Month: January 2022

When did the Earth reach oxygen levels sufficient to support animal life? Researchers from McGill University have discovered that a ...

Scientists reveal mechanism for colon pain and inflammation

Researchers at the NYU Pain Research Center have identified a mechanism that underlies inflammation and pain in the colon, and ...

Researchers develop molecular traps to target SARS-CoV-2

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A research team led by scientists at UC Riverside and UCLA has engineered novel nanoparticles to serve ...

Precisely opening a gate to the brain in mice

University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers developed a technique in laboratory animals to consistently and reproducibly open the blood-brain ...

Key growth factor protects gut from inflammatory bowel disease

A growth factor protein produced by rare immune cells in the intestine can protect against the effects of inflammatory bowel ...

Groundbreaking study uncovers first evidence of long-term directionality in the origination of human mutation, fundamentally challenging Neo-Darwinism

A new study by a team of researchers from Israel and Ghana has brought the first evidence of nonrandom mutation ...

‘Traveling’ nature of brain waves may help working memory work

After more than a century of study, the significance of brain waves – the coordinated, rhythmic electrical activity of groups ...

Hibernation is getting weird thanks to climate change (video)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2022 — You might think hibernation is just a nap that bears take during the wintertime, but ...

Activated protein C can protect against age-related cardiac ischemia and reperfusion injury, preclinical study finds

TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 31, 2022) --- A University of South Florida Health (USF Health) preclinical study offers molecular insight into ...

Small group of genetic variants found in extremely ill patients with COVID may help explain big differences in how sick people get

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 31, 2022) – The search to better understand the tremendous range of responses to infection with the COVID-19 ...

Study explores how temperate rainforests can aid the fight against climate change

There is global recognition that woodland expansion could be one of the most effective solutions in the fight against climate ...

Is Bioengineering Right for You?

January 29, 2022

If you are considering a career in bioengineering, it is important that you understand what the field entails and whether ...

Blocking sphingolipids counteracts muscular dystrophy

In a new study, the group of Johan Auwerx at EPFL’s School of Life Sciences has made the first connection ...

Acceleration of cancer biomarker detection for point of care diagnostics

The detection and quantification of cancer-associated molecular biomarkers in body fluids, or liquid biopsies, prove minimally invasive in early cancer ...

A link between early maturation and better aerobic performance identified in juvenile salmon

A study conducted at the University of Helsinki indicates that early sexual maturation and high aerobic performance in salmon have ...

Post-mortem interval of human skeletal remains accurately determined by means of non-destructive techniques

In the field of forensic analysis there is a significant demand for objectively determining the post-mortem interval (PMI) when human ...

Txikispora philomaios, a parasite that will help to explain the origin of animal multicellularity

The researcher Ander Urrutia of the UPV/EHU’s Cell Biology in Environmental Toxicology research group and Animal Pathology at CEFAS/OIE, is ...

Rise of termite clone queendoms offers clue to curb invasions

Four years ago, entomologists at the University of Sydney discovered the existence of all-female, forest-dwelling drywood termite colonies in Japan. ...

Zika vaccine shows promising results in preclinical studies

January 27, 2022

A Zika virus vaccine candidate is effective at preventing the Zika virus passing from mother to fetus in preclinical animal ...

Veterinary Associate Dean elected to rank of AAAS Fellow