Heart failure: The Alzheimer’s disease of the heart?
Credit: Courtesy of Circulation Research, May 11, 2018 Similar to how protein clumps build up in the brain in people with some neurodegenerative diseases such...
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2018 ICIS-BioLegend William E. Paul Award for Excellence in Cytokine Research
Credit: International Cytokine & Interferon Society Giorgio Trinchieri, MD, NIH, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research is the recipient of the 2018 ICIS-BioLegend William...
Oxford University Press to publish Antibody Therapeutics
Oxford University Press and the Chinese Antibody Society are pleased to announce their new partnership to launch the journal Antibody Therapeutics this spring. A peer-reviewed,...
Human MAIT cells sense the metabolic state of enteric bacteria
Credit: Department of Biomedicine, Tobias Rutishauser A little-explored group of immune cells plays an important role in the regulation of intestinal bacteria. Changing metabolic states...
Major enhancement to in vitro testing of human liver-stage malaria
Credit: John Adams, PhD, University of South Florida TAMPA, Fla. (May 9, 2018) A newly developed technique allows researchers to more easily study malaria outside...
X-ray laser opens new view on Alzheimer’s proteins
A new experimental method permits the X-ray analysis of amyloids, a class of large, filamentous biomolecules which are an important hallmark of diseases such as...
Basing everyday decisions on risk of pain or loss linked to increased anxiety
Scientists have shone new light on how the human brain uses past experiences and generalizes them to future events, helping us safely navigate the world...
Research reveals key factors to support quality of life in dementia
Credit: University of Exeter A robust research analysis has identified what factors can be targeted to support people to live as well as possible with...
White shark researchers tap data from electronic tags to gain insights into survival rates
The study, "Juvenile survival, competing risks, and spatial variation in mortality risk of a marine apex predator," published today in the Journal of Applied Ecology,...
Vaginal estradiol tablets outperform moisturizers when treating vulvovaginal problems
CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 9, 2018)--Sex shouldn't hurt at any age, yet 75% of postmenopausal women report vaginal dryness, and up to 40% report pain with...
Allen integrated cell released online
Credit: Allen Institute for Cell Science The Allen Institute for Cell Science today launched the first predictive and comprehensive, 3D model of a live human...
Unlocking cancer’s secrets using the ‘social networks’ of cells
Credit: University of Arizona Health Sciences/BioCommunications TUCSON, Ariz. - Recent headlines have cast suspicion on social network analysis, which can mine data from the internet...
12th Annual Canadian Neuroscience Meeting
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is pleased to announce it will hold its twelfth annual meeting in Vancouver, Canada, from May 13th to 16th, 2018....
Scripps Research chemist receives prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Award
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - May 8, 2018 - Floyd Romesberg, PhD, professor at The Scripps Research Institute, has won the...
Investments in scientific and educational research: Fueling American innovation
WASHINGTON, DC -- Researchers across the United States are finding ways to disrupt the dark-web drug trade, discern and foster fifth grade science talent in...
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