It is too early to change the standard treatment of appendicitis in US adults to…
Month: December 2015
Identification tags define neural circuits
Biologists have identified a network of proteins that guides neural synapse formation in Drosophila brains….
New model more accurately tracks gases for underground nuclear explosion detection
Scientists have developed a new, more thorough method for detecting underground nuclear explosions (UNEs) by…
Scientists predict activity of human genes
Genetically identical sibling cells do not always behave the same way. So far this has…
A brain link to autism
Using a visual test that is known to prompt different reactions in autistic and normal…
Burgess Shale fossil site gives up oldest evidence of brood care
Researchers have discovered the oldest direct evidence of brood care, with the identification of eggs…
First flu exposure imprints itself on immune system
A person’s first infection with the influenza virus likely stimulates the production of key antibodies…
Drugging the microbiome may treat heart disease
A first-of-a-kind drug that interferes with the metabolic activity of gut microbes could one day…
Probing the mystery of how cancer cells die
The role sphingolipids play in the death of cancer cells is now better understood, thanks…
Pancreas cancer liquid biopsy flows from blood-borne packets of tumor genes
Pancreatic cancer tumors spill their molecular secrets into the blood stream, shedding their complete DNA…