How your cells build tiny ‘train tracks’ could shed light on human disease
IMAGE: Graphic of microtubules, the 'railway network' within every cell of the human body Credit: University of Warwick Researchers from the University of Warwick have...
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New study by running experts: Don’t change your stride
Credit: BYU Photo USA Track and Field consultant Iain Hunter and U.S. Olympian Jared Ward have a message for runners: Don't mess with your stride....
Scientists find potential weapons for the battle against antibiotic…
Credit: Conlon Lab, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL NC – Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have found that a bacterium can become...
Environmental scientist’s early warning indicators win the prize
Credit: Markus Marcetic, Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse/Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien Promising environmental researcher David Seekell has been awarded a prestigious prize: the Science and SciLife..
New system for human genome editing has potential to increase power and precision of DNA engineering
CRISPR systems are found in many different bacterial species, and have evolved to protect host cells against infection by viruses. Image courtesy of Broad Institute/Science...
African heads of state endorse new measurement of progress on neglected tropical diseases
Credit: CBM/Bugbee ADDIS ABABA (28 January 2018) – Today, at the 30th African Union Heads of State Summit, the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) added...
Insilico Medicine to present on applications of DL to drug discovery and repurposing at…
Credit: Insilico Medicine Tuesday, October 25, Baltimore, MD – Insilico Medicine today announced that it will present its recent advances in applying deep learning techniques...
New approach for treatment of contact allergy
Credit: Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn The newly discovered substance is a so-called RNA aptamer. Aptamers are molecules that are related to DNA, the carrier of...
Genetics Society of America honors Jonathan Hodgkin with 2017 Novitski…
Credit: Jonathan Hodgkin The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce that Jonathan Hodgkin, PhD is the 2017 recipient of the Edward Novitski...
Honeycomb maze offers significant improvement over current spatial…
Credit: Sainsbury Wellcome Centre A powerful new tool for the study of spatial memory was today described in Nature as a significant improvement over the...
Salk neurobiologist receives NIH Director’s New Innovator award
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA – (Oct. 5, 2017) Salk Institute Assistant Professor Eiman Azim has been named an NIH Director's New Innovator for 2017...
New treatment for osteoporosis provides better protection against…
Credit: Photo by Elin Lindstrom Claessen A new treatment for osteoporosis provides major improvements in bone density and more effective protection against fractures than the...
Scientists identify a key barrier to proliferation of…
Credit: John Soares BOSTON – (March 9, 2017) – If you become resistant to insulin, a condition that is a precursor to type 2 diabetes,...
Study led by MIT Portugal faculty and alumni finds how to increase the survival time of stem cells
Credit: Sezin Aray A team of researchers from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Coimbra, led by Dr. Lino Ferreira, MIT Portugal Program...
Nurses’ regular use of disinfectants is associated with…
Milan, Italy: Regular use of disinfectants is linked to a higher risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to new research looking at...
