Tag: Biology

Scientists have identified a new therapeutic target for cancer treatment and tissue regeneration -- a protein called Prominin-1. Research led ...

Study finds sewage bacteria lurking in Hudson river sediments

Levels can greatly exceed those in water, with potential health risksCredit: Kevin Krajic/Earth Institute, Columbia University A new study shows ...

Foxes in the city: Citizen science helps researchers to study urban wildlife

Credit: L. Hamelbeck-Galle/stadtwildtiere.at Urban habitats are becoming increasingly more important for several wildlife species. Foxes, for example, have become successful ...

Tumor cells conquer territory from their neighbors using a newly discovered mechanism

Credit: Romain Levayer and Eduardo Moreno Despite decades of cancer research, the early phases of tumour progression that connect the ...

Drug targets for Ebola, Dengue, and Zika viruses found in lab study

Insight into how three of the world's most devastating viruses interact with human cells opens the door for much-needed treatments ...

Baylor College of Medicine faculty elected National Academy of Inventors fellows

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Drs. Mary K. Estes, Bert O'Malley and Huda Zoghbi of Baylor College of Medicine were ...

For these critically endangered marine turtles, climate change could be a knockout blow

Credit: Wikimedia Commons TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Hawksbill turtles aren't the only marine turtles threatened by the destabilizing effects of climate ...

Potential range for new invasive tick covers much of eastern US

Asian longhorned tick could find plenty of suitable habitat in North America similar to its native regionCredit: Ilia Rochlin, Ph.D., ...

Colorado River Delta report provides restoration road map

International Boundary and Water Commission releases report on four-year scientific study by a University of Arizona-led binational teamCredit: Ernesto García ...

Control HIV by treating schistosomiasis, new study suggests

Credit: Wetzel and Shaefer, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain, 2001 Of the 34 million people worldwide with HIV, and the 200 ...

HIV vaccine protects non-human primates from infection

LA JOLLA, CA - For more than 20 years, scientists at Scripps Research have chipped away at the challenges of ...

A role for microRNAs in social behavior

Researchers uncover how a microRNA cluster regulates synapse development and sociability Heidelberg, 14 December 2018 - The recent discovery of ...

Some brain tumors may respond to immunotherapy, new study suggests

Credit: Antonio Iavarone / Columbia University Immunotherapy has proved effective in treating a number of cancers, but brain tumors have ...

Insilico Medicine to showcase its AI Engine for Future Drug Discovery at the 2018 Future Tech Forum

Artur Kadurin, Chief AI Officer and CEO of Insilico Taiwan, to present 'AI in Drug Discovery Creates the Best Era ...

A glimmer of hope for the world's coral reefs

The future of the world's coral reefs is uncertain, as the impact of global heating continues to escalateCredit: Justin Marshall ...

Small but versatile

Key players in the marine nitrogen cycle can utilize cyanate and ureaCredit: © K. Kitzinger / Max Planck Institute for ...

Interventions in dog populations could reduce rabies in rural China

Credit: Tian H, et al. (2018) Domestic dogs play a key role in the transmission and expansion of rabies in ...

Successful bladder repair using silk fibroid scaffolds

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 10, 2018--A team of researchers developed a novel model of ...

DNA find

Tiny Australian wallaby the last living link to extinct giant kangaroosCredit: Joseph Burgess A Queensland University of Technology (QUT) led ...

The fauna in the Antarctica is threatened by pathogens humans spread in polar latitudes