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Protein and Salt Drive Post-Meal Sleepiness
Nov 23 2016 Sleepiness after a large meal is something we all experience and new research with fruit flies suggests higher protein and salt content in our food as well as the volume consumed can ... - Read MoreAnnouncing the Winners and Finalists of the 2016 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists
Oct 14 2016 The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences today announced the three winners and six finalists of the 2016 Blavatnik Regional Awards The winners include an ecologist who has ... - Read MoreTomoyasu Mani Wins 2016 Blavatnik Regional Award for Young Scientists
Tomoyasu Mani former Goldhaber Fellow at the U S Department of Energy’s DOE Brookhaven National Laboratory and now an assistant professor in the University of Connecticut’s Department of Chemistry has received the 2016 Blavatnik Regional ... - Read MoreProfessor, Graduate Student Unravel Mystery of Bacteria's Antibiotic Resistance
a family of enzymes that catalyze chemical reactions that are essential for microbial survival These latest findings represent the first detailed biochemical characterization of a flavoenzyme involved in antibiotic resistance according to the authors Tuberculosis ... - Read MoreSlime Can See
Released 9 Feb 2016 12 05 PM ESTSource Newsroom eLife Add to Favorites Contact Information Available for logged in reporters only Citations eLifeFeb 10 2016 After more than 300 years of looking scientists have figured ... - Read MoreWildflowers on Farms -- Not Just Crops -- Can Expose Bees to Neonicotinoids
Since bee colonies started declining at alarming rates over the past few decades some scientists have identified a group of pesticides called neonicotinoids that are commonly used on crops as a potential contributor Now one ... - Read MoreDiamonds -- a Tooth's Best Friend?
could be added to that list Scientists have developed a new material with nanodiamonds that has the potential to improve current root canal therapies and help prevent future infection Their report appears in the journal ... - Read MoreStudy of "Fountain of Youth" Protein Points to Possible Human Health Benefit
were less than half as likely to die from any cause in comparison to participants whose blood levels ranked them in the bottom 25 percent Those in the highest 25 percent also experienced fewer adverse ... - Read MoreThin transparent flexible screens: Roll up your screen and stow it away?
From smartphones and tablets to computer monitors and interactive TV screens electronic displays are everywhere As the demand for instant constant communication grows so too does the urgency for more convenient portable devices especially devices ... - Read MoreGenome-editing tool streamlined to thwart 'deadliest' animal
Life science researchers at Virginia Tech have accelerated a game changing technology that's being used to study one of the planet's most lethal disease carrying animals Writing in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy ... - Read MoreFirst detailed microscopy evidence of bacteria at the lower size limit of life
Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra small bacteria that are believed to be about as small as life can get The research was led by scientists from the U S Department ... - Read MoreFlame retardants found to cause metabolic, liver problems, animal study shows
Chemicals used as synthetic flame retardants that are found in common household items such as couches carpet padding and electronics have been found to cause metabolic and liver problems that can lead to insulin resistance ... - Read MoreThames study: Rivers can be a major source antibiotic resistance
Rivers and streams could be a major source of antibiotic resistance in the environment The discovery comes following a study on the Thames river by scientists at the University of Warwick's School of Life Sciences ... - Read MoreCell imaging gets colorful
The detection and imaging of protein protein interactions in live cells just got a lot more colorful thanks to a new technology developed by University of Alberta chemist Dr Robert E Campbell and his team ... - Read MoreLink between power lines, ill-health called into question
New evidence suggesting that power lines and mobile phones do not cause physical harm to humans has been found by researchers at The University of Manchester Several past studies have suggested that the magnetic fields ... - Read More'Trojan horse' proteins: step forward for nanoparticle-based anti-cancer, anti-dementia therapeutic approaches
Scientists at Brunel University London have found a way of targeting hard to reach cancers and degenerative diseases using nanoparticles but without causing the damaging side effects the treatment normally brings In a huge step ... - Read MoreX-ray laser reveals how bacterial protein morphs in response to light
Human biology is a massive collection of chemical reactions from the intricate signaling network that powers our brain activity to the body's immune response to viruses and the way our eyes adjust to sunlight All ... - Read More'Designer' nanodevice could improve treatment options for cancer sufferers
Cancer diagnostics and treatment options could be drastically improved with the creation of a 'designer' nanodevice being developed by researchers from the UK Italy the US and Argentina The diagnostic 'nanodecoder' which will consist of ... - Read MoreOnline games and remote experiments could reduce scientific fraud, cherry-picking
One way to combat the rising level of errors and fraud in life sciences research is through massive online laboratories which use videogames to engage large numbers of non professional investigators and prevent scientists from ... - Read MoreScientists Find Protein-Building Enzymes Have Undergone Metamorphosis and Evolved Diverse New Functions
work toward their next discoveries The institute's graduate program which awards PhD degrees in biology and chemistry ranks among the top ten of its kind in the nation For more information see www scripps edu ... - Read MoreGlobal Partners
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