The findings on retina self-repair in mammals will be published this week in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Other…
“These findings have important implications for individualizing therapy,” said Katherine Garman, M.D., a gastroenterology fellow at Duke and lead investigator…
Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have shown that insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells can form after birth or after injury from progenitor cells…
Like teachers who rap a ruler before announcing homework in noisy classrooms, Puerto Rican anole lizards perform eye-catching pushups before beginning…
“For the first time, we have created proteins that conduct current extremely well but can also function as semiconductors in transistors, for example,” says…
On Tuesday, November 25th, she is set to publicly defend her dissertation, the first on interactive textile structures, at Chalmers. A dissertation that will…
“In fact, these single cells aggregate based on genetic similarity, not true kinship,” said Dr. Gad Shaulsky, professor of molecular and human genetics at BCM….
“These clots are a main cause of both heart attacks and stroke and the more quickly you can eliminate them the better,” says Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD,…
Marijuana kills pain by activating a set of proteins known as cannabinoid receptors, which can also regulate appetite, inflammation, and memory. The body also…
The giant fish Arapaima gigas is one of the most emblematic of these. Better known by the name of paiche in Peru or pirarucu in Brazil, it is one of the word’s…
The Carina Nebula contains several ultra-hot stars, including these two star systems and the famous blue star Eta Carinae, which has the highest luminosity yet…
In an unprecedented effort demonstrating the potential of European scientific cooperation, all of European astronomy is now joining forces to define the…
The new geomagnetic observatory is located on the island of Tristan da Cunha and was inaugurated on Friday 14 November by the island’s roughly 300 inhabitants…
The STAGES study led by the University’s Centre for Astronomy and Particle Theory examines galaxy evolution using images from the Hubble Space Telescope.A…
Slow-moving ocean and river currents could be a new, reliable and affordable alternative energy source. A University of Michigan engineer has made a machine…
A study by the Hopkins researchers found increased levels of pathogenic bacteria, both susceptible and drug-resistant, on surfaces and in the air inside cars…