A better assay for testing blood’s clotting tendency, also known as hemostasis, has been devised….
Month: January 2016
Blocking melanoma’s escape: Avatars break theraping resistance in relapsed cancers
By utilizing a revolutionary method that allows mice to serve as ‘avatars’ for patients, scientists…
Snappy Sleep Stager system identifies gene related to shorter sleep
Sleep genetics research has been advanced by developing a new method for monitoring mouse sleep…
Dam projects on world’s largest rivers threaten fish species, rural livelihoods
Advocates of huge hydroelectric dam projects on the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong river basins often…
The Anthropocene: Hard evidence for a human-driven Earth
Evidence for a new geological epoch which marks the impact of human activity on the…
Cellular ‘switch’ helps brain distinguish safety from danger, new study finds
Researchers have identified a cellular circuit that helps the mouse brain to remember which environments…
Deep ties between diverse tropical rainforests revealed
Researchers report striking new findings about the structure of tropical rainforests and how the trees…
Pathogens found in Ice Man’s stomach
Scientists are continually unearthing new facts about Homo sapiens from the mummified remains of Otzi,…
New iron transporter essential for Leishmania parasite virulence is potential drug target
Leishmaniasis is a serious parasitic disease that affects 12 million people worldwide. Like for many…
Genetic variation linked to respiratory disease
Genetic mutations in a protein associated with asthma can affect a person’s susceptibility to a…