Patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest have low survival rates — but why do some hospitals…
Month: December 2015
CRISPR-Cas9 helps uncover genetics of exotic organisms
A revolutionary gene-editing tool is transforming the study of standard lab animals like the fruit…
Researchers report possibility of using unused human pancreata to build new organs
Researchers have been working for years to develop an artificial pancreas in the lab to…
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be threatening fertility in industrialized countries
The birth rate is declining in all industrialized countries, and socioeconomic factors and women’s age…
Scientists identify effective and novel mechanisms to block chikungunya virus
Scientists looking at the antiviral mechanisms of two previously identified human monoclonal antibodies have found…
How one gene contributes to two diseases
Although it is known that psychiatric disorders have a strong genetic component, untangling the web…
New acoustic, vibrational duet discovered in crickets
In a finding that sheds light on the evolution of acoustic communication systems in animals,…
Bacteria engineered with synthetic circadian clocks
Many of the body’s processes follow a natural daily rhythm or so-called circadian clock, so…
Brain function: First look at how astrocytes function in humans
Pretty much everything happening in the brain would fail without astrocytes. These star-shaped glia cells…
Surprising diversity of TB strains found in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is a hotspot for tuberculosis (TB) infection, ranking third among African countries and eighth…