Despite evolutionary inexperience, northern sockeye manage heat stress
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Sockeye salmon that evolved in the generally colder waters of the far north still know how to cool off if necessary, an...
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Stem cell-based test predicts leukemia patients’ response to therapy to tailor treatment
(TORONTO, Canada - Dec. 7, 2016) - Leukemia researchers at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have developed a 17-gene signature derived from leukemia stem cells that...
Unique visual stimulation may be new treatment for Alzheimer’s
Credit: Bryce Vickmark CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Using LED lights flickering at a specific frequency, MIT researchers have shown that they can substantially reduce the beta...
Tumor cells are dependent on fat to start metastasis
Credit: M. Minocri (IRB Barcelona A study headed by Salvador Aznar Benitah, ICREA researcher at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), and published...
Intimate and social relationships important for older adults in assisted living, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Intimate and social relationships remain important for older adults residing in assisted-living facilities, according to a recent study. In a study...
Fishy Caribbean ‘juveniles’ to be recognized as a new species, the Hourglass basslet
Credit: D. R. Robertson and C. C. Baldwin Living in deep reefs in the Atlantic Ocean, the banded basslet, a small and colorful species with...
Critical zone, critical research
Credit: Photo courtesy of the Laramie Mural Project (bhp imaging photo). The Earth's critical zone isn't called critical for nothing. Known as our planet's outer...
Conservation effort spreads seeds of destruction across the Midwest
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Weed scientists in at least two Midwestern states have been reporting for years that...
Novel label-free microscopy enables dynamic, high-resolution imaging of cell interactions
Credit: Yue Zhuo, University of Illinois Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have invented a novel live-cell imaging method that could someday help...
Knowing one’s place in a social hierarchy
When you start a new job, it's normal to spend the first day working out who's who in the pecking order, information that will come...
Disruption of the body’s internal clock causes disruption of metabolic processes
Chronobiologists from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have shown that the body's carbon monoxide metabolism is closely linked to the body's circadian (internal) clock. Carbon monoxide,...
TET proteins drive early neurogenesis
Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Xiang Li, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology. LA JOLLA, CA--The fate of stem cells is determined by series of...
Could a seawater battery help end our dependence on lithium?
Scientists have developed a battery that uses seawater as the catholyte. Click for a high-resolution image.... view more Credit: American Chemical Society With the ubiquity...
New studies take a second look at coral bleaching culprit
Credit: Illustration by Eric Taylor, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Scientists have called superoxide out as the main culprit behind coral bleaching: The idea is that...
Ecologists publish research on soil’s potential to increase the Earth’s CO2
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Soil, an important part of the carbon cycle, might compound the world's carbon dioxide problem, according to a...
