NIH begins large clinical trial to test immune modulators for treatment of COVID-19
Credit: Credit: NIH/NIAID The National Institutes of Health has launched an adaptive Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the safety ...
Tag: Biology
Supergene discovery leads to new knowledge of fire ants
The research could help development of new pest control methodsCredit: UGA A unique study conducted by University of Georgia entomologists ...
Bark beetle outbreaks benefit wild bee populations, habitat
Credit: Seth Davis/Colorado State University When southern Rocky Mountain forests are viewed from a distance these days, it may not ...
New test can target and capture most lethal cells in fatal brain cancer
Method signals hope for targeting potential therapeutics to stop most aggressive cellsCredit: Johns Hopkins University A laboratory test developed by ...
Gladstone investigators receive 4D Nucleome award from the NIH
Benoit Bruneau and Katie Pollard study DNA folding to identify the genetic causes of congenital heart diseaseCredit: Photo: Gladstone Institutes ...
Remnants of ancient parasites could be shaping our response to coronavirus
Credit: Glenn Asakawa/CU Boulder Why are some people more resilient to viruses than others? The answer has eluded scientists for ...
Phosphate polymer forms a cornerstone of metabolic control
New work could enable scientists to engineer the metabolism of organisms to be more resilient and productive in a range ...
Rare congenital heart defect rescued by protease inhibition
Small molecule restores normal heart development in model organism with genetic disorderCredit: Greenwood Genetic Center Greenwood, SC (October 15, 2020) ...
Monkey study suggests that they, like humans, may have ‘self-domesticated’
Credit: Rebecca Terrett and Lauren Kelly, Ghazanfar Lab, Princeton University It's not a coincidence that dogs are cuter than wolves, ...
Bats save energy by reducing energetically costly immune functions during annual migration
Credit: Christian Voigt, Leibniz-IZW Both seasonal migration and the maintenance and use of an effective immune system come with substantial ...
$1.6 Million grant to reverse urinary incontinence
Electrical stimulation of pelvic floor nerves may re-establish strengthCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston researcher is working to ...
New study reveals how the nervous system mutes or boosts sensory information to make behavioral deci
Credit: Yujia Hu, U-M Life Sciences Institute Fruit flies may be able to teach researchers a thing or two about ...
Classic optical illusion leads to the discovery of critical neurons in zebrafish.
Credit: © Fumi Kubo at National Institute of Genetics (NIG) By exposing larval zebrafish to a well-known optical illusion, researchers ...
Repurposing drugs for a pan-coronavirus treatment
Drug targets common across three coronavirus strains could be used for rapid treatment response against emerging coronavirus strainsCredit: Image: Svenja ...
Small RNA as a central player in infections
Credit: (Image: Chair of Molecular Infection Biology II / University of Wuerzburg / SCIGRAPHIX) More than half of the world's ...
Insilico partners with Taisho on end-to-end AI-powered senolytic drug discovery
Insilico partners with Taisho Pharmaceutical on end-to-end AI-powered senolytic drug discovery. Leading Japanese pharmaceutical company to engage Insilico Medicine on ...
New tool enables easy, effective disease tracking
Scientists in Cambodia have used the new IDseq tool to confirm and sequence the whole genome of the country's first ...
Mapping out rest stops for migrating birds
New metric can help determine when birds fly over a site or stop to refuel or restCredit: Colorado State University/ ...
Glitter litter could be damaging rivers – study
Research finds biodegradable alternatives are no better for the environmentCredit: Dr Dannielle Green, Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) New research indicates ...
Research demonstrates microbiome transmissibility in perennial ryegrass
Credit: Ian Tannenbaum Scientist Ian Tannenbaum has spent most of his career working in clinical microbiology but was excited to ...
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