Unlike birds and insects, bats fly using compliant and slender membrane wings. Membrane wings offer negligible bending stiffness, and thus when they experience aerodynamic load, …
Fragile X syndrome, a leading cause of autism and the most common form of inherited intellectual disability, results from the loss of Fragile X mental …
Abstract of Food, Fear, and Femurs: Resource Use and Functional Diversity in Mammals by Courtney G. Reed, Ph.D., Brown University, May 2023. Fear and hunger …
Formaldehyde is the most abundant endogenous aldehyde with exogenous exposures being associated with a range of adverse health effects, including neurotoxicity, bone marrow damage and …
In many flying bats there is a unique anatomical structure present in the foot that is thought to facilitate bats' roosting behavior of hanging upside …
Host-microbe interactions heavily influence both fitness and disease. Traditionally, research on host-microbe interactions focused on the concept that microbes only contribute to pathogenesis. However, recent …
Gamete fusion is an essential step in sexual reproduction, requiring the merger of plasma membranes and genetic material from two gametes to produce a single …
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by a progressive, rapid loss of motor function. Within 3-5 years, a loss of motor function …
The question of how the diversity of life influences natural systems has been raised for quite a long time. Given that biodiversity provides important ecosystem …
Background and aims: Liver transplantation is the only effective treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease, but long waiting times and shortage of donor livers …
Most sensory information destined for the neocortex is relayed there from the thalamus, where considerable transformation occurs. One powerful means of transformation involves interactions between …
Abstract of “GA-Binding Proteins Regulate Dosage Compensation in Drosophila melanogaster” by Emily Grace Kaye, Ph.D., Brown University, May 2018 A transcription factor (TF) will bind …
Candida albicans causes the majority of invasive candidiasis in immunocompromised adults while Candida parapsilosis is a leading cause of neonatal candidiasis. While considerable study has …
The rise in antibiotic resistance and the importance of the mammalian microbiome necessitates new models that could expedite and streamline the study of host-microbiome interactions …
Neocortical oscillations in the gamma range (30 Hz- 80 Hz) have been shown to be predictive of the allocation of attention and increased sensory processing. …
The diversity and degree of overlap in gastrointestinal parasites of free-ranging arboreal sloths is poorly understood. Across a gradient of human disturbance from primary forest …
The experiences of cisgender sexual minority and gender minority patients with cancer are different. Previous research has demonstrated that gender minority people are less likely …
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are found early in the developing embryo and from this initial population, all cells in the body are eventually derived. A …