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Credit: Liu Laboratory, Penn State University Loss of a key protein leads to defects in skeletal development including reduced bone density and a shortening of...

Tsukaba, Japan - Type 2 diabetes is characterized by impaired glucose metabolism and can cause central nervous system-related complications, such as memory dysfunction. The hippocampus...

Credit: (image by M. Rix). Recent surveys by Australian scientists have identified an apparent significant decline in the numbers of trapdoor spiders across southern Australia....

Gymnema sylvestre R. Br. is an important medicinal plant (Family: Asclepiadaceae). It has been used as an antidiabetic agent in traditional medicines. The hypoglycemic activity...

Credit: © AG Schiemann/Uni Bonn Scientists at the University of Bonn have succeeded in observing an important cell protein at work. To do this, they...

A series of Schiff bases of benzothiazol-2-ylamine/thiazolo pyridin-2-ylamine was synthesized. Aniline/4-aminopyridine was converted to the corresponding thiourea derivative, which was then c..

Credit: Zentner et al In a paper published in Acta Cryst. B, (2016), doi: 10.1107/S2052520616017297 Carol Brock of the University of Kentucky looks at some...

Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - The day of charging cellphones with finger swipes and powering Bluetooth headsets simply by walking is now...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the availability of up to...

(MIT Portugal Program) Francisco Duarte, a Ph.D. Student in Transportation Systems of the MIT Portugal Program at University of Coimbra, was honored today with the...

Credit: Professor Hideo Baba A type of bacterium usually found in the human mouth, Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum), has been found to be related to...

Women taking tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer were less likely to continue taking the drug if they suffered nausea and vomiting, according to new data...

Credit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) today launched a new marine research laboratory to develop innovative eco-friendly technologies for Singapore'..

Credit: Dr. Masashi Kisaki Background to the Research The Neutral Beam Injection (NBI) is a method for increasing the plasma temperature and driving currents in...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 9, 2016 - Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine, today announced results of...