Researchers to develop new allergy relief device using cold plasma technology
Credit: University of Liverpool Researchers at the University of Liverpool have been awarded funding to develop an innovative device that uses cold plasma technology to...
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CNIC scientists describe the mechanism of heart regeneration in the zebrafish
Credit: CNIC Some animals, including the zebrafish, have a high capacity to regenerate tissues, allowing them to recovery fully after cardiac injury. During this process,...
Funding to lead team-based investigation of gynecologic cancer therapies
Credit: Perelman School of Medicine, Univeristy of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA – E. John Wherry, PhD, a cancer and immunology researcher at the Perelman School of Medicine...
Developing new molecular methods for synthetizing treatments for…
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, Mass. – Anita Mattson, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), has received a $1.7...
CD4 T cells, xenobiotic transporters, and metabolites in inflammatory bowel diseases
Credit: Osaka University Osaka – Our immune system protects our bodies from numerous pathogenic microbes and toxins in the environment. The system comprises innate (non-specific)...
A super resolution view of chemical reactions
Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski Researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences have demonstrated, using a super resolution microscopic...
Zebrafish brain repair following concussion
Credit: Maheras et al., eNeuro (2018) A simple and inexpensive zebrafish model of concussion, reported in eNeuro, reveals the genetic pathways underlying the animal's remarkable...
Retreating Yukon glacier caused a river to disappear
Credit: Jim Best/University of Illinois The massive Kaskawulsh Glacier in northern Canada has retreated about a mile up its valley over the past century. Last...
Amid environmental change, lakes surprisingly static
Credit: Courtesy of Samantha Oliver MADISON, Wis. — In recent decades, change has defined our environment in the United States. Agriculture intensified. Urban areas sprawled....
Clock protein controls daily cycle of gene expression by regulating chromosome loops
Credit: Yong Kim and Mitch Lazar, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA – It's well known that the human body functions on a...
Microscopic chariots deliver molecules within our cells
Credit: Danielle Grotjohn, Lander Lab LA JOLLA, CA – Feb. 9, 2018 – On the cellular highway, motor proteins called dyneins rule the road. Dyneins...
The wrong first step to revive athletes in cardiac arrest
Credit: Viskin Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 19, 2017 – About three million people have viewed the YouTube video of the death of American collegiate basketball player...
Scientists reveal the ‘Lego pieces’ that form complex…
Credit: João Marques In order to survive in a changing environment, animals and humans must integrate sensory information and their experience to select the most...
Microscopic chariots deliver molecules within our cells
Credit: Danielle Grotjohn, Lander Lab LA JOLLA, CA – Feb. 9, 2018 – On the cellular highway, motor proteins called dyneins rule the road. Dyneins...
How mice babies ensure mother’s protection
Credit: Image: Luis Hernandez-Miranda, MDC The calls of new-born mice draw the attention of their mother. A group of neuronal cells in the brain stem,...
