Tag: Biology

Credit: Courtesy of Mark Miller, Stowers Institute for Medical Research KANSAS CITY, MO -- New research from the Stowers Institute ...

TGF-beta pathway protects against uterine cancer

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Two new mouse models of uterine cancer shed light on how this disease - the ...

Study examines black mangroves impact on the salt marsh food web

Credit: Aaron Macy Warmer temperatures are causing more tropical species to move northward. Among these are black mangroves, whose abundance ...

Anticancer drug candidate inhibits lethal aggregation of mutant tumor suppressor protein

Brazilian researchers are the first to demonstrate the action of PRIMA-1 against amyloid aggregates of mutant p53 protein, structure found ...

Genes reveal clues about people's potential life expectancy

Scientists say they can predict whether a person can expect to live longer or die sooner than average, by looking ...

Scientists identify gene contributing to prostate cancer drug resistance

The GREB1 gene promotes resistance to prostate cancer treatments, making it a potential target for future therapies Researchers have discovered ...

Fever alters immune cells so they can better reach infections

Fever is known to help power up our immune cells, and scientists in Shanghai have new evidence explaining how. They ...

Europe looks to cells for a healthier future

Credit: Agnieszka Rybak Wolf, Lab of Nikolaus Rajewsky at BIMSB / MDC Our body's cells are constantly changing. But which ...

Scientists identify two new species of fungi in retreating Arctic glacier

Credit: NIPR Two new species of fungi have made an appearance in a rapidly melting glacier on Ellesmere Island in ...

Bear necessities: New study highlights importance of water resources for Andean bears

A new study is shedding light on the importance of one critical resource for Andean bears living in the dry ...

New study shows animals may get used to drones

A new study in Conservation Physiology shows that over time, bears get used to drones. Previous work indicated that animals ...

Engineered T cells promote long-term organ transplant acceptance

Credit: Image: Swiss Nanoscience Institute/University of Basel, Biozentrum Organ transplant rejection is a major problem in transplantation medicine. Suppressing the ...

Gene-editing tool CRISPR repurposed to develop better antibiotics

MADISON, Wis. -- A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher and his collaborators at the University of California, San Francisco have repurposed ...

Gene therapy could eliminate drug side effect in Parkinson's patients

Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. -- A Michigan State University researcher has received a $2.8 million federal grant ...

Kent State ecologist part of global collaboration to answer global change questions

Credit: Kent State University Kent State Ecologist Part of Global Collaboration to Answer Pressing Questions About Global Change The work ...

Feds, states can help biochar live up to its soil-saving potential

Study shows how government promotes agricultural, environmental benefits -- and could do moreCredit: Rice University Even though every dollar spent ...

A new mechanism helps explain differences between eukaryotic and bacterial proteomes

Credit: Molecular Biology and Evolution What makes distinct species have different proteins? Is there a key that allows eukaryotic cells ...

Longer siesta on bright days

Credit: Image: Charlotte Foerster Increasing sunlight intensity extends the sleep duration and results in a longer midday siesta which delays ...

Lupus Research Alliance announces research grants to speed new lupus treatment

Can "borrowed" drugs for treating other diseases protect the skin in patients with lupus? Can researchers coax the body to ...

The algae's third eye