Causative gene for sensorineural hearing loss identified
Credit: Kobe University A causative gene for a highly common type of hearing loss (sensorineural hearing loss, or SNHL) has been identified by a group...
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Sleep biology discovery could lead to new insomnia treatments that…
Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA UCLA scientists report the first evidence that a gene outside the brain controls the ability to rebound from sleep deprivation — a...
Not without my microbiome
Credit: MPI for Plant Breeding Research Some plants can meet their nitrogen requirements by obtaining it from the atmosphere. To do this, they use bacteria...
New receptor found on scavenger cells
Credit: Source: Marina Freudenberg, Mareike Maler Adenoviral infections have a mild disease progression in healthy people, but it can be dangerous for immunocompromised people. If...
CONNECT registry shows only 9 percent compliance with genetic testing guidelines for AML
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Guidelines by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommend testing for seven known genetic changes in patients with Acute...
Liberian malaria cases declined following mass drug administration during Ebola outbreak
Credit: Kuehne et al. (2016) Mass drug administration may have reduced malarial incidence during the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Liberia, according to a study published...
By causing cells to cannibalize themselves, researchers prevent lung injury in mice
By triggering a process called autophagy — in which cells literally engulf their own insides — researchers from Drexel University and Yale University were able...
$4.5 million grant funds new disease-resistant strawberries
Credit: Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis The Public Strawberry Breeding Program at the University of California, Davis, and colleagues in California and Florida have received a $4.5...
Tiny robots step closer to treating hard-to-reach parts of the body
Credit: Yan et al Science Robotics 2017 Tiny remotely operated robots could be designed to diagnose and treat illness in hard-to-reach areas of the human...
Immunosuppressive medication effectively treats ocular graft-versus-host-disease
BOSTON – Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School have conducted a clinical trial comparing the safety and efficacy of topical tacrolimus, an immunosuppressive...
Vaccination increases family wealth, girls’ education
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. – A Washington State University-led research team found households in rural Africa that vaccinate their cattle for East Coast...
Even children with higher IQs behave better when their sleep apnea is fixed
IMAGE: This is Ronald Chervin, M.D. Credit: U-M Health System Many doctors will ask about quality of sleep when children have problems at school, but...
The making of Antarctica
Credit: Galen Halverson One of the big mysteries in the scientific world is how the ice sheets of Antarctica formed so rapidly about 34 million...
Key factor identified in gene silencing
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A fertilized human egg develops into multiple tissues, organs and about 200 distinct cell types. Each cell type has the...
A strong case for limiting climate change
Expedition HE-408 (RV Heincke) (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Kristina Baer) As a gigantic carbon sink, the ocean has taken up about a third of the carbon...
