The truth about catnip (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2017 -- Catnip is notorious for its euphoric effects on our feline companions. What is it about...
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USC publishes results of a fasting mimicking diet that may reverse diabetes
Los Angeles, Calif., Feb. 23, 2017 - A landmark study published today in Cell finds that providing mice with a temporary, specifically formulated Fasting Mimicking...
New paper published in Phytobiomes may lead to novel methods of Rhizoctonia solani control
Credit: The American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, Minn. (February 2017)--Rhizoctonia species--and R. solani specifically--are a complex group of soil fungi with broad host range and...
Almost 4 decades later, mini eyeless catfish gets a name
Credit: Courtesy of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. After almost four decades, an elusive, eyeless catfish measuring less than an inch now...
Nematode resistance in soybeans beneficial even at low rates of infestation
Credit: USDA-ARS URBANA, Ill. - Each spring, tiny roundworms hatch and wriggle over to the nearest soybean root to feed. Before farmers are even aware...
NASA sees another quick Tropical Cyclone demise in South Pacific
Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of the end of Tropical Cyclone 8P as it was being sheared apart by strong vertical...
Study reveals PGK1 enzyme as therapeutic target for deadliest brain cancer
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Discovery of a dual role played by the enzyme phosphoglycerate kinase 1 (PGK1) may indicate a new therapeutic target for...
Researchers uncover a role for HSP90 in gene-environment interactions in humans
February 23, 2017 (Cambridge, MA) -- Proteins do most of the work inside the human body, supporting the structure, function, regulation, and repair of organs,...
Gene mutations cause leukemia, but which ones?
Kevin Watanabe-Smith, Ph.D., likens cell mutations to typos in text messages. "Mutations are part of life. They are mistakes in a gene like typos in...
Boston researcher receives global surgery award
(Boston)--Maunil Bhatt, MD, a post graduate resident in the Department of Surgery at Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center (BMC), was recently...
New gene sequencing software could aid in early detection, treatment of cancer
Credit: Will Kirk/Johns Hopkins University A research team from the United States and Canada has developed and successfully tested new computational software that determines whether...
New link found between sex and viruses
Credit: Felix Rey, Pasteur Institute Sexual reproduction and viral infections actually have a lot in common. According to new research, both processes rely on a...
Hitching a ride with a predator
Credit: Kate Broadley and Clayton Lamb EDMONTON (Under embargo until Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 10 a.m. MST)--In the middle of Alberta's boreal forest, a...
PERK protein opens line of communication between inside and outside of the cell
Credit: KU Leuven - Alex van Vliet PERK is known to detect protein folding errors in the cell. Researchers at the Laboratory of Cell Death...
Diving deep into the dolphin genome could benefit human health
Credit: NOAA In movies and TV shows, dolphins are often portrayed as heroes who save humans through remarkable feats of strength and tenacity. Now dolphins...
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