In a novel study appearing this week in Neuron, Brandeis researchers identify for the first time a specific set of wake-promoting neurons in fruit flies that…
Two previous, shorter studies using growth hormone insulin-like growth factor-1, or IGF-1, to treat ALS had conflicting results. A North American study found…
The research was published in the Nov. 18 early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences and appears in the journal’s Nov. 25…
Their study, published online this month in Molecular Genetics and Genomics, casts doubt on the old notion of a tradeoff between reproduction and longevity.Popular wisdom and scientific opinion have held that “the more you reproduce the shorter you’re going to live,” said senior author John Tower, associate professor of biological sciences at USC….
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…
“You would glue some of the small pieces together,” says Russell Stewart, associate professor of bioengineering and senior author of the study to be published…
Now a research team led by Phong Tran, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, has the…
The fly is one of a dozen species of Drosophila to have recently had their genomes sequenced, information that should provide abundant opportunities for…
Our immune system plays an essential role in protecting us from diseases, but how does it do this exactly? Dutch biologist Suzanne van Helden discovered that…
A Swedish research group, partly financed by NWO, has discovered a new mechanism for cell division in a microorganism found in extremely hot and acidic…
Epidemiological studies can play an important role in identifying factors associated with risk of disease, manifestation of particular syndromes or poor…
When blood is prevented from supplying vital oxygen and energy to the brain cells, their electrochemical balance is upset, and they cause damage to themselves…
Stuart Humphries, from the University of Sheffield, and collaborators from the University of Western Australia have critically evaluated the evidence linking…
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…
Marijuana kills pain by activating a set of proteins known as cannabinoid receptors, which can also regulate appetite, inflammation, and memory. The body also…
“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….
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