Biochemical ‘fingerprints’ reveal diabetes progression
Credit: Ulf Ahlgren, Umeå University Researchers from Umeå University in Sweden describe a new method to study biochemical changes that occur in the pancreas during...
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Chronic stress induces fatal organ dysfunctions via a new neural circuit
Credit: Arima Y., et al. eLife. August 15, 2017. New research reveals the mechanisms behind the effects of chronic stress and tiny inflammations in the...
VTT developed cold-tolerant yeast strains for cider and wine makers to improve product quality
The new cold-tolerant hybrid strains developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland enable fermentation at lower and higher temperatures than before. Production at lower...
Both chimpanzees and humans spontaneously imitate each other’s actions
(Lund University) Decades of research has shown that apes, in spite of their proverbial aping abilities, are rather poor imitators, especially when compared to human...
Penn Medicine receives NIH training grants for genomic medicine
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have received two highly competitive post-doctoral Institutional Training...
Into the wild for plant genetics
Credit: Alex Papadopolous In a paper published today in Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group), researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, detail for the first...
Have flowers devised the ultimate weapon of distraction?
Credit: Professor Scott Armbruster Nectar, the high-energy 'honey' produced by flowers, might be a brilliant distraction technique to help protect a flower's reproductive parts, accord..
Sugars in human mother’s milk are new class of antibacterial agents
Credit: Barbara Cramer/Zack Eagles, Vanderbilt University Mother's milk, which consists of a complex and continually changing blend of proteins, fats and sugars, helps protect babies...
Wood frogs research clarifies risks posed to animals by warming climate
Credit: Staci Amburgey, Penn State As conditions warm, fish and wildlife living at the southern edge of their species' ranges are most at risk, according...
UH receives $3.3 million from state cancer research program
Credit: Rohith Reddy The University of Houston has received $3.3 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. A $2 million recruitment grant...
Study of California kidney cancer shows declining incidence, end of a trend
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- A review of kidney cancer in California from 1988 through 2013 by the UC Davis Institute for Population Health Improvement (IPHI) has...
Under the redwoods, UC Santa Cruz fights kids’ cancer using computers
Credit: City of Santa Cruz Economic Development Office SANTA CRUZ, CA - August 17 , 2017 - When you hear the words "Santa Cruz," you...
Special issue of Future Medicinal Chemistry explores immunotherapy edit article
The field of immunotherapy is moving forward at an unprecedented rate, and a range of therapeutic approaches are now used in clinical practice, often with...
New Bioimaging technique is fast and economical
Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, N.Y. - A new approach to optical imaging makes it possible to quickly and economically monitor multiple molecular interactions in...
Ocean channel in Bahamas marks genetic divide in Brazilian free-tailed bats
Credit: Florida Museum of Natural History photo by Verity Mathis GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Brazilian free-tailed bats are expert flyers, capable of migrating hundreds of miles...
