Study finds maternal race not a factor for children experiencing a ‘language gap’
In a first of its kind study, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute evaluated the...
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TGen-led study finds link between gene and severe liver damage
Expression of AEBP1 correlates with severity of liver fibrosis; may provide therapeutic target PHOENIX, Ariz. -- July 18, 2019 -- Researchers have found that a...
Researchers confirm the validity of xenographic models for studies of methylation
The new study identifies patterns of DNA methylation associated with breast cancer subtypes and response to docetaxel using PDX modelsCredit: Eva González-Suárez Researchers at the...
Sperm may offer the uterus a ‘secret handshake’
Researchers discover endometrial receptor that can recognize sperm moleculeCredit: (c) American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Why does it take 200 million sperm to...
Toward molecular computers: First measurement of single-molecule heat transfer
Credit: Longji Cui, Nanomechanics and Nanoscale Transport Labs, Michigan Engineering ANN ARBOR--Heat transfer through a single molecule has been measured for the first time by...
Simulation explores how insects glean compass direction from skylight
Neural mechanisms could inspire designs for new skylight-based navigation tools for robotsCredit: Christian Lischka, unsplash. A computational simulation suggests that insects may be capable of...
Researchers compare visceral leishmaniasis diagnostic tests
Credit: Mariana Lourenço Freire Accurate and timely diagnosis of the tropic disease visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is one of the pillars for reducing VL deaths. Currently...
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