With mini-vessels, mini-brains expand research potential
Credit: Hoffman-Kim lab/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Scientists have recently made a wondrous variety of mini-brains — 3-D cultures of neural cells that model basic...
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Neuron types in brain are defined by gene activity shaping their communication patterns
Credit: Huang Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY – In a major step forward in research, scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) today publish...
New book on Cell Polarity from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: Travis R. Ruch and Joanne N. Engel, University of California, San Francisco Cold Spring Harbor, NY — Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP) announced...
How antibiotic use in animals is contributing to antibiotic resistance
Credit: European Journal of Soil Science The overuse of veterinary antibiotics in animal production and the subsequent land applications of manure contribute to increased antibiotic...
The snow leopard — world’s most mysterious big cat — may be more common than thought
Credit: WCS Recent evidence suggests that there may be between 4,678 and 8,745 snow leopards in only 44 percent of their global range; this estimate...
Scientists block the siren call of two aggressive cancers
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 23, 2018) – Aggressive cancers like glioblastoma and metastatic breast cancer have in common a...
Efficacy of antibody targeting Devic’s disease proven in new…
Credit: Osaka University Osaka – Neuromyelitis optica (NMO), also known as Devic's disease, is a central nervous system disorder that primarily affects the eye nerves...
NSF funds new multidisciplinary approaches to study the brain
Credit: Homewood Photography The National Science Foundation (NSF) made 19 awards to cross-disciplinary teams from across the United States to conduct innovative research focused on...
Southern Ocean drives massive bloom of tiny phytoplankton
Credit: NASA Scientists have uncovered the ocean conditions that support a massive summertime bloom of algae that spans 16 percent of the global ocean. Known...
Light powers new chemistry for old enzymes
Credit: Hyster lab Enzymes are nature's tools for catalyzing life's essential reactions. Though unrivaled in their efficiency and selectivity, enzymes only carry out a narrow...
Does the gut microbiome offer new therapeutic options for brain diseases?
The surprising and potentially wide-ranging effects that the levels and diversity of bacteria living in the gut have on overall human health, inflammation, and specifically...
On a quest to improve treatments for inflammatory bowel disease
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–September 5, 2017–Scientist Shomyseh Sanjabi, PhD, joined the Gladstone Institutes seven years ago, and she brought with her a special type of mice...
Lithuanian researchers are developing new generation eco-design air cleaner
Credit: KTU Team of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania are creating a new generation indoor air cleaning device. The innovative technology will...
Proteins from camouflaging underwater creatures provide key to seeing through cells
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA — (Feb. 12, 2018) A team of investigators led by Salk Professor Inder Verma has received a $1.2 million grant...
NUS researchers turn fashion waste into multifunctional material
Credit: National University of Singapore A research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Engineering has successfully devised a fast, cheap and...
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