A team of researchers at and associated with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), The Scripps Research Institute, the biotechnology company…
Scientists at the Smithsonian and partnering organizations have discovered a remarkably primitive eel in a fringing reef off the coast of the Republic of…
This cutting-edge imaging system has pushed the performance of microscopes significantly past the classical limit, enabling them to image features that are…
Sons of male mice exposed to prenatal stress are more sensitive to stress as adults, according to a study in the August 17 issue of The Journal of…
But recently, scientists have shown that corticosterone spikes can also be detected by analyzing bird feathers. A Tufts University study published in the May…
“We have known for a long time that blood vessels branch to give rise to new ones and that in some places of our bodies this branching occurs with a…
The quantity of this protein appears to decrease with age, but treating older mice with the blood pressure medication losartan can increase protein numbers to…
A study using mice provides insight into how a specific receptor subtype in the brain could play a role in increasing a person's risk for attention-deficit…
Mutations that are found in stem cells could be causing some breast cancers to develop and may be the reason the disease recurs. These abnormal cells are…
Producing antibodies suitable for research however, has often been a difficult, costly and laborious undertaking.Now, John Chaput and his colleagues at the…
The findings were revealed by a genomewide association mapping of the defense metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana, a common research plant. The researchers, led…
Calcium carbonate is a salt for all seasons. It turns up not only in marble, but also in biogenic sediments such as limestone and coral reefs – and even in…
Over 80 patients have become infected with a multiple antibiotic-resistant bacterium named Klebsiella pneumoniae Oxa-48 during an outbreak at Maasstad…
When faced with environmental threats like bad weather, predators or oil spills, wild birds secrete a hormone called corticosterone. Traditionally, researchers…
GPS technology can make our travels easier and more efficient. But for many animals, the ability to successfully navigate a landscape is not just a matter of…
“We've known for well over a decade that when tumors become hypoxic they become resistant to chemotherapy and radiotherapy,” said Wafik S. El-Deiry, M.D….
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