Parents in the midst of a psychologically or physically aggressive argument tend to also be aggressive with their children, according…
How do muscle and tendon connections last a lifetime?
Muscles are connected to tendons to power animal movements such as running, swimming or flying. During development, these muscle-tendon attachments…
Magnetic nanoparticles can ‘burn’ cancer cells
Among emerging cancer therapies, one approach is based on hyperthermia. In a new study, researchers show that tumor cells’ specific…
How a major tumor suppressor pathway becomes deactivated
The Hippo pathway is an important biological tumor suppressor program that controls cell growth and organ size in humans. Cancer…
Supporting HIV-affected couples trying to conceive
Timed vaginal insemination is a safe, effective way to help HIV-affected couples conceive, finds a new pilot study in Kenya…
Associating colors with vowels? Almost all of us do!
Does [a:] as in ‘baa’ sound more green or more red? And is [i:] as in ‘beet’ light or dark…
New genetic information behind urogenital track anomalies
Researchers have developed a new mouse model of congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract and disease progression.
Immunotherapy kicks and kills HIV by exploiting a common virus
In a first on the quest to cure HIV, scientists report that they’ve developed an all-in-one immunotherapy approach that not…
What and where in the processing of body-part information
Our brain tells us where parts of the body are in space. We know without looking if our arm is…
Black nanoparticles slow the growth of tumors
The dark skin pigment melanin protects us from the sun’s damaging rays by absorbing light energy and converting it to…