More than 700 million adults and children worldwide are obese, according to a 2017 study that called the growing number
Day: December 17, 2018
How much are we learning? Natural selection is science’s best critic
In 2003, the Human Genome Project revealed to the world the three billion chemical units within human DNA. Since that
Advancing the description of ‘mysterious’ water to improve drug design
Interactions with water dominate how drug molecules bind to targets, but it’s tricky to model these interactions, limiting the accuracy
The impacts of whale shark mass tourism on the coral reefs in the Philippines
The collaborative research among The University of Hong Kong (HKU), the University of Guam (UoG), and the Large Marine Vertebrates
Switch-in-a-cell electrifies life
IMAGE: Rice University scientists used E. coli bacteria as a platform to test protein switches that can be used to control
Vaccine using microneedle patch with RSV virus, immune-stimulating compound is effective against RSV
IMAGE: This is Dr. Sang-Moo Kang, professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University. Credit: Georgia State University
How marijuana may damage teenage brains in study using genetically vulnerable mice
In a study of adolescent mice with a version of a gene linked to serious human mental illnesses, Johns Hopkins
Communication between neural networks
The brain is organized into a network of specialized networks of nerve cells. For such a brain architecture to function,
Monitoring lung function at home in teens with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
IMAGE: Hand-held device and mouthpiece used in this study. Credit: DELOS Study Group Heart and lung complications are responsible for much
One type of brain cell may invite Alzheimer’s
Better tactics for detecting, preventing and treating Alzheimer’s disease depend on a clearer understanding of cellular-level changes in the minds
