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Agricultural & Forestry Science

Salmon Breeding Study: Farmed vs. Wild Fertilization Insights

For the first time researchers will measure the fertilisation compatibility between farmed and wild salmon, and therefore the risk of farmed genes entering…

Life & Chemistry

Dr. Glenn Burley Secures £922K Research Fellowship in Chemistry

Dr Glenn Burley has been awarded one of only 8 coveted Advanced Research Fellowships in Chemistry worth £922,000, given annually by the Engineering and…

Physics & Astronomy

"It might be life Jim…", physicists discover inorganic dust with life-like qualities

Intriguing new evidence of life-like structures that form from inorganic substances in space are revealed today in the New Journal of Physics. The findings…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Examines How Minorities are “Movin’ on Up” When They Move to New Neighborhoods

A new study shows that minorities are making equal or even better economic gains than whites when moving to new neighborhoods, but adds that white children…

Life & Chemistry

Protein 'chatter' linked to cancer activation

The research, published today in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, sheds new light on the pathology of three related but non-curable cancer-predisposed…

Earth Sciences

Tectonic Plates: Nature’s Variable Thermostat Uncovered

Like a quilt that loses heat between squares, the earth’s system of tectonic plates lets warmth out at every stitch.But a new study in PNAS Early Edition finds…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals Common Themes in Virus Replication

In a study published today (Aug. 14) in the online, open-access journal Public Library of Science Biology, a team of researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical…

Life & Chemistry

Genes Unraveled: How Two Genes Control Mouse Coloration

Biologists at Harvard University and the University of California, San Diego, have found that a simple interaction between just two genes determines the…

Life & Chemistry

New Drug Reverses Cocaine’s Cardiovascular Effects

“We have found that cocaine’s effects on the cardiovascular system can be reversed by the use of a drug called dexmedetomidine, which is currently approved by…

Health & Medicine

Waist-to-Hip Ratio: A Better Predictor of Heart Disease Risk

“Our study shows that people who develop fat around the middle have more atherosclerotic plaque than those who have smaller waist-to-hip ratios,” said Dr….

Studies and Analyses

New Study Uncovers Insights Into Sepsis Progression

Not all patients with sepsis mount the same immune response, even when they look the same clinically, according to findings from the first large-scale natural…

Life & Chemistry

Bursts of waves drive immune system 'soldiers' toward invaders

Visible only under a very high-resolution light microscope, the dynamic waves are made of a signaling protein that directs cell movement. This protein and a…

Health & Medicine

New Drug EN101 Enhances Muscle Function in Myasthenia Gravis

The drug, oral EN101antisense, inhibits the production of acetylcholine esterase, which is an important enzyme in the function of the neuromuscular junction,…

Health & Medicine

Verapamil Use for Cluster Headaches: Heart Monitoring Essential

Those taking the drug verapamil for cluster headaches should be closely monitored with frequent electrocardiograms (EKGs) for potential development of…

Life & Chemistry

New Cancer Stem Cells Offer Hope for Breast Cancer Research

In some ways, certain tumors resemble bee colonies, says pathologist Tan Ince. Each cancer cell in the tumor plays a specific role, and just a fraction of the…

Health & Medicine

Draining away brain's toxic protein to stop Alzheimer's

That’s the method outlined in a paper published online August 12 by Nature Medicine. Scientists from the University of Rochester Medical Center show how the…

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