Treating neurological symptoms of CHARGE syndrome
Discovery of a treatment that alleviates some neurological symptoms of a rare genetic disorderCredit: Christian Fleury (INRS) CHARGE syndrome is ...
Tag: Biology
The growing promise of community-based monitoring and citizen science
Credit: Kayla Farmer Over recent decades, community-based environmental monitoring (often called "citizen science") has exploded in popularity, aided both by ...
Drones provide bird’s eye view of how turbulent tidal flows affect seabird foraging habits
Credit: Lilian Lieber, Queen's University Belfast The foraging behaviour of seabirds is dramatically affected by turbulence caused by natural coastal ...
WVU receives NSF grant to transition large fungal collection to University of Kansas
Credit: Brian Persinger/WVU For more than 30 years, the world's largest collection of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi - the "good" kind ...
An atlas of HIV’s favorite targets in the blood of infected individuals
Gladstone researchers have identified the blood cells most likely to be targeted by HIV during a real-life infectionCredit: Photo: Gladstone ...
Metabolite fumarate can reveal cell damage: New method to generate fumarate for MRI
Researchers find new technique for rapid hyperpolarization and purification of fumarate in aqueous solution; obstacles involving the use of parahydrogen ...
Canola growth environments and genetics shape their seed microbiomes
Credit: Zayda Morales Moreira Just as humans receive the first members of their microbiomes from their mothers, seeds may harbor ...
Polymer-based coatings on metallic implants improve bone-implant integration
Polysaccharide and protein-based coatings on metallic implants increase bone tendency to attach on implants, prevent loosening and bacterial invasionCredit: Ahmet ...
Salk scientists reveal how brain cells in Alzheimer’s go awry, lose their identity
New technique models brain cells in older patients more accurately than ever beforeCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(April 27, 2021) Despite ...
Researchers show new holistic approach to genetics and plant breeding
Researchers have discovered new approach to cereal plant breeding that considers the internal calculator of plant seeds that makes them ...
Marine biodiversity: Enormous variety of animal life in the deep sea revealed
Credit: UoC / Hartmut Arndt Ecologists at the University of Cologne's Institute of Zoology have for the first time demonstrated ...
Urine of COVID-19 patients could predict who will develop severe disease
Inflammatory markers were higher in people with high blood pressure and diabetesCredit: Dragana Komnenov Rockville, Md. (April 27, 2021)--Urine analysis ...
Anesthesia doesn’t simply turn off the brain, it changes its rhythms
Credit: Miller/Brown labs MIT Picower Institute In a uniquely deep and detailed look at how the commonly used anesthetic propofol ...
Five new insights in the fight against COVID-19
Researchers announce new findings on treatments, health impacts and repercussions for science educationCredit: Harmon DJ, Attardi SM, Barremkala M, Bentley ...
UMD studies mangrove genetic diversity in Africa to conserve centers of biodiversity
Collaborative study shows how currents of the Western Indian Ocean create both distinct and related populations for conservationCredit: University of ...
The bluest of blue: A new algae-based switch is lighting up biological research!
Researchers have identified a novel ion channel from a species of alga growing on land, that can be switched on ...
Study illuminates how COVID-19 worms its way into the brain
Research helps explain baffling neurological symptoms -- and why they're so unpredictableCredit: Ricardo Costa, LSUHS New research offers an up-close ...
Limited value of tree plantations for biodiversity conservation
Plantations are home to significantly less beetles than old-growth forests.Credit: J. C. Lobo / Adobe Stock In light of declining ...
Researchers design sensor for fast, inexpensive on-site Ebola detection
Sensor technology requires no special storage; could also be useful for detecting COVID-19Credit: Marit Nilsen-Hamilton and Pranav Shotriya, Iowa State ...
New research on why mutations in a gene leads to mitochondrial disease
Credit: (C) Dr Matthew Eramo Monash University researchers have uncovered for the first time the reason mutations in a particular ...
