Insights into closed enzymes
Credit: Prof. Michael Kovermann, University of Konstanz The adenylate kinase enzyme is crucial to managing the energy budget of cells, accelerating the biochemical process whereby...
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UW-Madison scientists illuminate structures vital to virus replication
Credit: UW-Madison In the fight against the viruses that invade everyday life, seeing and understanding the battleground is essential. Scientists at the Morgridge Institute for...
Cotton candy capillaries lead to circuit boards that dissolve when cooled
Building transient electronics is usually about doing something to make them stop working: blast them with light, soak them with acid, dunk them in water....
Researchers discover novel colistin resistance gene mcr-3 in Escherichia coli
Washington, DC - June 27, 2017 - Researchers have now discovered a new mobile colistin resistance gene, mcr-3, in E. coli of pig origin. The...
Study identifies key player in heart enlargement
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The heart is a dynamic muscle that grows and shrinks in response to stressors such as exercise...
Fred Hutch to develop ovarian cancer bioassay for National Cancer Institute initiative
SEATTLE -- June 27, 2017 -- A team of scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will lead an initiative launched today by the National...
Mice provide insight into genetics of autism spectrum disorders
Credit: Alex Nord/UC Davis While the definitive causes remain unclear, several genetic and environmental factors increase the likelihood of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, a...
New book on Synthetic Biology from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: Thomas Deerinck and Mark Ellisman, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research (NCMIR), and John Glass and J. Craig Venter, J. Craig Venter Institute....
Acupuncture may not be effective in treating infertility
Acupuncture, alone or with the medication clomiphene, does not appear to be effective in treating infertility in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to...
Woodrats can’t stomach favorite foods at high temps
Credit: Kevin Kohl You'd think desert woodrats already had a lot of adversity. Besides the constant threat of coyotes and other predators and the scorching...
Dartmouth study finds legal cannabis laws impact teen use
HANOVER, NH -- A new study by researchers at Dartmouth has found that adolescents living in medical marijuana states with a plethora of dispensaries are...
Morgridge scientists illuminate structures vital to virus replication
Credit: Ahlquist lab, Morgridge Institute for Research MADISON -- In the fight against the viruses that invade everyday life, seeing and understanding the battleground is...
More than half of all opioid prescriptions go to people with mental illness
ANN ARBOR--Fifty-one percent of all opioid medications distributed in the U.S. each year are prescribed to adults with mood disorders such as depression and anxiety,...
Transcranial stimulation and/or physical therapy improves walking speed in Parkinson’s disease
June 27, 2017 - Noninvasive brain stimulation and physical therapy--alone or in combination--improve some measures of walking ability in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), concludes...
Older obese adults can benefit from moderate exercise
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - June 27, 2017 - Moderate-intensity exercise can help even extremely obese older adults improve their ability to perform common daily activities and...
