Buck researchers discover how cellular senescence leads to neurodegeneration
Findings available to scientists studying both dementia and brain cancerCredit: Chandani Limbad, PhD Although a link has been established between ...
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Prescribed burns benefit bees
Credit: Clyde Sorenson, NC State University Freshly burned longleaf pine forests have more than double the total number of bees ...
The Global Reef Expedition: Kingdom of Tonga
Scientists publish latest findings from the largest coral reef expedition in historyCredit: ©KSLOF/Ken Marks. The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans ...
Speedy recovery: New corn performs better in cold
BTI researchers develop a strain of corn that recovers much more quickly after a cold snap, which could enable farmers ...
Researchers rank ‘smartest’ schools of fish when it comes to travel formations
Credit: NJIT The concert of motion that fish schools are famous for isn't merely an elaborate display of synchronized swimming. ...
Biophysicists find ‘extra’ component in molecular motor
Credit: Alexey Vlasov et al./Scientific Reports Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have discovered an additional component ...
Research team investigates abnormal neuron activity in Rett syndrome
Credit: Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory The brain undergoes dramatic change during the first years of life. Its circuits readily rewire ...
Scientists discover how malaria parasites import sugar
Credit: David Drew The consumption of sugar is a fundamental source of fuel in most living organisms. In the malaria ...
Erin Schuman is awarded the 2020 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine
The foundation is recognizing the scientist for her work on local protein synthesis at neuronal synapsesCredit: MPI f. Brain Research ...
One quarter of bacterial pathogens can spread antibiotic resistance directly to peers
Antibiotics do not affect the speed at which pathogens share resistance genesCredit: Allison Lopatkin, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical ...
The Human Brain Project is coming to Athens with an exciting Open Day on February 3, 2020
Credit: Human Brain Project/Athena RC On February 3rd, 2020 the European Human Brain Project (HBP) will hold its annual Open ...
Blind as a bat? The genetic basis of echolocation in bats and whales
Credit: Vishu Vishuma (left), Darin Ashby (right) Clicks, squeaks, chirps, and buzzes...though they may be difficult to distinguish to our ...
Historical impacts of development on coral reef loss in the South China Sea
HKU marine ecologists and international team unveils the historical impacts of development on coral reef loss in the South China ...
Success and failure of ecological management is highly variable
Credit: Easton White BURLINGTON, VT--What do we really know about reasons attributed to the success or failure of wildlife management ...
UB chemist awarded $2 million NIH grant for enzyme research
One major objective is to understand molecular interactions that enable enzymes to accelerate chemical reactionsCredit: Credit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki / ...
Researchers combine technologies to resolve plant pathogen genomes
Credit: Cris Thompson for Virginia Tech. With the help of new genomic sequencing and assembly tools, plant scientists can learn ...
Tougher start could help captive-bred game birds
Credit: Martin Clay Tougher early lives could help captive-bred game birds develop survival skills for adulthood in the wild, new ...
Fungi as food source for plants
Biologists of the University of Bayreuth publish surprising findingsCredit: Photo: Philipp Giesemann. The number of plant species that extract organic ...
Scientists discover link between autism and cognitive impairment
Mouse study identifies a brain mechanism underlying social deficits and mental disability in a finding that could lead to new ...
ERA4TB to accelerate the development of comprehensive treatments against tuberculosis
The UC3M is coordinating the ERA4TB consortium, composed of more than 30 partners from 13 countriesCredit: ERA4TB With a team ...
