Studies are providing basic new understanding about ‘heat shock proteins,’ also called’chaperone proteins.’ Researchers presented…
Month: August 2016
Why you’re stiff in the morning: Your body suppresses inflammation when you sleep at night
New research describes a protein created by the body’s ‘biological clock’ that actively represses inflammatory…
Microcephaly discoveries made in non-Zika cases help explain abnormal brain growth
Long before Zika virus made it a household word, the birth defect called microcephaly puzzled…
Scientists discover light could exist in a previously unknown form
New research suggests that it is possible to create a new form of light by…
Brain network of psychopathic criminal functions differently
A strong focus on reward combined with a lack of self-control appears to be linked…
Newly discovered ‘blue whirl’ fire tornado burns cleaner for reduced emissions
Researchers say their discovery of a type of fire tornado they call a ‘blue whirl’…
Major treatment expansion could essentially eliminate hepatitis C in R.I. by 2030
As the state takes a deep look at its hepatitis C epidemic, researchers have crunched…
Veins on Mars were formed by evaporating ancient lakes
Mineral veins found in Mars’s Gale Crater were formed by the evaporation of ancient Martian…
Do black holes have a back door?
One of the biggest problems when studying black holes is that the laws of physics…
Bioengineers grow living bone for facial reconstruction
Researchers have engineered living bone tissue to repair bone loss in the jaw, a structure…