Month: January 2022

The 4,500-year-old iconography and texts from Mesopotamia show that the elite used equids for travel and warfare; however, the nature ...

Virginia Tech, Temple University scientists awarded grant to research lipedema, an under-studied disease of fat tissues

Most of us want to get rid of fat. Jennifer Munson and Evangelia Bellas just want to understand it.Credit: Matt ...

Being in space destroys more red blood cells

A world-first study has revealed how space travel can cause lower red blood cell counts, known as space anemia. Analysis ...

Hostile takeover in the cell

Mitochondria are known as energy suppliers for our cells, but they also play an important role in the defense against ...

Origin of rare disease FOP rooted in muscle regeneration dysfunction

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare disease characterized by extensive bone growth outside of the normal skeleton that pre-empts ...

Novel treatment target for heart disease found in the blood vessel wall

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 14, 2022) – A molecule of RNA called CARMN has been found in abundance in the healthy smooth ...

First melanoma test to offer reassurance of low risk of cancer spread

A pioneering test which reliably predicts the spread or return of the most deadly form of skin cancer has been ...

Strong evidence shows Sixth Mass Extinction of global biodiversity in progress

The history of life on Earth has been marked five times by events of mass biodiversity extinction caused by extreme ...

Risky food-finding strategy could be the key to human success

DURHAM, N.C. – It’s a cold and rainy Sunday afternoon: would you rather be running after tasteless wild berries, or ...

NIH awards WVU $2 million to study link between Alzheimer’s disease, chronic stress

One in nine Americans age 65 or older has Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. That’s about 6.2 million people. ...

Macrophages in the artery wall ‘smell’ their surroundings

LA JOLLA, CA—An artery is not like a nose. Or is it?Credit: Matt Ellenbogen, La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA ...

Martian meteorite’s organic materials origin not biological, formed by geochemical interactions between water and rock

Washington, DC—Organic molecules found in a meteorite that hurtled to Earth from Mars were synthesized during interactions between water and ...

Tuberculosis vaccine could assist future COVID-19 vaccine development

Despite unprecedented efforts to develop COVID-19 vaccines in record time amid the global pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 continues to spread rapidly with the emergence ...

Two new species of freshwater goby fish discovered in Palawan, Philippines

A team of biologists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) in Japan, and Western Philippines ...

Peanut studies reveal surprising truths about RNA and open the door to better understanding epigenetic mechanisms in plants

Plants encounter microbes all the time, in the air, water, and soil. Some cause disease, others are neutral, but a ...

Why do we forget? New theory proposes ‘forgetting’ is actually a form of learning

We create countless memories as we live our lives but many of these we forget. Why? Counter to the general ...

Successful transplants using damaged kidneys on the rise, but organ donors still wasted

A new analysis of national kidney transplant and organ discard data concludes that too many deceased donor organs with acute ...

Your gut senses the difference between real sugar and artificial sweetener

DURHAM, N.C. – Your taste buds may or may not be able to tell real sugar from a sugar substitute ...

New WVU bioenergy model provides reduced-carbon renewable energy source

An innovative bioenergy model developed at West Virginia University called “FUN-BioCROP” will help farmers better manage production while also boosting a renewable energy source ...

Examining how stress affects Parkinson’s disease