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Nature shows how to do it: Photosynthesis is a process used by plants to create energy-rich organic compounds, usually in the form of carbohydrates, and...

Regenerating blood vessels gets $2.7 million grant

Biomedical engineers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have received a three-year, $2.7 million grant from the U.S....

Bacteria use traffic-cop-like mechanism to infect gut

Credit: Shelly Hanks, WSU Photo Services A study has found that a syringe-like device used to invade intestinal cells also acts as a traffic cop...

New drug against nerve agents in sight

The nerve agent sarin causes a deadly overstimulation of the nervous system that can be stopped if treated with an antidote within minutes of poisoning....

Penn study on fragile X syndrome uses fruitfly’s point of view to identify new treatments

PHILADELPHIA – Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common genetically inherited cause of intellectual disability in humans. New research shows how the hormone insulin...

Allen Institute releases powerful new data on the aging brain and traumatic brain injury

Credit: Allen Institute The Allen Institute for Brain Science has announced major updates to its online resources available at brain-map.org, including a new resource on...

Excessive tests don’t benefit patient, do increase cost in age-related immune disorder

AUGUSTA, Ga. – A series of tests physicians routinely order to help diagnose and follow their patients with an elevated antibody level that is a...

The $60 billion question — can we prevent norovirus?

Credit: CDC Each year, norovirus causes over 200,000 deaths and a global economic burden of $60 billion. A highly contagious virus that most people will...

Two known chemotherapy agents effectively target breast cancer stem cells

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Two existing chemotherapy drugs appear to be a powerful pair in targeting errant stem cells that are making breast cancer and enabling...

Prevalent cancer-associated mutations detected in apparently healthy group

In a study of 36 women – 16 diagnosed with ovarian cancer and a control group of 20 with no cancer diagnosis – nearly all...

LJI scientists discover molecular mechanism for generating specific antibody responses

LA JOLLA, CA–Follicular helper T cells (Tfh cells), a rare type of T cells, are indispensable for the maturation of antibody-producing B cells. They promote...

First structural views of the NMDA receptor in action will aid drug development

Cold Spring Harbor, NY – Structural biologists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and Janelia Research Campus/HHMI, have obtained snapshots of the activation of an...

Adult brain prunes branched connections of new neurons

LA JOLLA — (May 02, 2016) When tweaking its architecture, the adult brain works like a sculptor — starting with more than it needs so...

Five new breast cancer genes and range of mutations pave way for personalized treatment

The largest-ever study to sequence the whole genomes of breast cancers has uncovered five new genes associated with the disease and 13 new mutational signatures...

Shape of tumor may affect whether cells can metastasize