By analysing almost daily water samples taken from the same river from 1940 until today, researchers have confirmed their hypothesis…
How are Utah’s dry lakes impacting air quality and human health?
A new study reveals that 90 percent of Utah urban dust comes from dry lakebeds, which not only impacts air…
A machine learning approach to identify functional human phosphosites
Scientists have created the largest phosphoproteome resource to date, which is set to help other researchers identify new functionally-relevant phosphosites.…
Skipping one night of sleep may leave insomniacs twice as impaired
Poor daytime functioning is a frequent complaint among those suffering from insomnia. Previous studies have found that their daytime cognitive…
Medical News Today: Excessive blood fat could cause organ damage
Researchers have identified the mechanism through which high blood fat levels induce inflammation, raising the risk of organ damage and…
There’s a new squid in town
Researchers in OIST’s Molecular Genetics Unit, in collaboration with a researcher from Australia, have identified a new species of bobtail…
Altering intestinal microbiota, vaccinating against inflammatory diseases
Targeted immunization against bacterial flagellin, a protein that forms the appendage that enables bacterial mobility, can beneficially alter the intestinal…
Print me an organ: Why are we not there yet?
A new review looks at the likelihood of 3D printed organs and analyzes recent accomplishments, limitations and opportunities for future…
A window into the hidden world of colons
Biomedical engineers have developed a system for real-time observations at the cellular level in the colon of a living mouse.…
First of a kind in-vitro 3D neural tissue model
Researchers have successfully used stem cells to engineer living biohybrid nerve tissue to develop 3D models of neural networks with…