Genome-wide association studies on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have shown that its biological process is very complex and not limited to the accumulation of β Amyloid protein (Aβ）and tau protein. Systemic factors and biological processes outside the central nervous system may also affect the risk of dementia and AD. Proteins, as systemic circulating factors, may be driving factors for complex central nervous system diseases, and researchers have been searching for…
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Is That True, Women Are More Likely to Survive Than Men?
Current research shows that women live longer than men. And a recent study found baby girls are more likely to survive in famine, epidemics and other unfortunate circumstances, why this happened? The research found that advantage of women may have existed very early. Researchers believe that despite the small differences in gender behavior in infancy, the fact that women also have the advantage in infancy suggests that biology, at…
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 Awarded to Three Developers of Cryo-Electron Microscopy
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 was awarded to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, and Richard Henderson for their development of Cryo-Electron Microscopy (cryo-EM), which simplified and improved the imaging of biomolecules’ structure. Did you notice, when you look at biochemical related news a certain period of time before, the pictures of the virus or other biomolecular structure just looked like the rough photos in old 3D horror games, or…
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Announced
2017/10/02, the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm. They will share 9 million Swedish kroner bonuses award. Jeffrey C. Hall, born in New York in 1945. 1971 received a Ph.D. from the University of Washington, 1971 to 1973 got post-doctoral position at the California Institute of Technology. In…
Worldwide Mortality Rates: One in Five Deaths Linked to Poor Diet
Recent study reveals: the number of deaths among children under five is decreasing. Though overall both men and women around the world are living longer, one in five deaths were linked to poor diet last year. Life expectancy in 2016 worldwide was 75.3 years for women and 69.8 for men. Japan has the highest life expectancy at 84 years and the Central African Republic has the lowest at just…
Would You Accept a Pig’s Heart One Day?
Imagine: your heart is failing to work, and a replacement is deadly in need. Consistently, your family waits anxiously for a call from the hospital for the found of donor. At that point, one day, the call comes. In your fervor you scarcely hear what the doctor on the flip side of the line is letting you know. There’s something you ought to know, she says. The contributor is not…
How Much Do Biologists Earn Annually in USA?
GenomeWeb recently released the results of an annual salary survey. According to this year’s report, researchers, technical staff in bio-industry earn more than five years ago but less than last year. The survey has shown that the median salary for this industry is $75,000, while last year was $83,000. In last year’s survey, median salary for senior scientists, senior researchers, senior technical staff was $97,200 and this year the group…
Nobel Prize to Women in Physiology or Medicine (Part Two)
In last post, we have give a brief introduction about the latest 5 woman Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine. This post is to cover the rest 7 excellent women. The 7th : Linda B. Buck Linda B. Buck (1947-), an American biologist best known for her work on the olfactory system. For their work on olfactory receptors, she along with Richard Axel, were awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in…
Nobel Prize to Women in Physiology or Medicine (Part One)
October 5th, The Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded one half jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura for their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites and the other half to Youyou Tu for her discoveries relating to a novel therapy against Malaria. Since the invention of the Nobel Prize, only 11 women were awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine….
Who Will Win The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
As it’s approaching to the Nobel Prize month, SCI certainly will make forecast by citation. However, the accuracy is not that satisfactory. Typically, the Nobel Prize mainly rely on the peer recommendation, thus hot and mature areas might win. And since the announcement day for the 2015 Nobel Prize Physiology or Medicine is only 20 days left, the writer would like to make a prediction of it. What technologies might…