After studying chimpanzees in the wilds of Tanzania’s Mahale Mountains National Park for the past year as part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant,…
The research highlights concerns as to the suitability of the wipes currently being deployed and the importance of a routine surveillance program in reducing…
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown molecular signaling pathway in body fat cells that normally acts to suppress harmful inflammation. Cellular…
Three basic principles is all it could take to reduce the incidence of MRSA in hospitals according to a new research by Cardiff University. Disinfectants are…
Layers of plastic, much thinner than a strand of hair—this type of ultrathin polymer film is of great interest to scientists and engineers. Applications…
New Findings Provide Important Clues Toward the Development of Customized Treatments New findings from research supported by NARSAD, the world’s leading…
For an organism to develop and function, the individual cells must exchange information, or communicate, with each other. Is it possible to learn their…
“Caspases, known as ‘killer enzymes,’ that are activated during programmed cell death, are also active in the initial phases of cell differentiation,” said Dr….
The research, published in the journal Gastroenteroloy1, also reveals how a technique called RNA interference can – by inactivating both genes – kill, in just…
For their work in developing these harbingers of a possible new generation of anti-cancer drugs, Dr. Arie Dagan and Prof. Shimon Gatt of the Department of…
In a joint publication in PLoS One, researchers from the University of Amsterdam and University of Viçosa (Brazil) show evidence of spectacular behavioural…
This was a key finding from current research conducted by Dr. Sabine Klaassen, Susanne Probst, and Prof. Ludwig Thierfelder of the Max Delbrück Center for…
Large-scale, long-distance transports of biofuels from central Sweden to central Europe may be a cost-effective and attractive way to reduce CO2 emissions….
Scientists knew that both these genes were expressed at increased levels as humans and mice age, but their role in the aging process was not clear. Findings by…
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center describe specific genetic mutations present in individuals who have schizophrenia, but not present in their…
Rickets is a softening of the bones that most commonly results from a lack of vitamin D or calcium and from insufficient exposure to sunlight. Hypophosphatasia…