Rapid and accurate diagnosis is thus vital. A team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zürich, the Swiss Tropical Institute, and the…
BASF discovered a new strain of lactobacillus called L. anti-caries, which binds to Strepptococcus mutans, the bacteria responsible for tooth decay. S. Mutans…
“At this point, we can only speculate about this gene's role in the evolution of the human brain, but it's exciting to find a new gene involved in brain…
In a computer-based search for pieces of DNA that have undergone the most change since the ancestors of humans and chimps diverged, “Human Accelerated Region…
University of Florida researchers have shown ordinary human brain cells may share the prized qualities of self-renewal and adaptability normally associated…
UC Davis researchers have discovered that proteins that regulate brain-cell activity by controlling the flow of potassium ions behave more like volume controls…
Dr John Hutchinson, a research leader at the UK’s Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has already shown that, contrary to previous studies and most popular…
A study published today in the open access journal Breast Cancer Research confirms the reliability of core needle biopsy as a tool in breast cancer diagnosis…
In the wild, only the plants with the most attractive flower colours are able to reproduce and thrive because the insects that pollinate them prefer certain…
An international, multi-institutional research consortium is seeking to discover how a few HIV-infected individuals are naturally able to suppress replication…
The ability of scientists to improve health and disease management of cattle and enhance the nutritional value of beef and dairy products has received a major…
That's because many of the genes involved in the cell-to-cell communication that triggers the development of cell polarity in Drosophila oocytes (unfertilized…
A molecular “off” switch packaged in a tiny sphere penetrates deeply into ovarian cancer tumor cells, stifling a troublesome protein and drastically reducing…
Led by Jeremy Rich, M.D., associate professor at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University, the researchers found that a small subset of…
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine discovered that the drug valproic acid boosts the amount of the protein neuropeptide Y in the brain…
The function of this region of DNA is still unknown, but it appears to be directly involved in the development of the human brain. “It's very exciting to use…
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