Biosciences

  1. Receptor protein in the brain controls the body’s fat ‘rheostat’ August 22, 2018
  2. People with low muscle strength more likely to die prematurely August 22, 2018
  3. Healthy diet linked to healthy cellular aging in women August 21, 2018
  4. Reducing NOVA1 gene helps prevent tumor growth in most common type of lung cancer August 6, 2018
  5. Fatty liver: Researchers uncover potential new role of long noncoding RNA July 30, 2018
  6. Large outdoor study shows biodiversity improves stability of algal biofuel systems June 18, 2018
  7. Receptor proteins that respond to nicotine may help fat cells burn energy May 21, 2018
  8. Findings in mice show pill for breast cancer diagnosis may outperform mammograms April 30, 2018
  9. Fat-sensing hormone helps control tadpole metamorphosis March 29, 2018
  10. The honeymoon is over: Decades-long trends, not flawed vaccine, explain resurgent whooping cough March 28, 2018
  11. Breaking down social barriers: Wallenberg fellow to explore how mobile phones alleviate poverty March 22, 2018
  12. Breaking up is hard to do: U-M chemists develop new method to identify proteins March 22, 2018
  13. It’s givin’ me excitations: U-M study uncovers first steps of photosynthesis March 20, 2018
  14. Brain-gut communication in worms demonstrates how organs can work together to regulate lifespan February 27, 2018
  15. Getting sleepy? Fruit flies constantly tune into environmental temperature to time sleep February 21, 2018
  16. Clues to aging found in stem cells’ genomes February 13, 2018
  17. U-M Center for the Discovery of New Medicines awards seven new grants February 5, 2018
  18. House dust mites evolved a new way to protect their genome February 1, 2018
  19. Evolution of China’s flowering plants shows East-West divide between old, new lineages January 31, 2018
  20. Got starch? There’s bacteria in your gut for that January 31, 2018