Using a humanized mouse model, the researchers transplanted a small RNA molecule known as short hairpin RNA (shRNA), which induced RNA interference into human…
Marine scientists long believed that a microbe called Trichodesmium, a member of a group called the cyanobacteria, reigned over the ocean's nitrogen budget.New…
Stories of environmental damage and their consequences always seem to take place far away and in another country, usually a tropical one with lush rainforests…
Ever looked carefully at the leaves on a plant and noticed their various sizes and shapes? Why are they different? What controls the size and shape of each…
Despite decades of research, answers to these basic questions about one of our most essential bodily functions remain exceptionally difficult to answer. In…
A three-year field program now underway is measuring carbon distributions and primary productivity in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean to help scientists worldwide…
A comprehensive drug development strategy that starts with extensive screening of potential targeting agents and then narrows down to a small-molecule…
The findings center on discovery of signaling molecules that are major players in a biochemical mechanism linking certain actions of B cells to solid tumor…
Rapamycin, a drug that keeps the immune system from attacking transplanted organs, may have another exciting use: fighting Alzheimer's disease. Rapamycin…
In ongoing work to identify how genes interact with social environments to impact human health, UCLA researchers have discovered what they describe as a…
An international research team led by Columbia University Medical Center successfully used mouse embryonic stem cells to replace diseased retinal cells and…
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have shown that the hormone vasopressin helps the brain differentiate between familiar and new scents.The study,…
The reason: They are the focus of a process called neutron scattering that provides unprecedented ways to study the chemistry of a wide range of important…
A steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, progesterone prepares the uterus for pregnancy and maintains pregnancy. A synthetic version, progestin, is used in…
For decades, researchers have been looking at how different-sized legs and feet are put together across the four-legged animal kingdom, but until now they…
The dilemma for both patient and clinician is determining which cysts to leave alone and which to surgically remove. Existing treatment guidelines don't…
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