Bacterial 'autopsy' could speed antibiotic discovery: study
(HealthDay)—Scientists say they've found a quicker way to analyze chemicals with bacteria-killing abilities in an advance they hope will speed the development of new antibiotics.
View ArticleStudy explores barriers to HIV vaccine response
Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) discovered that an antibody that binds and neutralizes HIV likely also targets the body's own "self" proteins. This finding could complicate the...
View ArticleNew research on inherited herpesvirus may have implications for transplantation
Up to half a million people in Britain today may not know it, but in their genetic material they carry a particular form of herpesvirus 6 inherited from a parent.
View ArticleBuilding the best brain: Researchers show how brain cell connections get...
When we're born, our brains aren't very organized. Every brain cell talks to lots of other nearby cells, sending and receiving signals across connections called synapses.
View ArticleFinal piece found in puzzle of brain circuitry controlling fertility
In a landmark discovery, the final piece in the puzzle of understanding how the brain circuitry vital to normal fertility in humans and other mammals operates has been put together by researchers at...
View ArticleCovert operations: Your brain digitally remastered for clarity of thought
The sweep of a needle across the grooves of a worn vinyl record carries distinct sounds: hisses, scratches, even the echo of skips. For many years, though, those yearning to hear Frank Sinatra sing...
View ArticleA new method for analyzing gene expression in single cells opens a window...
A team of researchers affiliated with Ludwig Cancer Research and the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report in the current issue of Nature Methods a dramatically improved technique for analyzing the...
View ArticleFirst evidence that fear memories can be reduced during sleep
A fear memory was reduced in people by exposing them to the memory over and over again while they slept. It's the first time that emotional memory has been manipulated in humans during sleep, report...
View ArticleScientists closer to universal flu vaccine after pandemic 'natural experiment'
Scientists have moved closer to developing a universal flu vaccine after using the 2009 pandemic as a natural experiment to study why some people seem to resist severe illness.
View ArticlePsoriasis drug shows promising results for treating type 1 diabetes
A drug formerly used to treat the skin disorder psoriasis has shown encouraging results in a phase 2 trial to assess its effectiveness in treating type 1 diabetes, according to new research published...
View Article'Performance-enhancing' boost helps to fight infection
(Medical Xpress)—Melbourne researchers have found that even our immune system is subject to performance enhancement, giving immune cells the boost they need to ensure the best team is selected to fight...
View ArticlePlant science could aid Alzheimer's research
A finding by an international team of plant biologists could be important in research into Alzheimer's and other age-related diseases.The study is published this week in the prestigious journal...
View ArticleA healthy side effect of diabetes drug
(Medical Xpress)—New research has shown the promising potential of a glucose-regulating drug to improve the condition of arteries for diabetes sufferers, possibly protecting them against heart attack...
View ArticleHow mom's immune system is linked to autism risk
(Medical Xpress)—Activating a mother's immune system during her pregnancy disrupts the development of neural cells in the brain of her offspring and damages the cells' ability to transmit signals and...
View ArticleNew paper describes genetic connections between biological rhythms, timing of...
A new study by a team of University of Notre Dame researchers, which appears in the Sept. 2 edition of the journal PLoS ONE, is a significant step in understanding the molecular genetic and...
View ArticleResearchers identify proteins that may help brain tumors spread
Scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have identified a molecular pathway that seems to contribute to the ability of malignant glioma cells in a brain tumor to spread and invade...
View ArticleA higher plane: Uniquely human geometric skills traced to evolution
Here's a short geometry test: How many straight lines can be drawn connecting two points on a flat plane? If you make two angles on a triangle smaller, does the third get larger or smaller? If you...
View ArticleResearch could lead to advances in treatment for neurological disorders,...
An innovative research project at Rutgers–Camden that combines computational and experimental science is uncovering information that could lead to advances in treatments for neurological disorders and...
View ArticleStudy uncovers gene's contribution to asthma susceptibility
New research from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has uncovered the role gene ORMDL3 plays in the disease asthma. ORMDL3, a gene recently linked to asthma...
View Article'Superbug' MRSA infections aren't dropping in children: CDC
(HealthDay)—Although rates of infection with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are declining among American adults, the rates among children remain largely unchanged, a new government...
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