Tag: Biology

Credit: James Lamsdell Scientists have long debated the respiratory workings of sea scorpions, but a new discovery by a West ...

How chemical diversity in plants facilitates plant-animal interactions

Credit: Bernadette Wynter Rigley. We aren't the only beings who enjoy feasting on tasty fruits like apples, berries, peaches, and ...

Concussion discovery reveals dire, unknown effect of even mild brain injuries

Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Health UVA researchers have discovered that concussions and traumatic brain injuries, even when mild, cause ...

DNA-based nanotechnology stimulates potent antitumor immune responses

Synthetic DNA nanovaccines enhance killer T cell immunity resulting in tumor control in preclinical studiesCredit: The Wistar Institute Researchers designed ...

Human norovirus strains differ in sensitivity to the body’s first line of defense

Credit: CDC Interferon (IFN) responses are one of the first defenses the body mounts against viral infections, and research has ...

FABP4: Preschool-aged biomarker discovered for autism spectrum disorder

Credit: RIKEN Researchers led by Takeo Yoshikawa at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have discovered a biomarker ...

Structure of ‘immortality protein’ now better understood

Kazan Federal University and Moscow State University published their research of Est3 in Scientific Reports.Credit: Kazan Federal University A key ...

Older and richer: Old grasslands show high biodiversity and conservation value

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba and Kobe University find that the sustained, long-term continuity of grasslands increases plant species ...

Researchers reveal a much richer picture of the past with new DNA recovery technique

Credit: Emil Karpinski, McMaster University Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new technique to tease ancient DNA from soil, ...

The web of death

New method to fight cancer with molecular fibersCredit: MPI-P Cancer is a disease in which cells multiply uncontrollably, which could ...

Over a century later, the mystery of the Alfred Wallace’s butterfly is solved

Described by the 'father of zoogeography' and co-author of the theories of evolution and natural selection, the species hasn't been ...

Common diabetes drug reverses inflammation in the liver

Salk researchers made new inroads into understanding how the commonly prescribed drug metformin works in the bodyCredit: Salk Institute The ...

Baboon matriarchs enjoy less stress

Inheriting a top spot can mean fewer hassles in life -- and not just for humans, but for baboons tooCredit: ...

Finding a handle to bag the right proteins

MDIBL scientists decipher role of a stress response gene

Klf9 may be key to understanding the adverse health effects of chronic stressCredit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- ...

Discovery challenges the foundations of gene therapy

Credit: Children's Medical Research Institute, Westmead, Sydney Australia A new publication by scientists from Children's Medical Research Institute has challenged ...

Substances with anti-cancer action are identified in Brazilian red propolis

Researchers isolated eight novel polyphenols from the rarest type of propolis; two of them were found to inhibit tumor cell ...

The neurons that connect stress, insomnia, and the immune system

Credit: Jeremy Boringer Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and Stanford University have pinpointed the circuit in the brain ...

National parks preserve more than species

Study of Costa Rican rainforest shows national parks are more resilient than expectedCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Sept. 9, ...

EBRAINS makes bid to enter the European Research Infrastructure Roadmap