Long-lasting blood vessel repair in animals via stem cells
Credit: Young-sup Yoon Stem cell researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have made an advance toward having a long-lasting "repair caulk" for blood vessels....
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Cryo-EM imaging suggests how the double helix separates during replication
Credit: Van Andel Research Institute Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Life would be impossible if the DNA in dividing cells were replicated with anything less...
Older Neandertal survived with a little help from his friends
Credit: Erik Trinkaus An older Neandertal from about 50,000 years ago, who had suffered multiple injuries and other degenerations, became deaf and must have relied...
Cryo-EM reveals ignition mechanism for DNA replication
Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Research Institute and Dr. Huilin Li. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 23, 2017) -- An international team of scientists, led by...
UCI neurobiologists aim to identify biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Center for the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory / UCI Irvine, Calif., Oct. 23, 2017 -- With $3.8 million in support from the National...
Current organocatalysis and synthetic methods: Expanded aims & scope
Viewing the present situation in chemistry research, Bentham Science Publishers continues to explore new ideas and concepts. This has been demonstrated by launching several new...
Rhythm of memory
Credit: Source: Marlene Bartos The more we know about the billions of nerve cells in the brain, the less their interaction appears spontaneous and random....
Enough vitamin D when young associated with lower risk of diabetes-related autoimmunity
AURORA, Colo. (October 23, 2017) - Getting enough vitamin D during infancy and childhood is associated with a reduced risk of islet autoimmunity among children...
Trial shows drug can dramatically reduce weight of people with obesity
A drug that targets the appetite control system in the brain could bring about significant weight loss in people with clinical obesity, according to new...
Rethinking well-being and sustainability measurements from local to global scales
Credit: © Michael Esbach A new study suggests that standard ways of measuring well-being and sustainability in communities used by global organizations may be missing...
Introduction of a novel system for in vitro analyses of zebrafish oligodendrocyte progenitor cells
(Technische Universität Dresden) Dr. Michell M. Reimer, group leader at the Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD), Cluster of Excellence at the TU Dresden, and...
Space station crew takes a breather with lung tissue investigation
Credit: Joan Nichols. The microgravity environment of the International Space Station impacts nearly every system within the human body. Researchers are studying the effects to...
Protein regulates vitamin A metabolic pathways, prevents inflammation
A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered how uncontrolled vitamin A metabolism in the gut can cause harmful...
Researchers demonstrate ‘mind-reading’ brain-decoding tech
Credit: Purdue University image/Erin Easterling) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers have demonstrated how to decode what the human brain is seeing by using artificial intelligence...
Canada geese give hunters the slip by hiding out in Chicago
Credit: Mike Ward URBANA, Ill. - It's open season for Canada geese in Illinois from mid-October to mid-January. Unfortunately for hunters, Canada geese are finding...
