Rattling DNA hustles transcribers to targets
Credit: Georgia Tech / Edmond Chow / Jeffrey Skolnick Imagine if a dense thicket didn't obstruct your path but instead picked you up and shuttled...
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Researchers find glass eels use internal compass to find their way home
Credit: Institute of Marine Research MIAMI--Scientists are closer to unraveling the long-standing mystery of how tiny glass eel larvae, which begin their lives as hatchlings...
At annual meeting, SNMMI recognizes new fellows for distinguished service
DENVER, Colo. - The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) recognized seven new SNMMI Fellows during a Special Plenary Session at the society's...
Low levels of vitamin A may fuel TB risk
People with low levels of vitamin A living with individuals sick with tuberculosis may be 10 times more likely to develop the disease than people...
Mixing booze and pot is a serious threat to traffic safety
June 12, 2017Use of marijuana in combination with alcohol by drivers is especially dangerous, according to a latest study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School...
Tuning into the channel
Credit: ERIK JEPSEN/UC SAN DIEGO PUBLICATIONS The Santa Barbara Channel is one of the most productive ecosystems in the world, supporting a diverse assemblage of...
Artificial cartilage under tension as strong as natural material
Credit: Athanasiou lab, UC Davis Biomedical engineers at the University of California, Davis, have created a lab-grown tissue similar to natural cartilage by giving it...
Healthy diet? That depends on your genes
ITHACA, N.Y. - A recently published Cornell University study describes how shifts in the diets of Europeans after the introduction of farming 10,000 years ago...
Chemists perform surgery on nanoparticles
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University A team of chemists led by Carnegie Mellon University's Rongchao Jin has for the first time conducted site-specific surgery on a...
Common periodontal pathogen may interfere with conception in women
According to a study carried out at the University of Helsinki, Finland, a common periodontal pathogen may delay conception in young women. This finding is...
Lab on a chip could monitor health, germs and pollutants
Credit: Ella Marushchenko and Alexander Tokarev/Ella Maru Studios Imagine wearing a device that continuously analyzes your sweat or blood for different types of biomarkers, such...
Animal models can’t ‘tune out’ stimuli, mimicking sensory hypersensitivity in humans
Credit: Portera-Cailiau Lab/UCLA By tickling the whiskers of mice, and recording how they respond, UCLA researchers may be closer to understanding why many children with...
Dr. Tuuli Lappalainen awarded major NIH grant to study variable penetrance
NEW YORK, NY (June 12, 2017) - Tuuli Lappalainen, PhD, Core Faculty Member at the New York Genome Center, and Assistant Professor in the Department...
Mass. General report outlines strategies to address racial, ethnic health care disparities
An analysis of survey data from participants in the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-based Disparities Leadership Program - a yearlong executive education initiative designed to help...
A way to objectively measure residents’ surgical skills? No sweat
Credit: Justin Kelley, University of Missouri Health Post-graduate physician training, known as residency, develops skills and expertise within a medical specialty. During five to seven...
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