Gut microbes may talk to the brain through cortisol
Credit: Stephanie Henry URBANA, Ill. - Gut microbes have been in the news a lot lately. Recent studies show they can influence human health, behavior,...
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Biofuels from bacteria
Credit: Photo by Jules Bernstein LIVERMORE, Calif.--You might not cook with this sugar, but from a biofuels standpoint, it's pretty sweet. A Bay Area company...
Plants under heat stress must act surprisingly quickly to survive
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In new results reported in The Plant Cell, molecular biologist Elizabeth Vierling at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and...
CRI scientists discover vitamin C regulates stem cell function, curbs leukemia development
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - August 21, 2017 - Not much is known about stem cell metabolism, but a new study from the Children's Medical...
Antarctic salt-loving microbes provide insights into evolution of viruses
Credit: UNSW Sydney UNSW Sydney scientists studying microbes from some of the saltiest lakes in Antarctica have discovered a new way that the microbes can...
Research reveals ‘exquisite selectivity’ of neuronal wiring in the cerebral cortex
Credit: Huang Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - The brain's astonishing anatomical complexity has been appreciated for over 100 years, when pioneers first trained...
Our hairy insides
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Our bodies are lined on the inside with soft, microscopic carpets of hair, from the grassy extensions on our tastebuds, to fuzzy...
When fish swim in the holodeck
Credit: (Copyright: https://strawlab.org/freemovr) From behavior to brain function A person sees another person and depending on the context very different interactions can take place. The...
Overcoming the last line of antibiotic resistance against bacterial infections
A common type of bacteria is causing a major healthcare crisis as we inch closer towards the last line of antibiotic resistance against bacterial infections....
Global group to investigate genetic causes of cerebral palsy
A new international research group has been established to investigate the underlying genetic causes of cerebral palsy, spurred on by the discoveries of University of...
Our brains do change from early to mid-adulthood
Scientists in China have found that significant microstructural changes occur in the brain from early to mid-adulthood, allowing them to accurately estimate an individual's age...
TX Biomed part of team on 5-year, $4.4 million NIH grant for novel TB vaccine testing
Credit: Courtesy of UTHealth Houson San Antonio, Texas (Aug. 21, 2017) - Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death due to infectious disease worldwide....
Warmer waters from climate change will leave fish shrinking, gasping for air
Credit: Lindsay Lafreniere Fish are expected to shrink in size by 20 to 30 per cent if ocean temperatures continue to climb due to climate...
Mechanism that impairs production of bovine embryos is revealed
Credit: elipe Perecin, University of São Paulo's Animal Science & Food Engineering School A longstanding obstacle to the market for bovine embryos is about to...
New report proposes framework to identify vulnerabilities posed by synthetic biology
WASHINGTON - Given the possible security vulnerabilities related to developments in synthetic biology - a field that uses technologies to modify or create organisms or...
