Researchers have made a significant step in understanding and imaging protein synthesis, pinpointing exactly where…
Month: August 2013
Scientists shut down reproductive ability, desire in pest insects
Entomologists have identified a neuropeptide named natalisin that regulates the sexual activity and reproductive ability…
Not guility: Parkinson and protein phosphorylation
Clues left at the scene of the crime don’t always point to the guilty party,…
Thyroid cancer biopsy guidelines should be simplified, researchers say
Researchers have called for simplified guidelines on when to biopsy thyroid nodules for cancer, which…
Disabling enzyme reduces tumor growth, cripples cancer cells, finds new study
Researchers have found that knocking out an enzyme needed to make lipids can dramatically cripple…
Sea otters promote recovery of seagrass beds
Scientists studying the decline and recovery of seagrass beds in one of California’s largest estuaries…
New implanted defibrillator works well without touching heart
A new type of defibrillator implanted under the skin can detect dangerously abnormal heart rhythms…
Breakthrough in DNA editing technology
Scientists have found a way to apply a powerful new DNA-editing technology more broadly than…
Immune system, skin microbiome ‘complement’ one another
Researchers demonstrate for the first time that the immune system influences the skin microbiome. A…
Touch and movement neurons shape the brain’s internal image of the body
The brain’s tactile and motor neurons, which perceive touch and control movement, may also respond…