Ostrich relative lived in North America 50 million years ago
Exceedingly well-preserved bird fossil specimens dating 50 million years represent a new species that is a previously unknown relative of the modern-day ostrich, according to...
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Study finds convergent evolution of gene regulation in humans and mice
Credit: Bronwyn Lucas Organisms that aren't closely related may evolve similar traits as they adapt to similar challenges. It's called convergent evolution, and familiar examples...
A protein involved in Alzheimer’s disease may also be implicated…
Credit: University of Bergen, Norway University of Bergen, Norway, August 2, 2017 – Rare mutations in the amyloid precursor protein (APP) have previously been shown...
Coarse particulate matter may increase asthma risk
Credit: ATS Dec. 12, 2017–Children exposed to coarse particulate matter may be more likely to develop asthma and to be treated in an ER or...
Kill them with cuteness: The adorable thing bats do to catch prey
Credit: Melville J. Wohlgemuth A Johns Hopkins University researcher noticed the bats he works with cocked their heads to the side, just like his pet...
Lipid helps keep algae and brain fluid moving
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The same lipid that helps algae swim toward the light also appears to enable one type of brain cell to keep cerebrospinal...
UT Southwestern scientists find potential treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia
DALLAS – Feb. 16, 2016 – Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified synthetic RNA and DNA that reverses the protein deficiency causing Friedreich's...
Cardiologist Stavros Drakos, MD, named on Forbes’…
Credit: University of Utah Health Salt Lake City, Utah — Dec. 6, 2017 — University of Utah Health cardiologist Stavros Drakos, MD, PhD, FACC is...
Novel type of cell death in Huntington’s disease may lead to…
Credit: Department of Neuropathology,Medical Research Institute Researchers centered at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify novel type of cell death in Huntington's disease that...
Los Alamos research fundamental to first efficacy study for mosaic HIV-1 preventive…
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Nov. 30, 2017 — Just in time for World AIDS Day (Dec. 1) international partners are announcing...
New insights into the release of molecules involved in inflammatory…
Credit: Pedro Faísca, IGC. In a recent study published in Cell Reports, a research team led by Colin Adrain, from the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia...
CTCA at Western Regional Medical Center advances combination immunotherapy clinical trial
IMAGE: This is Dr. Glen Weiss, Director of Clinical Research and Medical Oncologist, Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Western Regional Medical Center (Western)....
Blood sample new way of detecting cancer
A new RNA test of blood platelets can be used to detect, classify and pinpoint the location of cancer by analysing a sample equivalent to...
Higher manganese levels in children correlate with lower IQ scores, UC…
CINCINNATI–A study led by environmental health researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine finds that children in East Liverpool, Ohio with higher...
Scale-eating fish adopt clever parasitic methods to survive
Credit: University of Washington Think of them as extra-large parasites. A small group of fishes — possibly the world's cleverest carnivorous grazers — feeds on...
