Life Sciences

Why It's Hard To Make A Bunny Mad: Prion Disease Resistance In Rabbits

prions, all rabbits with the sheep PRNP transgene in addition to the full complement of rabbit genes ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 10 2015 - 7:47am

Jumping Genes Turned The Tree Of Life Into A Bush

all major bird clades had been mapped out by analyzing the complete genome of around 50 bird species. ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 20 2015 - 7:00am

Disruption Of A Crucial Cellular Machine May Kill The Engine Of Deadly Cancers

inhibitors are unlikely to provide an answer to all cancers, they are promising candidates for some ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 7 2015 - 12:00pm

Mufasa Or Scar? Leadership Clues From The Animal Kingdom

formation, and decision-making--humans are mammals after all. The differences may be explained in part by ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 9 2015 - 6:25pm

Earlier Gluten Introduction Age Won't Prevent Celiac Disease, According To Position Paper

the time solid foods are introduced, the recommendations apply to all infants.  The authors highlight ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 19 2016 - 11:32am

Cholesterol Levels Improve With Fat-Rich Diet And Weight Loss

among all groups. "This weight loss may not put these women at their ideal weight, but it made ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 30 2016 - 11:45am

Why Rest Is Critical After A Concussion

athletes," Burns says. "Studies have shown that almost all people with single concussions spontaneously ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 5 2016 - 6:45am

Mitochondrial-Style Supercomputers, Powered By ATP

to politicians. Because it is run by biological agents, and as a result hardly heats up at all, the ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 28 2016 - 7:30am

Neural Networks: Why Human Brains Are More Susceptible To Mental Illness Than Smaller Ones

Assuming the EDR can be applied to all mammalian brains, this suggests that long-distance connections could ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 22 2016 - 11:12am

Sudden Death In Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy- The Exercise Didn't Do It

to 2014 at St George's Hospital Cardiac Pathology center. All patients underwent a detailed ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 28 2016 - 3:48pm