Test uses nanotechnology to quickly diagnose Zika virus
Credit: James Byard Washington University in St. Louis researchers have developed a test that quickly detects the presence of Zika virus in blood. Currently, testing...
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Andone C. Lavery selected as 2017 recipient of the Walter Munk Award
Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Dr. Andone C. Lavery has been selected as the 2017 recipient the Walter Munk Award for Distinguished Research in Oceanography...
How dietary fiber helps the intestines maintain health
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- UC Davis Health researchers have discovered how by-products of the digestion of dietary fiber by gut microbes act as the right fuel...
Nemours, UD technology pushes cancer research forward
Credit: Cindy Brodoway Wilmington, DE - The field of cancer research is moving rapidly toward three-dimensional (3D) laboratory cultures because 3D models can speed drug...
Circular RNA linked to brain function
Credit: Credit: The circular RNA biology Training Network (circRTrain), MDC. While hundreds of circular RNAs (circRNAs) are abundant in mammalian brains, one big question has...
Mutant ants provide insights into social interaction
Credit: NYU School of Medicine Ants genetically engineered to lack their "sense of smell" became unable to communicate, forage or compete to be a queen,...
Researchers use CRISPR to manipulate social behavior in ants
Credit: Daniel Kronauer The Rockefeller University The gene-editing technology called CRISPR has revolutionized the way that the function of genes is studied. So far, CRISPR...
Chemists use electrochemistry to amp up drug manufacturing
Credit: Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Give your medicine a jolt. By using - electrochemistry - a technique that combines electricity and chemistry, future pharmaceuticals...
Crank the AC, cut in-car pollution
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis For many, the commute to and from work is a lengthy, stressful process. According to the U.S. Census Bureau,...
Four ORNL researchers receive DOE early career funding awards
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 10, 2017 - Four Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers specializing in nuclear physics, fusion energy, advanced materials and environmental science are...
New measure of insulin-making cells could gauge diabetes progression, treatment
Credit: Reinier Hernandez et al UW-Madison, Diabetes, August, 2017. MADISON - Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a new measurement for the volume...
Sleep biology discovery could lead to new insomnia treatments that don’t target the brain
Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA UCLA scientists report the first evidence that a gene outside the brain controls the ability to rebound from sleep deprivation -- a...
First mutant ants shed light on evolution of social behavior
Credit: Laboratory of Social Evolution and Behavior at The Rockefeller University Ants run a tight ship. They organize themselves into groups with very specific tasks:...
Link between biological clock and aging revealed
Credit: IRB Barcelona Irvine, Calif. -- Scientists studying how aging affects the biological clock's control of metabolism have discovered that a low-calorie diet helps keep...
Mapping the brain, neuron by neuron
A Johns Hopkins University mathematician and computer scientist joined an international team of neuroscientists to create a complete map of the learning and memory center...
