When our world turns ‘upside-down,’ serotonin helps us deal with it
Serotonin, one of the major chemical messengers serving neuronal communication, is usually associated with the direct regulation of affective states and mood in general. But...
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New center to address antimicrobial drug development challenge
A state-of-the-art research centre to help accelerate the development of new antibiotics is set to be established by the University of Liverpool. The University has...
The repulsion trick: A self-solving puzzle for organic molecules
Credit: Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich Jülich, 13 March 2017 - Jülich researchers have succeeded in controlling the growth of organic molecules using a special trick. Molecules...
Precision medicine platform now open for collaborative discovery about cardiovascular diseases
DALLAS, March 16, 2017 -- The American Heart Association Precision Medicine Platform -- a global, secure data discovery platform, recently developed in collaboration with Amazon...
UA part of international alliance to address African antivenom crisis
Credit: UA Health Sciences Venomous snakebites kill an estimated 150,000 people around the world each year -- amid severe shortages of fair-priced antivenom and health...
Pharmacists with greater role in care prevent repeat hospital visits
Pharmacists given an expanded role in patient oversight can reduce the likelihood of high-risk patients returning to the hospital, according to a new study that...
Computer simulation of protein synthesis reveals awesome complexity of cell machinery
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Life depends on proteins. These molecules are produced continually in our cells, which act as microscopic production lines - but...
Better barcoding: New library of DNA sequences improves plant identification
Credit: Dr. Karen L. Bell The ability to identify individual plant species from tiny amounts of material has a surprising range of uses, from monitoring...
Nanocages for gold particles: What is happening inside?
Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology In living organisms, free metal ions are stored and transported through proteins assembled into highly ordered structures such as protein...
Novel nozzle saves crystals
Credit: Credit: Dominik Oberthuer, DESY Scientists are interested in the spatial structure of proteins, as it reveals much about the workings of these biomolecules. This...
Kappa Delta awards honor innovative orthopaedic research
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 16, 2017) - The Kappa Delta Sorority and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) today presented four awards to scientists...
DeepMind-Royal Free deal is ‘cautionary tale’ for health care in the algorithmic age
Researchers studying a deal in which Google's artificial intelligence subsidiary, DeepMind, acquired access to millions of sensitive NHS patient records have warned that more must...
Deep learning and stock trading
A study undertaken by researchers at the School of Business and Economics at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has shown that computer programs that algorithms based on...
The need for speed may contribute to dolphin and whale strandings
Surviving in an environment that actively impedes your progress can leave you vulnerable when escape is necessary; couple this with the need to conserve limited...
Glioblastoma clinical trial shows combined therapy extends life for patients 65 and older
Loading video... Credit: UHN (TORONTO, Canada - March 16, 2017) - Treating older patients who have malignant brain cancer with the chemotherapy drug temozolomide plus...