Yeast grow — but can’t always breed — with their 16 chromosomes fused into two
Credit: NYU School of Medicine Baker's yeast survive and grow after a drastic reorganization, not of their genes, but of the chromosome superstructures that house,...
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NewcCompetition for MOFs: Scientists make stronger COFs
Credit: Berkeley Lab Hollow molecular structures known as COFs (covalent organic frameworks), which could serve as selective filters or containers for other substances and have...
Scientists identify new mechanisms underlying pediatric kidney cancer
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Aug. 1, 2018 - Connecting two previously unrelated insights about the formation of pediatric kidney cancer, researchers at UT Southwestern...
Yeast grow — but can’t always breed — with their sixteen chromosomes fused into two
Credit: NYU School of Medicine Baker's yeast survive and grow after a drastic reorganization, not of their genes, but of the chromosome superstructures that house,...
New app helps victims of domestic violence in the privacy of their doctors’ office
Credit: Rochester Institute of Technology Primary care practices in Rochester, N.Y., are pilot testing an app that screens patients for domestic violence and makes actionable...
Innovative technique converts white fat to brown fat
Credit: Brian Gillette/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--August 1, 2018--Brown fat tissue in the body can burn enormous amounts of energy to generate heat, and studies...
Deportation and family separation impact entire communities, researchers say
The deportation and forced separation of immigrants has negative effects that extend beyond individuals and families to entire communities in the United States, according to...
Nine out of 10 people caring for a family member with dementia don’t get enough sleep
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- More than 90 percent of people caring for a family member with dementia experience poor sleep, according to new research by the...
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A cell makes what looks like decisions throughout its lifetime. It may shift from being a pluripotent stem cell to a specific cell type, or...
Researchers uncover molecular mechanisms of rare skin disease
Credit: The Rockefeller University Keratinocyte skin cells are common targets of the beta subtype of human papilloma virus. This usually harmless infection causes skin disease...
Large supercrystals promise superior sensors
Credit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Using an artful combination of nanotechnology and basic chemistry, Sandia National Laboratories researchers have encouraged g..
BMC selects 10 communities to strengthen trauma-informed early childhood systems
Boston--August 1, 2018--Boston Medical Center's (BMC) Vital Village Network is working with communities across the country to expand their model of community building to promote...
BU researchers receive NIH award to combat HIV-induced chronic inflammation
(Boston)-- Suryaram (Rahm) Gummuluru, PhD, associate professor of microbiology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), along with colleagues Nina Lin, MD, assistant professor of...
Exenatide treatment alleviated symptoms of depression in patients
Amsterdam, NL, August 1, 2018 - Non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), such as depression, apathy, cognitive impairment, sleep disorders, and sensory symptoms, can have...
After 60 years, scientists uncover how thalidomide produced birth defects
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute More than 60 years after the drug thalidomide caused birth defects in thousands of children whose mothers took the drug while...