Matthias Meier receives Consolidator Grant
Credit: Klaus Polkowski Dr. Matthias Meier's work is dedicated to creating chip technologies for cultivation and analysis of human stem cells. The biophysicist from the...
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Inheritable bacterium controls Aedes mosquitoes’ ability to…
Aedes mosquitoes carrying the bacterium Wolbachia–found inside the cells of 60 percent of all insect species–are drastically less able to transmit Zika virus, say researchers...
Biologist awarded diabetes research prize for studies of fat cells
Credit: Charles LeDuc/Columbia University Medical Center NEW YORK, NY (November 23, 2016)–Columbia University has awarded the 2016 Naomi Berrie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Diabetes...
Current climate date rescue activities in Australia
Credit: The State Library of Victoria Long-term weather data is the backbone of almost all research into climate change and variability. The recovery of historical...
Study: Omega-3 fatty acids fight inflammation via cannabinoids
Credit: Photo by Steph Adams CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Chemical compounds called cannabinoids are found in marijuana and also are produced naturally in the body from...
Scripps Florida scientists unveil ‘roadmap’ to aid osteoporosis treatment development
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL – October 13, 2017 – Using advanced mass spectrometry technology, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps...
Building a better alligator: Researchers develop advanced 3-D models…
Credit: Casey Holliday COLUMBIA, Mo. – The skulls of alligators protect their brains, eyes and sense organs while producing some of the most powerful bite...
Key regulatory role for mysterious olfaction molecule OMP
PHILADELPHIA (March 31, 2016) – New research from the Monell Center reveals that olfactory marker protein (OMP), a molecule found in the cells that detect...
Chronic childhood illness linked with later life mental health…
Credit: University of Sussex A new study into the effects of chronic physical illness in children on their life-long mental health has found that such...
New guidelines issued for diagnosis and care of LAM, a rare lung disease
Credit: ATS Nov. 15, 2017 — The American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the Japanese Respiratory Society (JRS) have published additional clinical practice guidelines regarding four...
Marshall University School of Medicine launches medical journal
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has launched its first scholarly medical journal. The Marshall Journal of Medicine is...
Study tests whether exercise, lowering cholesterol helps prevent…
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – Oct.24, 2016 – Carol White can't help but worry when she misplaces keys or can't recall a name ever since...
Tiny bubbles offer sound solution for drug delivery
Credit: Miles M. Aron, courtesy of BUBBL, University of Oxford, England WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2017 — Your brain is armored. It lives in a...
Study: Brain activity is inherited, may inform treatment for ADHD, autism
Credit: OHSU Every person has a distinct pattern of functional brain connectivity known as a connectotype, or brain fingerprint. A new study conducted at OHSU...
Tennessee program becomes first accredited wildlife and fisheries management concentration
Credit: Photo courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Society of American Foresters has granted accreditation to the wildlife and fisheries management concentration of study within...
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