Tag: Biology

(San Antonio, Jan. 10, 2019) -- Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio have revealed significant insight into ...

FAU creates Florida's first NSF-funded AI and deep learning laboratory

Credit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science, in collaboration with researchers from ...

Unconventional immune cells trigger disturbed cytokine production in human spondyloarthritis

Spondyloarthritis is one of the most common types of chronic joint inflammation affecting nearly 1-2% of the Western population. Cytokine ...

Reading the signs: Semaphorin linked to lung cancer treatment resistance

Researchers at Osaka University have identified a protein that is involved in treatment resistance in lung cancer cells carrying a ...

IDIBELL researchers identify a new leukodystrophy in children and its potential cure

The gene that causes the disease is called DEGS1 and its defect may be counteracted with fingolimod, a drug currently ...

Sex differences in 'body clock' may benefit women's heart health

Female mice still regulate blood pressure properly, even with lack of a circadian clock gene Rockville, Md. (January 10, 2019)--Research ...

Respiratory microbiome may influence your susceptibility to flu

Microbiome community linked to lower influenza susceptibilityCredit: Lee et al, 2019. Specific respiratory microbiome communities may be linked to influenza ...

CNIO researchers confirm links between aggressive prostate cancer and hereditary breast cancer

Credit: CNIO Aggressive prostate cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in men, is associated with BRCA2 mutations, ...

NYSCF inks strategic partnership with Ngene Therapeutics

Research teams will use stem cell and gene editing technologies to advance cell-based therapies for devastating diseasesCredit: Samwan Rob, NYSCF ...

How trees and turnips grow fatter

Researchers unlock the secrets of radial growth Two international research teams have identified key regulatory networks controlling how plants grow ...

Reconstruction of trilobite ancestral range in the southern hemisphere

Brazilian researchers used biogeographic analysis to study trilobites, arthropods that became extinct over 252 million years ago The first appearance ...

Scientists hit on the protein and lipid composition of the Siberian mammoth bone

Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office Scientists from Skoltech and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) studied the protein and lipid ...

Insilico and Elevian enter a research collaboration to discover drugs that target aging

Two longevity biotechnology companies partner to discover drugs that target agingCredit: Insilico Medicine Jan. 9, 2019, San Francisco, CA - ...

Elephants take to the road for reliable resources

In a national park, researchers study African elephant movement and vegetation using satellitesCredit: Photo courtesy of Miriam Tsalyuk. January 9, ...

Integral Molecular awarded NIH grant to discover neuroimmune drug targets in Alzheimer's

SBIR for target discoveryCredit: Integral Molecular, Inc. PHILADELPHIA--Integral Molecular, the industry leader in membrane protein technologies, was awarded a Small ...

Study finds 2 billion birds migrate over Gulf Coast

Ithaca, NY-- A new study combining data from citizen scientists and weather radar stations is providing detailed insights into spring ...

NorthShore University HealthSystem and Color unlock the power of genomics in routine care

Credit: NorthShore (Evanston, IL) - January 9, 2019 - NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) and Color today announced a groundbreaking partnership ...

Change of teeth causes yo-yo effect in elephants' weight

Credit: (Image: Christian Schiffmann) The teeth of most mammals, including humans, are only replaced once in a lifetime, when the ...

Stem cell study offers clues for optimizing bone marrow transplants and more

Credit: Figure by Jiya Eerdeng/Rong Lu Lab/USC Stem Cell Bone marrow transplants, which involve transplanting healthy blood stem cells, offer ...

Beech trees are dying, and nobody's sure why