Bacterium named after UQ researcher
Credit: The University of Queensland University of Queensland microbiologist Emeritus Professor John Fuerst has a new bacterial genus (a group of related organisms) named in...
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Pain reliever may help relieve the vision damage of glaucoma
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 1, 2017) – The tip of our optic nerve is typically the first place injured by glaucoma. Now researchers...
A surprizing finding shines new light on the largest group of human…
Credit: Frank Schmitges et al. Toronto scientists have discovered that the largest group of human proteins, which work as genome gatekeepers to control gene activity,...
Deadly fungus affecting hibernating bats could spread during summer
Credit: Alan Hicks, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Public domain. The cold-loving fungus (Pseudogymnoascus destructans, or Pd) that causes white-nose syndrome , a...
Deadly bug strikes in a day
A deadly bacteria that can be picked up by a simple sniff can travel to the brain and spinal cord in just 24 hours, a...
New autoimmune disease triggered by thymomas
Credit: Kobe University A Japanese research group has discovered that a newly-identified autoimmune endocrine disease that leads to hypopituitarism is caused by thymomas (a type...
Study warns of pumpkin-colored zombies
Credit: Copyright D. Johnson/VIMS. Just in time for Halloween, a new study reveals that pumpkin-colored zombies may be running rampant through your local salt marsh....
A new method used to generate ensemble initial perturbations
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences The atmosphere is a chaotic system, and even negligible initial errors will give rise to gradual deviation of the forecast...
Too near, or too far? What fruit flies teach us about personal space
Credit: Anne F. Simon, Western University, Canada Most of us have had the experience of backing away when someone has stepped inside the bounds of...
The way breast cancer genes act could predict your treatment
Credit: G.L. Kohuth, Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan State University breast cancer researcher has shown that effective treatment options can be...
Zika virus: Optimized tests for reliable diagnosis
Credit: cdc/Cynthia Goldsmith DZIF scientists from the University of Bonn have shown that not all conventional Zika virus molecular diagnostic tests for are sufficiently reliable....
New dominant ant species discovered in Ethiopia shows potential for global invasion
Credit: D. Magdalena Sorger RALEIGH, N.C. — A team of scientists conducting a recent biodiversity survey in the ancient church forests of Ethiopia made an...
Medical professors question ‘residency placement fever’
Credit: Brown University For people with a greater than 50 percent chance of landing their top job choice and a greater than 90 percent chance...
Investigational immunotherapeutic increased bladder cancer survival
Background: Noguchi explained that immunotherapy has emerged recently as a viable and attractive strategy for the treatment of advanced cancer. "In this study, we assessed...
Public wheat breeder consortium to be developed by USDA grant
Credit: (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kay Ledbetter) AMARILLO – Texas A&M AgriLife Research's wheat genetic and breeding programs will have genes in play when...
