TSRI and IAVI researchers harness antibody evolution on the path to an AIDS vaccine
LA JOLLA, CA – September 8, 2016 – A series of new studies led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and the International...
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Researchers ‘solve’ key Zika virus protein structure
ANN ARBOR — Researchers have revealed the molecular structure of a protein produced by the Zika virus that is thought to be involved in the...
E-cigarettes potentially as harmful as tobacco cigarettes, UConn study…
Credit: Image courtesy of Karteek Kadimisetty and the journal ACS Sensors. Copyright 2017 American Chemical Society. A study by chemists at the University of Connecticut...
Understanding how HIV evades the immune system
Credit: Imaging CoE Monash University (Australia) and Cardiff University (UK) researchers have come a step further in understanding how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) evades...
Serving teens with special diets: A tricky Thanksgiving recipe
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Poll on Children's Health ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Planning a holiday meal can be hectic, and some families will be...
Study finds climate plays role in decline of one of Asia’s most critical water resources
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan. — Climate variability — rather than the presence of a major dam — is most likely the primary cause...
New gene-delivery therapy restores partial hearing, balance in deaf…
Credit: Harvard Medical School Using a novel form of gene therapy, scientists from Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital have managed to restore...
Steps forward in the hunt for easily measurable biomarkers of autism
Future Science Group (FSG) today announced the publication of a new article in Future Science OA, reporting data demonstrating the possibility of measuring 10 biomarkers...
Gelatin accelerates healing of the blood brain barrier in acute brain injury
Lucas S Kumosa and Jens Schouenborg Credits: Tove Smeds Researchers already know that gelatin-covered electrode implants cause less damage to brain tissue than electrodes with...
New limits to functional portion of human genome reported
Credit: University of Houston An evolutionary biologist at the University of Houston has published new calculations that indicate no more than 25 percent of the...
Ottawa confirmed as the biodiversity hotspot for a subfamily of wasps in North America
Credit: Dr. Jose Fernandez-Triana What usually comes to mind when speaking about biodiversity hotspots are tropical regions, pristine areas and magnificent forests. Meanwhile, it is...
OU study clarifies risky decision making during a heart attack
Credit: University of Oklahoma In a recent study to determine why some individuals who experience symptoms for acute coronary syndrome decide to seek medical attention...
Pupil response to negative facial expressions predicts risk for…
Credit: Jonathan King/Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY – Pupil dilation in reaction to negative emotional faces predicts risk for depression relapse, according to new research from...
Is ‘ovarian tissue freezing’ superior to egg freezing?
Credit: Fernanda Pacheco, MD, MBA and Kutluk Oktay, MD, PhD Los Angeles, CA (July 13, 2017) Many women are turning to egg freezing to promote...
Komodo dragons help researchers understand microbial health in captive…
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Humans and Komodo dragons, the largest lizards in the world, could not be more different. In the wild, these four-legged carnivores...
