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Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A study of the DNA in ancient skeletal remains adds to the evidence that...

Neuron unites 2 theoretical models on motion detection

As indicated by their name, photoreceptor cells in the eye respond to light: is an image point bright or dark? They do not indicate the...

Biopesticide could defeat insecticide resistance in bedbugs

Credit: Michael Houtz, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences A fungal biopesticide that shows promise for the control of bed bugs is highly effective even...

Protein movement of hair bundles in the inner ear may preserve hearing…

Hearing is made possible when hair bundles protruding from the tops of hair cells capture the energy of sound waves, converting them into electrical signals...

Early childhood exposure to Medicaid linked to better adult health, UMD study shows

Expanding publicly funded health insurance to low-income children could have long-term benefits for adult health, according to new research from the University of Maryland School...

Ludwig researchers uncover mechanism behind metabolic vulnerability of…

Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research DECEMBER 19, 2017, New York — Scientists have known since the 1980s that many cancer cells are relatively sensitive to the...

New light shed on the challenge of climate negotiations

After over two decades of climate negotiation meetings, it is clear that agreeing on reduction of emissions poses a great challenge. Researchers are attempting to...

PSA screening significantly reduces the risk for death from prostate…

1. Re-analysis of evidence suggests that PSA screening significantly reduces the risk for death from prostate cancer Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M16-2586 Editorial: http://anna..

Alzheimer’s disease biomarker identified across test sites

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 12, 2017–A new study has demonstrated the potential to use a frequency distribution-based index of...

Mass. General-led team identifies gene mutations behind lack of a nose

Credit: Natalie Shaw, MD Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) led a large, international research team that has identified gene mutations associated with a rare...

Penn study brings new understanding to how fundamental DNA sequences…

Credit: Ken Zaret, Ph.D., Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA – A team of researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the...

New from CSHLPress, an indispensable bench-side handbook for…

Using R at the Bench: Step-by-Step Data Analytics for Biologists, published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press and available in spiral bound hardcover and e-book...

With beetroot juice before exercise, aging brains look ‘younger’

Credit: WFU/Ken Bennett Drinking a beetroot juice supplement before working out makes the brain of older adults perform more efficiently, mirroring the operations of a...

Alzheimer’s drug targeting soluble amyloid falls short in a large clinical trial