Advancing the science of smell — with a hint of musk
New Haven, Conn. - Researchers have identified key molecular mechanisms at work when people smell musks, a highly valued group of fixatives used in many...
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Scientists decry lack of science in ‘forensic science’
Many of the "forensic science" methods commonly used in criminal cases and portrayed in popular police TV dramas have never been scientifically validated and may...
Research links anti-immigrant prejudice to mortality risk
Credit: Courtesy of the University of California, Riverside One of the defining elements of the 2016 election cycle was its focus on immigration. On both...
Study sheds new light on how bilinguals process language
Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Research led by a psychologist at the University of California, Riverside, shows that bilinguals regulate, or suppress,...
Developmental scars
Credit: Microscopic image: Junker Lab, MDC Every biology textbook states that cells are life's building blocks. But researchers are only now beginning to understand their...
First dynamic spine brace — robotic spine exoskeleton — characterizes spine deformities
Credit: Sunil Agrawal/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--April 9, 2018--Spine deformities, such as idiopathic scoliosis and kyphosis (also known as "hunchback"), are characterized by an abnormal...
Binge-eating mice reveal obesity clues
Credit: CC0 Obesity is a growing issue in many countries, accelerated by easy access to calorie-dense foods that are pleasurable to eat (known as an...
Common genetic variant linked to AFib risk in Latinos
Credit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine "There is a paradox at play when it comes to atrial fibrillation in the Latino population," said Dr. Dawood Darbar. "While Latino...
Why expressive brows might have mattered in human evolution
Credit: Paul O'Higgins, University of York Highly mobile eyebrows that can be used to express a wide range of subtle emotions may have played a...
ALS, rare dementia share genetic link
Credit: Washington University Nearly half of all patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neuromuscular disorder, develop cognitive problems that affect memory and thinking....
Tiny nanomachine successfully completes test drive
Credit: (c) Julián Valero Together with colleagues from the USA, scientists from the University of Bonn and the research institute Caesar in Bonn have used...
Carnegie’s Arthur Grossman receives Human Frontier Science Program grant
Palo Alto, CA--Senior scientist Arthur Grossman of Carnegie's Department of Plant Biology was part of a team* awarded a three-year grant, with $100,000 for each...
ASBMB announces annual award lectures
BETHESDA, Md., April 9, 2018 -- The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will hold its annual meeting April 21- 25 in San Diego....
Toxins produced by e-cigarettes vary by flavor
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The flavor of an e-cigarette may affect more than a consumer's taste buds, according to Penn State researchers who say the...
Gene editing regulations threaten sustainability of global food animal supply
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 9, 2018--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) 2017 draft guidance that proposed drug-like regulatory...