NIH researchers discover otulipenia, a new inflammatory disease
Credit: Darryl Leja, NHGRI National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a rare and sometimes lethal inflammatory disease – otulipenia – that primarily affects young...
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South highest, Northeast lowest for child auto fatalities
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – May 23, 2017 – The number of motor vehicle fatalities involving children under age 15 varies widely by...
Drone photos offer faster, cheaper data on key Antarctic species
Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Southwest Fisheries Science Center Scientists in Antarctica have demonstrated a cheaper, faster and simpler way to gauge the condition of leopard seals, which...
The therapeutic antibody eculizumab caught in action
In collaboration with Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., scientists from Aarhus University have used X-rays to understand how the therapeutic antibody eculizumab prevents our immune system from...
DNA evidence shows that salmon hatcheries cause substantial, rapid genetic changes
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study on steelhead trout in Oregon offers genetic evidence that wild and hatchery fish are different at the DNA level,...
Workplace stress can take a toll on your brain surgeon, too
Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III/Keck Medicine of USC LOS ANGELES – When it comes to workplace stress, even doctors aren't immune to its effects. For doctors...
New oral diabetes drug shows promise in phase 3 trial for patients with type 1 diabetes
Satish Garg, MD, professor of medicine and pediatrics at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus A University...
Umea University researchers help Europe fight spread of Zika virus
Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden help assess the risk that Zika will spread to Europe by describing the transmission season, areas at risk and...
How plants grow like human brains
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA — (July 6, 2017) Plants and brains are more alike than you might think: Salk scientists discovered that the mathematical...
Eye expressions offer a glimpse into the evolution of emotion
Credit: Cornell University New research by Adam Anderson, professor of human development at Cornell University's College of Human Ecology, reveals why the eyes offer a...
New species of terrestrial crab found climbing on trees in Hong Kong
Credit: Dr. Peter K. L. Ng A new species of terrestrial crab has been found to climb trees on the eastern coast of Hong Kong....
Brain’s hippocampal volume, social environment affect adolescent…
Credit: Jay Leek, UC Davis Research on depression in adolescents in recent years has focused on how the physical brain and social experiences interact. A...
The evolutionary origin of the gut
Credit: Sabrina Kaul-Strehlow, Patrick Steinmetz How did the gut, the skin and musculature evolve? This question concerns scientists for more than a century. Through the...
Risk assessment, for the birds
Every year, backyard songbirds across the United States make an arduous journey to warmer winter climes. They migrate hundreds of miles, occasionally braving tough terrain...
‘Mysterious’ non-protein-coding RNAs play important roles…
Credit: Laboratory of Shelley Berger, Ph.D., Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA -In cells, DNA is transcribed into RNAs that provide the molecular...
