BARCELONA, Spain, June 17 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Hidden DNA genome protector may explain why health and ageing differ between men and women * A study conducted with the involvement of UAB researchers and led by the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute and Mass General Brigham, has identified the SIRT7 protein as a key protector of the X chromosome and genome stability. The study, published in Nature, offers new insights on understanding the biological differences between men and wom more PR

BOCHUM, Germany, June 17 -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release: * * * Individual Lipid Transporters under the Microscope * A new microscopy platform makes hidden differences between individual proteins visible and provides new insight into lipid transport across membranes. Conventional methods generally analyze many proteins simultaneously. The specific traits of individual protein molecules are thus often unclear. A research team led by Dr. Sarina Veit and Professor Thomas Gunther-Pomorski at Ruhr University Bochu more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, June 17 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Meet UConn's Newest Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors * The University of Connecticut has named three faculty members as Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors, recognizing careers marked by exceptional contributions to research, teaching, public engagement, and service to the University and society. This distinction represents the highest honor the University confers upon its faculty. Following a university-wide nomination process  more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, June 17 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Stress gives bumblebees sharper vision and faster reactions Bumblebees see the world differently under stress, processing visual information more sharply and making quicker decisions, new research from Newcastle University reveals. The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, explored how short-term stress affects early visual perception and decision-making in bees. While stress is often associated with negative effects,  more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, June 17 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Sang Hyun Lee Study Lands Cover of Nature Physics * A research team including Sang Hyun Lee, assistant professor in the College of Natural Science's Department of Microbiology, recently had their work featured on the front cover of leading scientific journal Nature Physics (link is external). While still at the University of Minnesota as a post-doctoral research assistant, Lee was first author on the study " Filamentous fungi control multip more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, June 16 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Scientists just found something weird inside moss * Mosses are survivors. They can dry into what looks like green dust, only to spring back to life minutes after rain. They can grow on rocks, in deserts, and there's talk of using them to terraform Mars someday. According to new research, mosses have also been hiding something. UC Riverside researchers studying desert mosses have found evidence, presented in the journal New Phyto more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, June 17 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Targeting Schwann Cells: A New Approach to Repairing Corneal Injury * The cornea - the clear, dome-shaped outer layer of the eye - contains more nerves per surface area than any other tissue in the human body. Its nerve density is 300-600 times that of the skin. These nerves are vital for preserving eye health, sending pain signals to let you know if your eye is at risk from damage from bright light or a foreign object - and reminding you to conti more PR

MACAU, China, June 17 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM research offers new strategy for treating advanced prostate cancer * A research team led by Chair Professor Chuxia Deng and Professor Edwin Chong Wing Cheung in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the University of Macau (UM) has made significant progress in identifying new therapeutic targets for castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). The team discovered that G protein nucleolar 3 (GNL3) plays a critical role in sustaining cancer cell growth and  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 17 -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * USC study finds key Alzheimer's risk factor may behave differently in Hispanic older adults * Researchers at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute ( Stevens INI ) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC analyzed brain imaging and clinical data from more than 17,000 participants across five major aging and Alzheimer's disease studies. Their findings, published in Alzheimer's & more PR