Wayne State receives major NIH grant to develop novel treatment for…
Credit: Julie O'Connor, Wayne State University DETROIT – A Wayne State University research team recently received a $1.9 million grant from the National Eye Institute...
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Peptide complex formed in the brain is responsible for…
Credit: Vladimir Polshakov. Members of the Faculty of Fundamental Medicine at the Lomonosov Moscow State University have determined the structure of a peptide complex, formed...
Systems analysis points to links between Toxoplasma infection and…
More than 2 billion people – nearly one out of every three humans on earth, including about 60 million people in the United States –...
A monkey and a virus: One million years together
Credit: Image courtesy of the MIPT press office The introduction of sequencing and genome comparison tools marked the beginning of a new era in animal...
Diagnosing mononucleosis: UGA’s Mark Ebell works to expedite proper treatment
Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia's Mark Ebell wasn't impressed with research on infectious mononucleosis when he wrote his first published review on it...
People with prosthetic arms less affected by common illusion
Credit: Lauren Jennings People with prosthetic arms or hands do not experience the "size-weight illusion" as strongly as other people, new research shows. The size-weight...
New EU project designed to link diagnosis and treatment of diseases over the long term
This news release is available in German. An international team from four EU countries plans to use an innovative concept to improve the use of...
Lesions found within pancreatic islets provide clue for diabetes…
Credit: Saba Parween Researchers at the Umeå Center for Molecular Medicine have created the first 3D spatial visualization of an obese mouse pancreas showing the...
Scratch-and-sniff test could predict Parkinson’s even earlier
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. – A new study provides further evidence that a simple scratch-and-sniff test could predict Parkinson's disease even earlier...
St. Jude and TSRI scientists help launch Human Dark Proteome…
Memphis, TN and La Jolla, CA – November 9, 2015 – Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and other...
New NIH grant will study alcohol’s effects on the nervous system
Credit: Michigan Tech When a drink at the local watering hole turns into five or six, what are the effects on our brains and hearts?...
A step toward understanding how hibernation protects hearts
Wintry weather means hats and scarves for some mammals, and hibernation for others. Hibernation dramatically lowers body temperatures, heart rates and oxygen consumption — things...
Birds of a feather mob together
Credit: Filipe Cunha Dive bombing a much larger bird isn't just a courageous act by often smaller bird species to keep predators at bay. It...
Ancient feces provides earliest evidence of infectious disease being…
An ancient latrine near a desert in north-western China has revealed the first archaeological evidence that travellers along the Silk Road were responsible for the...
Scientists win $1.7 million grant to advance new strategies to treat…
IMAGE: Scripps Florida biologist Srinivasa Subramaniam is the principal investigator for the new project. Credit: Photo courtesy of The Scripps Research Institute. JUPITER, FL –...
