New Research Shows Antibiotics Work Differently Than Thought
Scientists at the Wyss Institute used synthetic biology techniques to discover that bacteria respond to antibiotics very differently — exactly opposite, in fact — inside…
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Scientists Reveal the Role of Gut Bacteria in Averting Type 1 Diabetes
A new Harvard study found that a guardian gene, which protects against Type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases, exerts its pancreas-shielding effects by altering…
Engineered Bacteria Could Lead to Better Drugs
A newly developed method allows researchers to learn more about how existing antibiotics work and potentially help them to develop new drugs. MIT and Harvard…
Reducing Inflammation Without Affecting Lipid Levels Reduces Cardiovascular Disease
New research shows that an anti-inflammatory drug that lowered inflammation without affecting cholesterol still reduced cardiovascular risk. A significant reduction in risk of recurrent heart…
Harvard Study Casts Doubt on the Prevailing Model of Fixed Memory Formation
A newly published study from the Harvard Medical School casts doubt on the prevailing model of fixed memory formation, suggesting that the brain may be…
Physicists Reveal Unified Theory for Fundamental Forces
New research suggests that the “swimmers” of the natural world — from ships at sea to microorganisms floating through the bloodstream to ubiquitous quantum particles…
Harvard Study Offers New Insight on Height and Arthritis
New research reveals a genetic “switch” that changes the activity of a key skeletal gene related to height, and pinpoints a variant in the switch…
New Technique Could Benefit Diamond-Based Quantum Computers
In a newly published study, researchers from Harvard University, Sandia National Laboratories, and MIT reveal a new technique for creating targeted defects in diamond materials….
Scientists Reveal a New Type of Planetary Object
Scientists reveal that planet-sized bodies can form a new, much larger structure called a synestia – an indented disk rather like a red blood cell…
Researchers Generate Blood-Forming Stem Cells in the Lab Using Pluripotent Stem Cells
For the first time, researchers have generated blood-forming stem cells in the lab using pluripotent stem cells, which can make virtually every cell type in…
Researchers Use Human Stem Cells to Create Model of the Human Kidney Glomerulus
A team of researchers from Harvard’s Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering have developed an in vitro model of the human kidney glomerulus, which could…
New Study Shows Warmer Temperatures May Increase Emissions of Carbon Dioxide from Alaskan Tundra
A newly published study reveals that warmer temperatures and thawing soils may be driving an increase in emissions of carbon dioxide from Alaskan tundra to…
Eating Better Can Help You Live a Healthier, Longer Life
As of now science says the best prescription to slow the effects of aging is regular exercise and a healthy diet, while maintaining a healthy…
New Model Helps Solve the Mystery of the Arctic’s Green Ice
A team of researchers is using a new model to explain the blooms of phytoplankton growing under Arctic sea ice. In 2011, researchers observed something…
New Drug Cocktail Unlocks Potential to Regrow Inner-Ear ‘Hair’ Cells
A team of researchers has developed a new approach to replace damaged sound-sensing hair cells, which eventually may lead to therapies for people who live…
Harvard Medical School Studies Cocoa for Health and Pleasure
Researchers at Harvard Medical School are conducting a study to determine the cardiovascular, cognitive, and anti-cancer properties of flavanols, a compound found in cocoa with…
Newly Developed Drug Treatment Could Potentially Treat Hearing Loss
A team of scientists has discovered a combination of drugs that expands the population of progenitor cells in the ear and induces them to become…
New Research Confirms Vitamin D Protects Against Respiratory Diseases
New research confirms that Vitamin D supplements are effective in preventing respiratory diseases, showing that daily or weekly supplementation had the greatest benefit for individuals…