To encourage scientists to speak up when people misuse science to serve political agendas, biology professor Mark Peifer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill argues that eugenics should be included in college genetics curriculums.
Using animal models, he, Dempsey, and the rest of their research team found that H3K36 methylation -- a biochemical process that occurs within the H3 histone protein -- is responsible for turning that plastic state on and off.
A team of scientists from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research has found that regularly consuming sweet drinks like sodas and flavored teas triggers a troubling adaptation in the body, effectively causing the intestines to prioritize the absorption of sugar over other nutrients.
The paper states that, in addition to increasing numbers, the lack of national guidance, ad hoc data collection, and inconsistencies in both quality of care and evaluation of service provision are leading to disparities in support provided to people with eating disorders across England.
To better understand how this master regulator works, Taatjes teamed up with Robin Dowell, a professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology; Taylor Jones, then a graduate student in biochemistry; and colleagues at CU Boulder's BioFrontiers Institute.
Fruit fly mutants that have severe sleep deficits perform better at olfactory learning and memory tasks, according to a study published March 20 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Sheng Huang and Stephan Sigrist from Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, and colleagues.
When Union filed its new application in early February, this time it promised a slew of concrete commitments and pledges to improve residents’ health in the largely rural communities that surround Terre Haute.
"We wanted to explore how mother's early postpartum depression might influence children's executive function and emotional overeating, focusing on the psychological mechanisms driving the effects," said lead author Samantha Iwinski, postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Illinois.
The ECH brings together researchers from a wide range of disciplines to produce outstanding scientific knowledge that can provide solutions to pressing problems such as climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution.
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Mutual antipathies are not very common; less than 5% of students in our study had enemies," said Brett Laursen, Ph.D., senior author and a professor of psychology within FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
In a new study, Northwestern University researchers demonstrated that brewing tea naturally adsorbs heavy metals like lead and cadmium, effectively filtering dangerous contaminants out of drinks.
Ioannidis, a critic of lockdowns, said the United States was doomed to a bad outcome in any case because of vulnerabilities in the population including poverty, inequality, lack of health care access, poorly protected nursing homes, high rates of obesity, and low levels of trust.
Unpublished findings from Wang's lab suggest that the neurons promote stomach cancer growth via contact with connective tissue cells in the tumor microenvironment.
"Our results suggest that our vision may switch between optimising for distinguishing small details when we inhale and detecting faint objects when we exhale, all within a single breathing cycle," says Martin Schaefer, a postdoctoral researcher at the same department at Karolinska Institutet and the study's first author.
The survivors in Kansas City told us about being triggered by loud noises, large crowds, and seeing police officers who remind them of the first responders at the shooting.
Project supervisor Professor Matthew Loxham comments: "This research has important implications for health and future policy because as we switch from diesel and petrol-powered cars to electric vehicles, non-exhaust particle emissions will remain.
