Why bearcats smell like buttered popcorn
Credit: Photo courtesy of Carolina Tiger Rescue DURHAM, N.C. — The bearcat. The binturong. Whatever you call this shy, shaggy-haired creature from Southeast Asia, many...
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New method of calculating protein interaction to speed up drug development
Credit: Image courtesy of MIPT Press Office Biologists and mathematicians from MIPT, Stony Brook University and other scientific research centres have taught a computer to...
Studies examine long-term outcomes in childhood, young adult cancer…
JAMA Oncology published two studies and a related editorial focused on long-term outcomes in survivors of childhood or young adult cancer. In the first study,...
Low risk of international Zika virus spread due to 2016 Olympics
1. Low risk of international Zika virus spread due to Brazil Olympics Free content: http://www.annals.org/article.aspx?doi=10.7326/M16-1628 URL goes live when the embargo lifts Travelers to Brazil...
New evidence for California Condors’ genetic bottleneck
Credit: J. D'Elia The existing genetic diversity of California Condors, all of which are descended from just 14 individuals, is strikingly low. But were condors...
New tool, RODEO, promises to capture the breadth of microbial…
Credit: Source: DOI:10.1038/nchembio.2319 In an age of booming biotechnology, it might be easy to forget how much we still rely on the bounty of the...
JNeurosci: Highlights from the Oct. 5 issue
Credit: Kramer et al. Check out these newsworthy studies from the October 5, 2016, issue of JNeurosci. Media interested in obtaining the full text of...
Duration of lactation associated with bone density
Maternal bone density decreases after childbirth, but only among women who lactate for at least four months. The lactation period is unrelated to vitamin D...
Palliative care may mean fewer difficult transitions for older adults…
Credit: (C) 2016, The Health in Aging Foundation Palliative care is treatment–such as medication, nutritional support, or massage–that helps you feel better when you have...
NIH launches HIV prevention trial of long-acting injectable medication in women
Credit: ViiV Healthcare The first large-scale clinical trial of a long-acting injectable medication for HIV prevention in sexually active women has begun. The study in...
MSU tackles mystery of protein folding
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Proteins are the workhorses of life, mediating almost all biological events in every life form. Scientists know how proteins are structured,...
Dairy farmers should rethink a cow’s curfew, says UBC researchers
Credit: UBC Dairy cows housed indoors want to break curfew and roam free, suggests new research from the University of British Columbia, published today in...
Tumor cells get stiff before becoming invasive
Credit: Sandra Tavares, IGC. A study published now on Nature Communications* shows that breast cancer cells undergo a stiffening state prior to acquiring malignant features...
Virus hijacks cell’s transportation system
Credit: Hirano M. et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Aug. 28, 2017 Flaviviruses are a significant...
Brain’s immune cells linked to Alzheimer’s,…
LA JOLLA–Scientists have, for the first time, characterized the molecular markers that make the brain’s front lines of immune defense–cells called microglia–unique. In the process,...
