Investigations into coral disease, red tides and other marine environmental issues have led to discoveries of new chemicals as a source for pharmaceuticals….
Although it can be life-threatening, most people recover with few remaining problems. The disorder often occurs after an infection; the body's immune system…
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) have found that an enzyme associated with the synthesis of fat in the body is also an…
“In order to train masters and doctoral students there has to be a research effort,” said Andrew Nyblade, professor of geosciences, Penn State and co-director…
In the rush to market, products also bring hitchhikers: invasive species. These exotics often overtake native species, ravage agriculture, fisheries and…
Their findings, published online January 9 in Experimental Diabetes Research, could provide a potential new target for therapy.Pamela Itkin-Ansari, Ph.D.,…
The strategy promises to clarify the longstanding mystery of the role played by vast stretches of DNA sequence that do not code for the functional…
“Increased triglycerides after a meal are known predictors of cardiovascular disease,” says Monell Member and study lead author Karen L. Teff, PhD, a metabolic…
A key to the $1.09 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s International Polar Year initiative is that it brings tribal leaders from five…
Quantum computers could potentially speed up or expand present capabilities in decrypting data, searching large databases, and other tasks. The new research is…
And using the same nanotechnology, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have also generated electrical current from a tapping finger – moving the users…
Taking advantage of this remarkable evolutionary conservation, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies transformed the fruit fly into a…
Ungar will be part of a seminar that includes a panel of experts addressing different aspects of the evolution of human diet. The seminar is part of the…
Imagine you live in the suburbs of Chicago and you must commute hundreds of miles to a job in Iowa just to put food on the table. Magellanic penguins living on…
In a study published online on Feb. 12 in Circulation Research, a journal of the American Heart Association, UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health…
In einer institutsübergreifenden Kooperation ist es Wissenschaftlern der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz gelungen, weitere Einsichten in die körpereigenen…
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