UTMB researchers shed new light on signals that trigger labor and…
GALVESTON, Texas – In a normal full-term pregnancy, signals from the mature organs of the fetus and the aging placental membranes and placenta prompt the...
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Dahl’s toad-headed turtle threatened by fragmented habitat, shrinking populations
Credit: Germán Forero-Medina/WCS-TSA BOGOTÁ, Colombia (December 5, 2017)– A recent study published in Conservation Genetics by researchers from the Universidad de los Andes, Universidad Nacional...
AGS honors Dr. Maura Brennan for commitment to training future leaders in geriatrics
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today announced that Maura Brennan, MD, AGSF, FACP, FAAHPM, HMDC, a champion of education...
Does Chagas disease present a health risk to Canadians?
Credit: Dr. Momar Ndao, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre Montreal/Winnipeg, December 13, 2017 – Believe it or not, a tropical blood parasite...
Group therapy is an effective and cost-efficient way to promote cardiovascular health
A simple support-group intervention program aimed at promoting general health, similar to the group-therapy activities of Alcoholics Anonymous, yields significant improvements in the control of...
Seeing the world through fresh eyes
Credit: Prof. Ichiro Masai There are many different structures in our eyes that work in conjunction to allow us to see. These structures are strikingly...
Princeton researchers report new system to study chronic hepatitis B
Credit: Image courtesy of Benjamin Winer and Alexander Ploss, Princeton University Department of Molecular Biology Scientists from Princeton University's Department of Molecular Biology have suc..
Baby teeth link autism and heavy metals, NIH study suggests
Credit: J. Gregory, Mount Sinai Health System Baby teeth from children with autism contain more toxic lead and less of the essential nutrients zinc and...
How bacteria get their groove: Mechanism behind flagellar motility
Credit: Osaka University Osaka – Bacteria swim in many different ways, and the motors that drive their swimming are widely varied, implying an adaptive response...
New function in gene-regulatory protein discovered
Credit: Photo: Eshagh Dorafshan Researchers at Umeå and Stockholm universities in Sweden and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the US have published a...
Too little vitamin D may hinder recovery of injured corneas
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 24, 2017) – Injury or disease in combination with too little vitamin D can be bad for the window...
Understanding X-chromosome silencing in humans
Credit: Image credit: Céline Vallot, Paris Diderot University. Researchers have discovered new insights into how one of the two X-chromosomes is silenced during the development...
A primer in access and benefit-sharing for DNA barcoders
Credit: Pensoft Molecular biology approaches, such as DNA barcoding, have become part of the standard toolkit for a growing number of biodiversity researchers and practitioners,...
Technology from a Mount Sinai startup wins NYC Life Science Innovation…
Credit: Mount Sinai Innovation Partners Technology for identifying at-risk atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients was chosen as the winner of the inaugural Alexandria LaunchLabs Scholarship Award,...
Stanford scientists reveal how grass developed a better way to breathe
Credit: Michael Raissig and Dominique Bergmann Flash back to your first lesson in photosynthesis and you may recall stomata, the holes in the leaves of...
