The beta-2 adrenergic receptor (green) spans the cell membrane (orange and blue). In this visualization, a binding pocket in the receptor interacts with a…
An international team of scientists led by the paleontologist Steffen Kiel at the University of Kiel, Germany, found the first fossil boreholes of the worm…
The artificial skin was grafted onto mice, and optimal development, maturation and functionality results were obtained. This pioneering finding will allow the…
In all cancers, whether in kidney, breast, lung, colon, skin or any other tissue, cells show high Myc protein levels. Excess Myc causes cells to multiply in an…
Scientists studying a cunning parasite that has commandeered the cells of almost half the world's human population have begun to zero in on the molecular…
Although the special substance, known as HAMLET (Human Alpha-lactalbumin Made LEthal to Tumour cells), was discovered in breast milk several years ago, it is…
The constant stress that many are exposed to in our modern society may be taking a heavy toll: Anxiety disorders and depression, as well as metabolic…
In the latest issue of the renowned scientific journal “Nature” researchers from the universities of Freiburg and Basel report on their discovery of previously…
The research findings were published April 13 in the journal Cancer Cell. Professors Alexander MacKerell Jr., PhD, and Andrew Coop, PhD, MA, researchers at…
The ouroboros (ancient Greek for “tail devourer”) is a motif found in many cultures: a snake biting its own tail, it symbolizes eternity and cycles. Julius…
“This is the first study to identify a protective relationship between this gene variant and cognitive function,” said study author Alexandra Fiocco, PhD, with…
A simple blood test can identify people who are at risk for a heart attack, including thousands who don't have high cholesterol, according to researchers at…
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have provided an answer to the 40-year-old mystery of how certain genetic mutations lead to Type 1 diabetes….
Researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine hope the findings could lead to an…
Marshall Porterfield, an associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering and biomedical engineering, postdoctoral researcher Eric McLamore, and…
Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Mahidol University, Bangkok collaborated last year in…
Feedback
