Children of mothers with type 1 diabetes have a higher body mass index
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Children of mothers with type 1 diabetes are at significantly higher risk of being overweight...
NEWS INDEX
Material formed from crab shells and trees could replace flexible plastic packaging
Credit: Brice Zimmerman, Georgia Tech From liquid laundry detergent packaged in cardboard to compostable plastic cups, consumer products these days are increasingly touting their sustainable...
New biotech graduate certificate program at USC bridges biology and business
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - July 23, 2018 - Getting new therapies to patients requires collaboration at the bench, the bedside, and the boardroom. A new...
Build an ark? biologists discuss conservation prioritization
Credit: Florent Mazel LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- Conservation biologists recognize a sobering reality. "We're losing species left, right and center," says Utah State University scientist...
Enabling technology in cell-based therapies: Scale-up, scale-out or program in-place
Credit: Coleman Murray, University of California, Los Angeles Technologies that are reducing costs and changing the ways in which researchers and clinicians process and use...
Turmeric eye drops could treat glaucoma
A derivative of turmeric could be used in eye drops to treat the early stages of glaucoma, finds a new study led by UCL and...
A 3D model of a human heart ventricle
Credit: Luke MacQueen/Disease Biophysics Group/Harvard SEAS Harvard University researchers have bioengineered a three-dimensional model of a human left heart ventricle that could be used to...
Abnormal gene copying seen in tauopathy fruit fly models
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- It sounds like science fiction: Nefarious genes clone themselves and settle their rogue copies in distant outposts of the galaxy (namely,...
Scientists get first look at T cell responses in Ebola virus survivors
Scientists conducting the first comprehensive study of key immune system cells-collected from West African Ebola survivors-that kill Ebola infected cells have made a surprising discovery...
MDI Biological Laboratory to sponsor ‘Live Longer, Live Better’ lecture series
How close is medicine to an anti-aging pill? Can anti-aging therapies delay the onset of age-related degenerative diseases? What lifestyle choices can individuals make to...
A 3-D model of a human heart ventricle
Credit: Luke MacQueen/Disease Biophysics Group/Harvard SEAS Harvard University researchers have bioengineered a three-dimensional model of a human left heart ventricle that could be used to...
New stroke imaging technology could reduce potential for patient brain damage
San Francisco--A new study, presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 15th Annual Meeting, found that new stroke imaging technology could decrease delays...
Scientists uncover new connection between smell and memory
Credit: Afif Aqrabawi TORONTO, ON (Canada) - Neurobiologists at the University of Toronto have identified a mechanism that allows the brain to recreate vivid sensory...
Depleting microbiome with antibiotics can affect glucose metabolism
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 23, 2018) A new study from the Salk Institute has found that mice that have their microbiomes depleted with antibiotics...
How experience changes basics of memory formation
Credit: Brian Wiltgen/UC Davis We know instinctively that our experiences shape the way we learn. If we are highly familiar with a particular task, like...
