Heat shock system helps bug come back to life after drying up
The larva of the sleeping chironomid, Polypedilum vanderplanki--a mosquito-like insect that inhabits semi-arid areas of Africa--is well known for being able to come back to...
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Plant-derived volatiles may serve as future antifungals
A research team at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology has developed a novel screening method to identify antimicrobial properties of volatile substances. With this...
Increasing tree mortality in a warming world
Credit: Photo courtesy of Andrea Starr/PNNL A mix of factors is contributing to an increasing mortality rate of trees in the moist tropics, where trees...
When sciences come together
Credit: Kyoto University / Chris Vincenot Kyoto, Japan -- In a new report in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Christian E Vincenot from...
Meal times may be key to managing malaria, parasite study shows
Malaria infections might be brought under control by managing the eating habits of infected people or animals, according to a new study. Meal times are...
A compass in the dark
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) A research team headed by scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of...
UTA startup AbeXXa Biologics, reimagining cancer immunotherapy
Credit: UTA AbeXXa Biologics, named as one of the 40 Best University Startups1 in 2017, has received an initial investment from the Boehringer Ingelheim Venture...
ZMapp antibody delivered by viral vector protects against Ebola infection
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 8, 2018--A new study comparing the effectiveness of individual ZMapp antibodies versus a cocktail of...
Most patients comfortable with sexual orientation and gender identity questions
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- New Mayo Clinic research suggests up to 97 percent of patients are comfortable with their health care provider asking sexual orientation and...
Can’t sleep? Could be down to genetics
Researchers have identified specific genes that may trigger the development of sleep problems, and have also demonstrated a genetic link between insomnia and psychiatric disorders...
Gut microbes influence severity of intestinal parasitic infections
A new study indicates that the kinds of microbes living in the gut influence the severity and recurrence of parasitic worm infections in developing countries....
Older adults with small social networks less likely to get cataract surgery
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Close family relationships and a strong social network may help older adults see the world better -- literally. Writing in JAMA...
Modulation of Fgf21 gene in early-life ameliorates adulthood diet-induced obesity
Credit: Department of Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism Tokyo - The importance of good nutrition in the early development of children has been recognized for many...
Eyelash-sized plants reveal climate change — and citizen scientists help identify them
Credit: The Field Museum A botanist, a retired businesswoman, and a high school student walk into a bar. Or, maybe not a bar, what with...
When the doctor’s away
AT A GLANCE Heart-attack sufferers who receive treatment during periods when interventional cardiologists are away at academic conferences are more likely to survive in the...
