New device provides quick, easy, and affordable testing for blood…
Credit: (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo) University of Connecticut researchers have developed a device that tests an important indicator of heart health that is often ignored –...
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Wayne State awarded $3.2 million NIH grant for schizophrenia research
Credit: Wayne State University DETROIT – Researchers in the Wayne State University School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences will use a new...
NASA study finds microgravity reduces regenerative potential of…
New Rochelle, NY, November 23, 2015–A study performed on the NASA Space Shuttle Discovery showed that exposure of mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) to microgravity...
Oxidative stress produces damage linked with increased risk of preterm…
Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas – A group of scientists led by Ramkumar Menon at The University of Texas...
Insect growth regulator wears a second hat: Infection fighter
IMAGE: The Hippo pathway helps fight off the body's would-be invaders. Credit: Credit: © I-Hsun Wu 2016 During an animal's embryonic development, a chemical chain...
A defence mechanism that can trap and kill TB bacteria
Credit: Laura Schnettger, Francis Crick Institute A natural mechanism by which our cells kill the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis (TB) has been discovered by scientists...
Some women with history of pre-eclampsia have significantly lower risk…
Researchers have demonstrated that women with a history of preeclampsia, a pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure, have as much as a 90% decrease...
Seafood poisoning bug thwarts a key host defense by attacking the…
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – June 22, 2017 – The leading cause of acute gastroenteritis linked to eating raw seafood disarms a key host defense...
Large, crystalline lipid scaffolds bring new possibilities to protein, drug research
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Proteins and drugs are often attached to lipids to promote crystallization or ensure delivery to targeted...
Increased risk of suicide, mental health conditions linked to sexual assault victimization
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An analysis of nearly 200 independent studies involving more than 230,000 adult participants finds that having...
Birds without own brood help other birds with parenting, but not…
Credit: Photo Sjouke Anne Kingma Birds will sometimes care for the offspring of other birds of their own species if they anticipate future benefits. Being...
New patent will allow for the relief of chronic neuropathic pain
Credit: University of Seville The researchers Lucía Martín Banderas and Mercedes Fernández Arévalo, from the I+DNanomed research group at the University of Seville, have patented...
Exercise, diet improves ability to exercise for patients with common type of heart failure
Among obese older patients with a common type of heart failure, calorie restriction or aerobic exercise training improved their ability to exercise without experiencing shortness...
Kessler Foundation awarded second Hearst Foundations Fellowship grant
Credit: Kessler Foundation Kessler Foundation has been awarded a second two-year $150,000 grant from the Hearst Foundations to support a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in cognitive...
CSU’s BioMARC helps advance vaccines for Department of Defense
IMAGE: This photo shows BioMARC production supervisor Brandon Marsh and production associate Nicole Kelly. Credit: William Cotton/Colorado State University Colorado State University's Biopharm..
