Proteinopathy Cleared Up after Cargo Receptor Made to Give Up Misfolded Protein
If a distribution center fails to consign rejects to the disposal bin, the rejects can pile up and disrupt the flow of satisfactory goods—whether the flow is in an Amazon warehouse or a living...
Novel therapeutic strategy for treating Lafora Disease shows promise in preclinical study
A team of scientists have designed and tested in mice a novel and promising therapeutic strategy for treating Lafora Disease (LD), a fatal form of childhood epilepsy. This new type of drug – called...
How do interactions between gut bacteria and fungi exacerbate crohn’s disease?
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center researcher receives NIH funding to investigate
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Scientists have...
Study reveals how HIV infection may contribute to metabolic conditions
Credit: Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
A single viral factor released from HIV-infected cells may wreak havoc on the body and lead to the development of chronic...
Scientists find clue to ‘maternal instinct’
Credit: Ryoichi Teruyama, LSU
Oxytocin is widely referred to as the love hormone and plays an important role in the regulation of social and maternal behavior. In...
Trapping female mosquitoes helps curb chikungunya virus
Credit: Tyler M. Sharp (CC BY 4.0)
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently developed an Autocidal Gravid Ovitrap (AGP trap) that attracts and captures female mosquitos looking for a site to...
Finding the Needle in a Metabolic Haystack
Diagnosing diseases of inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) has come a long way from the days of Sir Archibald Garrod who, in the late 1800s, relied on the darkening in the color of a...
BTIG to Host Biotechnology Conference in New York on August 12, 2019 – Business...
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BTIG announced today that it will host the “BTIG Biotechnology Conference” on Monday, August 12th in New York. The conference will feature several of the industry’s key opinion leaders and other panelists...
NASA’s terra satellite finds tropical storm 07W’s strength on the side
Credit: NASA/NRL
Wind shear can push clouds and thunderstorms away from the center of a tropical cyclone and that’s exactly what infrared imagery from NASA’s Terra satellite...
WVU researchers use telehealth to head off hospitalizations and ER visits
Credit: West Virginia University
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, rural Americans are more likely than their urban counterparts to die prematurely from the...
