Scientists have developed a novel approach to control the activity of enzymes through the use…
Month: August 2015
‘Happy Meals’ bill could improve healthfulness of fast food meals for kids in New York City
A bill to improve the nutritional value of fast food restaurant meals marketed to children…
Alzheimer’s disease: Overlooked for 30 years, there is a new kid on the block
Alzheimer’s disease is associated with the appearance of characteristic neurotoxic protein aggregates in various regions…
How neurons get their branching shapes
For more than a hundred years, people have known that dendritic arbors — the projections…
Epigenomic changes are key to innate immunological memory
Epigenomic changes induced by pathogen infections, mediated by a transcription factor called ATF7, are the…
Come here and be quiet! Genes physically held in silencing ‘lock-down’ in embryonic stem cells
A strong physical gene interaction network has been discovered that is responsible for holding genes…
Millipede research 2.0: New dimension in documenting new species
Thousands of new species are identified every year, and new and efficient methods are needed…
Watching more TV as a young adult predicts obesity
The more hours young adults spend watching television each day, the greater the likelihood that…
Television viewing linked to higher injury risk in hostile people
People with hostile personality traits who watch more television than their peers may be at…
The structure of DNA made visible
From 1952, DNA was sequenced, modified and extensively studied, but no technique was able to…