Researchers create 3-D structure of the nuclear pore complex
(Boston)--For the first time, researchers have produced a nearly complete three-dimensional structure for the yeast Nuclear Pore Complex (NPC). This discovery represents a major step...
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Study: Hispanic Americans across ethnicities want HIV testing in Spanish
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Clinicians are advised to never group Hispanic Americans under one collective identity. But when it comes to HIV testing, the desire to...
Researchers link defects in a nuclear receptor in the brain to autism spectrum disorders
Credit: University of Houston HOUSTON, March 14, 2018 - Two University of Houston scientists are reporting that defects in a portion of the brain's hippocampus,...
Key biological mechanism is disrupted by ocean acidification
Credit: Jeff McQuaid A team led by scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and the J. Craig Venter...
Cash payments prompt tropical forest users to harvest less
Credit: Krister Par Andersson/CU Boulder Paying rural villagers to cut down fewer trees boosts conservation not only while the payments are being made but even...
Molecular motor mystery solved: Novel protein rounds out plant cells’ machinery
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A research team led by an Oregon State University biophysicist and a plant biologist from University of California, Davis has discovered a...
Unraveling how mesenchymal stem cells from gum tissue accelerate wound healing
Ever notice how a cut inside the mouth heals much faster than a cut to the skin? Gum tissue repairs itself roughly twice as fast...
New material will allow scanning probe microscopes to do the impossible
Credit: ©NUST MISIS If scientists want to achieve stable and more qualitative results, they have to change the core of the scanning probe microscope --...
Using implementation science to improve cervical cancer prevention in sub-Saharan Africa
Credit: Lauren Johnson PHILADELPHIA (March 14, 2018) - While cervical cancer - one of the most common cancers in women - has significantly decreased in...
Educational success curbs effects of child abuse, neglect
ANN ARBOR -- The emotional and sexual abuse that some children endure can lead them to commit crimes later in life. But when children achieve...
EDC4: New gene involved in familial breast cancer
An international research consortium led by Dr Jordi Surrallés, director of the Genetics Service at the Hospital de Sant Pau and professor of Genetics at...
Making new memories is a balancing act
Credit: UT Austin/Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(March 14, 2018) Those of us who can't resist tourist tchotchkes are big fans of suitcases with an expandable compartment....
Area surrounding a tumor impacts how breast cancer cells grow
PORTLAND, Oregon - Cancer is typically thought of as a tumor that needs to be removed or an area that needs to be treated with...
Eastern Mediterranean summer will be two months longer by end of 21st century
The eastern Mediterranean -- an area that covers Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and southern Turkey -- is experiencing monumental climate changes poised to significantly...
An eco-friendly alternative to recycling e-waste
As consumers toss aside old cell phones, tablets and laptops to keep up with the latest technology, landfills are becoming full of the old devices....
