The Goldilocks effect in aging research
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 5, 2016) Ever since researchers connected the shortening of telomeres--the protective structures on the ends of chromosomes--to aging and disease,...
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Legendary Chesapeake scientist Walter Boynton awarded Mathias Medal
Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science/Cheryl Nemazie ANNAPOLIS, MD (December 5, 2016)--Walter Boynton, a fixture in the world of Chesapeake Bay science for...
Transportation center earns $15 million federal research grant, national designation
Credit: TREC/Portland State University Portland State University has secured a five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for transportation research, education and outreach. Portla..
Efficiency of insect biodiversity monitoring via Malaise trap samples and DNA barcoding
Credit: Bernhard Huber The massive decline of over 75% insect biomass reported from Germany between 1989 and 2013 by expert citizen scientists proves the urgent...
Delivering a power punch
Credit: Reproduced with permission from ref 1© John Wiley and Sons. Energy storage units that can be integrated into wearable and flexible electronic systems are...
Frank Wilczek hosts first workshop on axions as professor at Stockholm University
Credit: Photo: Niklas Björling/Stockholm University Stockholm University and NORDITA host this week an international workshop on axions and dark matter. Axions are hypothetical particles proposed...
New study of water-saving plants advances efforts to develop drought-resistant crops
Credit: Jason Richards/Oak Ridge National Laboratory OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 5, 2016 - As part of an effort to develop drought-resistant food and bioenergy crops,...
Tufts researchers uncover possible source of genetic error causing multiple diseases
Credit: Melody Ko/Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (December 5, 2016)--Tufts University researchers have discovered a possible explanation for the occurrence of a genetic error that causes..
RNA interference is activated in human response to influenza, other important viruses
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the University of California, Riverside, have shown for the first time that RNA interference (RNAi) - an antiviral...
Genetic factors control regenerative properties of blood-forming stem cells
Credit: UCLA/Nature Medicine FINDINGS Researchers from the UCLA Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology and the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine...
Drug combination yields results in patients with forms of leukemia or lymphoma
SAN DIEGO, CA - A combination of two targeted agents - one approved by the Food and Drug Administration and one undergoing testing - has...
Potential target for restoring ejaculation in men with spinal cord injuries or ejaculatory disorders
Credit: Annals of Neurology New research provides insights on how to restore the ability to ejaculate in men who are not able to do so....
Wise plant analysis
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Here's a reason not to peel tomatoes: A new method of plant analysis, developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science,...
New mechanism to control human viral infections discovered
Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- A team of researchers, co-led by a University of California, Riverside professor, has found...
‘Spooky’ sightings in crystal point to extremely rare quantum spin liquid
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory / Jill Hemman Inside a new exotic crystal, physicist Martin Mourigal has observed strong indications of "spooky" action, and lots...
