Cells in fish’s spinal discs repair themselves
Credit: Jennifer Bagwell, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — Duke researchers have discovered a unique repair mechanism in the developing backbone of zebrafish that could give...
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Half of hospitalized atrial fibrillation patients don’t receive…
Credit: Duke Clinical Research Institute DURHAM, N.C. — When patients suffer from atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat, they are at considerably higher risk for blood...
UChicago studies ranked 1 & 2 in Clinical Research Forum’s…
Credit: Carole Ober, University of Chicago The Clinical Research Forum, a national organization of senior researchers and thought leaders from the nation's leading academic health...
Scientists win UN data prize for monitoring threats to South African…
Credit: Adam Wilson BUFFALO, N.Y. — South Africa's Cape Floristic Region is one of the richest repositories of plant life in the world. Here, about...
Young, gifted, first-generation minority science students motivated by prosocial values
BETHESDA, MD–There are as many motives as there are undergraduates taking introductory science courses, but if you look closely at groups of freshmen science students...
Scientists develop protein with potential to modify brain function, memory in mice and fish
Scientists at USC have developed a new tool to modify brain activity and memory in targeted ways, without the help of any drugs or chemicals....
Discrimination harms your health — and your partner’s
Credit: Unsplash EAST LANSING, Mich. – Discrimination not only harms the health and well-being of the victim, but the victim's romantic partner as well, indicates...
Stress of major life events impacts women more than men, shows poll of 2,000 people
Credit: The Physiological Society New research has highlighted the potential gender gap in stress, with women reporting higher stress from life events such as death...
Unpacking embryonic pluripotency
Cambridge, UK, 9 November 2015 – Researchers at EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and the Wellcome Trust- Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute at...
Research reveals how PSD forms and why defects can cause autism
All neurons in our brain are wired via a micron-sized connection unit called synapse, and each synapse contains a layer of densely-packed, protein rich compartment...
Uncovering the power of glial cells
Credit: TDY Kozai/BionicLab.ORG PITTSBURGH (January 8, 2018) … Implanted devices send targeted electrical stimulation to the nervous system to interfere with abnormal brain activity, and...
$9.4 million grant helps scientists explore how cell death from high…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 9, 2017) – It's been known for decades that a bacterial infection can raise your blood pressure short term,...
nTIDE Dec 2017: Yearend job numbers cap record year for americans with disabilities
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ – January 5, 2018. Despite December's lag in U.S. job numbers, Americans with disabilities continued to show strong gains...
OU study demonstrates seasonality of bird migration in response to…
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma study demonstrates for the first time that remote sensing data from weather surveillance radar and on-the-ground data...
Ancient fossil microorganisms indicate that life in the universe is common
Credit: J. William Schopf/UCLA Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life A new analysis of the oldest known fossil microorganisms provides...
