Mental illness plays havoc with the mind as well as the heart
University of South Australia scientists have uncovered another reason why society should be paying more attention to mental health: it ...
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Placenta plays active part in transferring vitamin D to foetus during pregnancy
Scientists have shed new light on the role of the placenta in managing the relationships between maternal vitamin D and ...
Syracuse biologists observe a molecular “hand-off” that plays a key role in reproduction
Everyone considers sperm to be made exclusively by males. But did you know that females also make sperm? Well, it ...
Recently identified protein group plays major role in nature
Proteins are the “workhorses” in every living cell and constitute the chemical basis of life. These little machines are required ...
Specific cancer driving protein plays important role in lung cancer development, Moffitt researchers say
TAMPA, Fla. — Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the U.S. and the No. 1 cause of cancer ...
P53 protein plays a key role in tissue repair, study finds
New research led by the University of Bristol has found the protein p53 plays a key role in epithelial migration ...
Advertising plays key role in satellite TV success, study shows
The pay television market in the United States was dominated by a handful of cable operators until the early 1990s ...
Communication between cells plays a major role in deciding their fate
Scientists have found a way to prove that biochemical signals sent from cell to cell play an important role in ...
Study suggests crop insurance plays small role in discouraging cover crop use in Indiana
A new study suggests that having crop insurance may have discouraged Indiana farmers’ use of cover crops to promote soil ...
Dopamine plays key role in songbird mating
In humans, the dopamine system has been tied to rewards and pleasurable sensations. As well as to memory and learning. ...
Study adds evidence that altered fat metabolism, enzyme, plays key role in Lou Gehrig’s disease
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Wistar scientists discover sugar molecule on HIV-infected cell plays role in evading immune system — they exploit as weakness to make more effective “natural killers” against HIV
PHILADELPHIA — (Nov. 11, 2021) — A new study by researchers at The Wistar Institute, an international biomedical research leader ...
So-called junk DNA plays critical role in mammalian development
Nearly half of our DNA has been written off as junk, the discards of evolution: sidelined or broken genes, viruses ...