Tag: Biology

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2018 -- The notothenioid fishes that inhabit the Antarctic Ocean have evolved ...

Scientists to produce anti-cancer drugs in yeast

New UN rules avert the production of therapeutic drugs formulated on naturally occurring plant molecules. A new research project will ...

Another Medical cold case cracked by the MUHC's 'Dr. House'

Team of RI-MUHC researchers discover new disease and its genetic cause in Quebec patient as 'Bubble Boy' symptoms discovered in ...

New approach helps mitigating the effect of climate change on sea turtles

Credit: Swansea University New research has reported effective conservation strategies that can mitigate the impacts of climate warming on sea ...

Glutamate receptor affects the development of brain cells after birth

Credit: RUB, Marquard Whenever we learn or save information, the so-called ionotropic glutamate receptors play a crucial role in the ...

Emily Day named Mangone Young Scholar

She also received the Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award from the Biomedical Engineering SocietyCredit: Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson Emily ...

Elevated hormone flags liver problems in mice with methylmalonic acidemia

Study findings can immediately be applied to human patients with the diseaseCredit: Patricia M. Zerfas, NIH Office of Research Services. ...

Otago researchers discover information about a gene that helps define us as humans

Credit: Dr Adam O'Neill University of Otago researchers have discovered information about a gene that sets primates - great apes ...

Michael Hall wins Charles Rodolphe Brupbacher Prize for Cancer Research 2019

Credit: Matthew Lee, Biozentrum The prize worth 100,000 Swiss francs, established by Frédérique Brupbacher in memory of her husband Charles ...

A new molecular player involved in T cell activation

Credit: Scientific Reports When bacteria or viruses enter the body, proteins on their surfaces are recognized and processed to activate ...

Subtype of immune B cells can delay type 1 diabetes onset in mice

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Michigan Medical ...

Newly identified T cells could play a role in cancer and other diseases

Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Ram Raj Singh. FINDINGS Researchers from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the La Jolla ...

Protecting cell powerhouse paves way to better treatment of acute kidney injury

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Dec. 6, 2018) - For the first time, scientists have described ...

Classifying brain microglia: Which are good and which are bad?

New study is perhaps the most comprehensive survey of brain microglia ever conductedCredit: Michael Goderre / Boston Children's Hospital Microglia ...

Postdoc in UC Riverside School of Medicine receives prestigious NIH fellowship

Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Rebekah Charney, a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Medicine at the University of ...

UTeach Arlington receives grant from city nonprofit to benefit students, local youth

Arlington Tomorrow FoundationCredit: UT Arlington The UTeach Arlington secondary math and science teacher preparation program at The University of Texas ...

Distinguishing resistance from resilience to prolong antibiotic potency

Defining pathogen responses to first-line antibiotics could prolong their usefulnessCredit: Duke Photography DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers at Duke University ...

Nicola Allen receives $2.5 million Chan Zuckerberg Initiative early career award