A protein helps balance nerve cell communication, scientists have shown in a new study. This…
Month: April 2017
Ancient stress response provides clues to cancer resistance
Cancer cells deploy an ancient mechanism used by single-celled organisms to elevate their mutation rate…
Religious people more likely to oppose reproductive technologies
As new and more effective human reproductive genetic technologies develop, people of faith are more…
Childhood obesity quadruples risk of developing type 2 diabetes
Children with obesity face four times the risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to…
What’s coming next? Scientists identify how the brain predicts speech
A new study has shed light on how the brain helps us to predict what…
Overfishing in one of world’s most productive fishing regions, new study suggests
Scientists used images from satellites and flyovers to count the number of small boats, or…
Thought Antarctica’s biodiversity was doing well? Think again
Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are not in better environmental shape than the rest of…
Estrogen alters memory circuit function in women with gene variant
Fluctuations in estrogen triggered atypical functioning in a key brain memory circuit in women with…
New method addresses reproducibility in computational experiments
Scientists have developed a workflow management system that addresses irreproducibility when analyzing large genomics datasets…
Political left, right similarly motivated to avoid rival views
People on both sides of the political aisle are similarly motivated to dismiss monetary enticements…