Warm-water habitat ‘pays the bills,’ allowing cold-water fish to fuel up
CORVALLIS, Ore. – New Oregon State University research shows that warm-water habitats can be critically important for the survival of ...
Month: November 2021
COVID-19 during pregnancy doesn’t harm baby’s brain
CHICAGO – COVID-19 of mild to moderate severity in pregnant women appears to have no effect on the brain of ...
Satellites reveal Ethiopian elephants under threat – Oxford study
Tens of thousands of illegal human settlements pose a real threat to the continued existence of an endangered elephant population, ...
Heart repair and regeneration after a heart attack — a review
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Twenty years ago, clinicians first attempted to regenerate a failing human heart by injecting muscle myoblasts into ...
Team builds first living robots that can reproduce
Credit: Douglas Blackiston and Sam Kriegman Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences DOI 10.1073/pnas.2112672118 Method of Research Experimental ...
Do official vital records of maternal death detect specific effects of new pandemic viruses?
Emerging viruses can adversely affect women's health, leading to an increase in both complications and deaths during pregnancy, childbirth and ...
Steam disinfection of baby bottle nipples exposes babies and the environment to micro- and nanoplastic particles
Using a new microspectroscopic technique, collaborating scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Nanjing University in China have found ...
Extinct swordfish-shaped marine reptile discovered
A team of international researchers from Canada, Colombia, and Germany has discovered a new marine reptile. The specimen, a stunningly ...
Which side is which?: How the brain perceives borders
LA JOLLA—(November 30, 2021) In the classic “Rubin’s vase” optical illusion, you can see either an elaborate, curvy vase or ...
Biopesticides can be used to degrade aflatoxin in crops
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that 25% of global food crops are contaminated with different types of fungal ...
Rhythms of the krill
Around 11:30 a.m. or so, you might find yourself hankering for lunch. The reason for this is that our biological ...
Snow monkeys go fishing to survive harsh Japanese winters – study
Snow monkeys living in one of the world’s coldest regions survive by ‘going fishing’ – scooping live animals, including brown ...
Researchers discover a potential new therapeutic pathway to clear chronic viral infections
Chronic infectious diseases have a devastating effect on global health. When someone is suffering from a chronic viral infection such ...
Getting the most therapeutic potential out of cells
A simple change in the way donor cells are processed can maximize a single cell’s production of extracellular vesicles, which are ...
Blood bubbles reveal oxygen levels #ASA181
SEATTLE, November 29, 2021 – Blood carries vital oxygen through our circulation system to muscles and organs. Acoustic tools can ...
New discovery opens the way for brain-like computers
Research has long strived to develop computers to work as energy efficiently as our brains. A study, led by researchers ...
PKU School of Stomatology reports new phenotype of LRP6 mutation
A group led by Prof. Han Dong of Peking University School of Stomatology reported for the first time hand preaxial ...
Spicy breast milk?
Breast milk is the first food that babies consume. Various studies have suggested that the “taste experience” in early childhood ...
Nibbling prehistoric herbivore sheds new light on Triassic diversity
A Triassic herbivore, known for its supposed similarities to a modern-day ostrich, has been revealed to have entirely different approach ...
A star in subtropical Japan: a new species of parasitoid wasp constructs unique cocoon masses hanging on 1-meter-long strings
A unique "star" was discovered from the Ryukyu Islands, a biodiversity hot spot in subtropical Japan: a star-shaped structure that ...
