Study Reveals How Two Strains of One Bacterium Combine to Cause Flesh-Eating Infection
Nov 11, 2019
An international team including University of Maryland scientists revealed how genetic variations in a single species of bacteria can amplify infection.
Surprising University of Maryland-Led Discovery Points to New Treatments for Blood Disorders and to New Lines of Medical and Biological Research
Oct 11, 2019
New finding is the latest of many discoveries led by UMD Professor Iqbal Hamza who is unraveling the mystery of heme, a toxic, yet life-essential molecule for most living things, including humans
UMD Researchers Discover New Mechanism in Liver that Helps Prevent Infections
Oct 9, 2019
Findings have implications for treatment of a variety of infections, including meningitis
Scientists Discover Interaction Between Good and Bad Fungi Drive Forest Biodiversity
Oct 4, 2019
UMD and Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers find that differences in soil fungi explain why individual trees thrive best when among only a few others of their species, a phenomenon that promotes forest diversity.
UMD Scientists Discover Hidden Differences May Help Cells Evade Drug Therapy
Sep 10, 2019
The discovery suggests “functional mosaicism” could explain some antibiotic resistance and cancer relapse
Enzyme Known for Promoting Cancer Also Protects Healthy Cells
Sep 3, 2019
UMD researchers discovered that telomerase, which “immortalizes” cancer cells, also prevents tumors and slows a key stage in normal cell death
Scientists Identify New Genetic Interactions that May Impact Cancer Outcomes
Jul 24, 2019
UMD and NCI researchers find 2 distinct relationships between gene pairs in tumor cells that could potentially be targeted for cancer therapy.
For Some Fish, Deep and Dark May Still be Colorful
May 10, 2019
New research reveals signs of highly sensitive color vision in fish that live in the abyss beyond sunlight’s reach
Long-lived Bats Appear to Hold Secrets of Mammal Longevity
Apr 10, 2019
UMD biologists find four bat lineages that live at least four times longer than similar-sized mammals
Fungal Disease Threatens Hundreds of Amphibian Species Worldwide
Mar 29, 2019
Global-scale analysis of amphibian "die-off" paints a grim picture: declines in 500 species, 90 of which are now extinct
