In a new study on mice, which is presented in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, the research group has shown that the accumulation of the plaque that…
While nearly all organisms experience aging, the underlying mechanisms have eluded geneticists and evolutionary biologists. Many different theories have been…
They can be found in plants, animals and even in humans – inactive remains of jumping genes, transposons. Researchers are striving to develop active…
To create the hybrid, scientists crossed mice deficient in protein kinase C beta (PKCB) with the C57 black mouse, a common animal used in research for studying…
Without a ripple in the water, alligators dive, surface or roll sideways, even though they lack flippers or fins. University of Utah biologists discovered…
The structure offers insight into the molecular “sugar-coating” mechanism, and may help scientists better understand a variety of diseases that result when the…
Their finding, published in the March 11 issue of the journal Developmental Cell, is important because it allows scientists to control this one aspect of…
Affected individuals alternate between states of deep depression and mania. While depression is characterized by persistent and long-term sadness or despair,…
They have identified how the killer bacterium makes itself immune to a key component of the only effective treatment against the disease.Earlier this month, a…
The human brain consists of a hundred billion nerve cells, each of which makes thousands of connections with other cells. In all of this, how do nerve fibers…
The European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus, Linneaus 1875) is a coastal pelagic species of great importance. Not only does it support an important fishing…
At least 15 of those genes have very similar versions in humans, suggesting that scientists may be able to target those genes to help slow down the aging…
Worldwide Streptococcus pneumoniae causes 5 million fatal pneumonia infections a year in children. In the US it causes 1 million cases a year of pneumococcal…
After several exposures to malaria, humans develop clinical immunity to the disease. In this state, they no longer have symptoms of malaria, but are…
Tennis elbow is a common, and often extremely painful musculoskeletal condition but systematic reviews conclude that there is no clear and effective treatment…
The machinery responsible for energy production in fat cells is working poorly as a result of obesity. Finnish research done at the University of Helsinki and…
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