Age-related changes in skin structure & lymphatic system promote melanoma metastasis
PHILADELPHIA -- (Oct. 2, 2018) -- Changes in the structure of the skin and the lymphatic system that occur with the natural aging process create...
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Europe’s new X-ray laser reveals structure of antibiotic-disabling enzyme
False-colored scanning electron microscope image of two Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria (yellow) interacting with a human white blood cell (green). Klebsiella pneumoniae, a bacterial enzyme that...
Why vitamin E effect is often a matter of luck until now
Credit: Anne Günther/FSU Jena Jena, Germany (02.10.2018) It is reputed to stop skin from aging, reduce joint degeneration in rheumatism and arthritis, and even protect...
Wild suburbia
Credit: Arielle Parsons It's a jungle out there in the suburbs, where many wild mammals are thriving near humans. That's the conclusion of a large-scale...
Samara University is developing a biomodule for nanosatellites
Credit: Samara University So far, nano-satellites have been mainly used to study the Earth's surface and the Earth's atmosphere, as well as outer space and...
USC Stem Cell scientist Andy McMahon and collaborators tune into the organ concert
Credit: Phil Channing Every minute of every day, your organs are using a complex language to communicate with each other about the basic physiological processes...
The first drywood termite known to use snapping stick-like mandibles to defend its colony
Credit: Rudolf Scheffrahn Tasked to defend the colony from attackers, the specialised soldier caste in some termite species has evolved various impressive mechanisms, including plug-like...
Commandeering microbes pave way for synthetic biology in military environments
Credit: US Army Graphic by Autumn Kulaga ADELPHI, Md. -- A team of scientists from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the Massachusetts Institute of...
Yongxin Zhao receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Yongxin (Leon) Zhao, assistant professor of biological sciences at Carnegie Mellon University has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director's...
NHGRI Scientific Director Dan Kastner named 2018 Federal Employee of the Year
Credit: Braun Film and Video, Inc Daniel Kastner, M.D., Ph.D., scientific director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), was named the Federal Employee...
Nearly 14 million additional adolescents need HPV vaccination to reach public health goal
ATLANTA -October 2, 2018,- Nearly 14 million additional adolescents (11-12 years of age) beyond those who will be vaccinated based on current rates will need...
Single atoms break carbon’s strongest bond
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory An international team of scientists including researchers at Yale University and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have..
How the African elephant cracked its skin to cool off
Credit: Michel Milinkovitch An intricate network of minuscule crevices adorns the skin surface of the African bush elephant. By retaining water and mud, these micrometer-wide...
Cross-cutting issues in environmental quality and agriculture symposium
Farmers and agronomists must continue to focus on yield when creating their management plans, as the world's population keeps growing. However, environmental quality-especially water and...
Studded winter tires cost more lives than they save
Credit: Ilya Plekhanov Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have now shown that studded winter tyres cost more lives than they save. The new...
