Tag: Biology

Salk scientists identify possible healing compound in Yerba santaCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(February 20, 2019) The medicinal powers of aspirin, ...

$3.4 million in ASPIRE awards announced to support cancer research NEW YORK, NY -- The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research ...

How cells organize into complex structures studied in slime moldCredit: Fujimori et al. 2019, PNAS, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1815063116 Researchers in Japan ...

Scientists from DTU have discovered that a combination of two common antibiotics can eliminate multi-drug resistant E. coli causing urinary ...

New statistical model eliminates blank spacesCredit: Petr Keil and Jonathan Chase Leipzig, Halle. The biodiversity of our planet is one ...

Developed by researchers at the University of Turku in Finland, an immunotherapeutic antibody therapy re-educates macrophages to activate passivated cytotoxic ...

Small inhibitor molecule inhibits parasitic enzyme / Novel concept could also be employed in the future rational design of drugs ...

Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers have documented a group of tanner crabs vigorously feeding at a methane ...

A relatively unknown fungus, accidentally found growing on an Acacia tree in the Northern Cape, has emerged as a voracious ...

Research could help reduce females' susceptibility to several diseases, such as Fragile X and Rett syndromesCredit: Zheng lab, UC Riverside. ...

Hoboken, N.J--February 20, 2019--The Wiley Foundation today announced the 18th annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences will be awarded to ...

Study examines how developmental changes resulted in changes to crocodile snouts The story that's often told about crocodiles is that ...

Forests need better management to maintain ecological integrity, Rutgers-led study saysCredit: Matthew Sileo Simply protecting small forests will not maintain ...

Experience the American Society for Nutrition's premier scientific annual meeting in Baltimore or register for virtual newsroom access Reporters and ...

Credit: Gareth Dyke An international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Southampton, has shown that fossilised eggshells ...

Cancer testing method is sensitive enough to detect cancer cells in very early stages, short amount of time WEST LAFAYETTE, ...

Using crystals to unpick how viruses work Researchers at Cardiff University have used x-ray crystallography and computer simulation to get ...

Credit: Toshikazu Kuniya, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. Mathematical models that quantify the dynamics of infectious diseases are crucial predictive ...

Credit: Henry et al./Cell Host & Microbe The influenza vaccine may be less effective in the elderly because their B ...

A genomic analysis suggests African hunting and gathering groups diverged from a common ancestry, and underscores the role of infectious ...