
A new 'atlas' of genetic influences on osteoporosis
Identifying more than 500 genetic determinants of bone mineral density, researchers expect to provide new opportunities for the development of novel drugs to prevent or...
Patients now living a median 6.8 years after stage IV ALK+ lung cancer diagnosis
According to the National Cancer Institute, patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) between the years 1995 and 2001 had 15 percent chance of...
Study points to increased risk of harm from cannabis across Europe
University of Bath press release Cannabis resin and herbal cannabis have significantly increased in potency and in price, according to the first study to investigate...
Tumors backfire on chemotherapy
Credit: C. Cianciaruso/I. Keklikoglou/EPFL Some patients with breast cancer receive chemotherapy before the tumor is removed with surgery. This approach, called 'neoadjuvant' therapy, helps to...
