Amylin peptide in the brain senses isolation and drives social contact-seeking behavior
As we have experienced during the COVID pandemic, loneliness, or perceived social isolation, is a major stress for social animals ...
Month: February 2022
Towards self-sensing soft robots with electrochemically driven pumps
The word “robot” would probably conjure up images of hard metallic bodies that are invulnerable to attacks. In modern day-to-day ...
UTSW study finds mechanical hearts can regenerate some heart tissue
Mechanical hearts spur some regeneration in dormant parts of failing hearts, according to a UT Southwestern pilot study that shows ...
Study finds survivors of weather-related disasters may have accelerated aging
When Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico in September 2017 as a high-end category 4 storm, it left in its ...
Bronze Age women altered genetic landscape of Orkney, study finds
AN INTERNATIONAL team led by researchers at the University of Huddersfield has used ancient DNA to rewrite the history of ...
Glaucoma: Seeing the light at the end of the (nano)tunnel
Reduced blood flow and impaired neurovascular coupling are well-known features of glaucoma, the main cause of non-curable blindness affecting 80 million ...
Described a new large titanosaurian dinosaur from the Pyrenees
Researchers from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), the Conca Dellà Museum (MCD), the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ...
Metabolism of COVID-19 antibodies from convalescent plasma suggests possible safe treatment for high risk children
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Will Kirk, Johns Hopkins University FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that a prospective study ...
Chimpanzees apply insects to wounds, a potential case of medication?
A research team from Osnabrück University and the Ozouga Chimpanzee Project has, for the first time, observed chimpanzees applying insects ...
Stressed out worms use epigenetic inheritance to produce more sexually attractive offspring
Sexual reproduction allows organisms to mix up their genes and develop new adaptations to survive a harsh and ever-changing environment. ...
Mouse experiments show how sugar molecules can be used to track stem cells
EMBARGOED TILL MONDAY, FEB. 7 AT 11 A.M. ETCredit: Image courtesy of Shreyas Kuddannaya EMBARGOED TILL MONDAY, FEB. 7 AT ...
Trapping sperm in semen’s natural gel could lead to new contraceptive
PULLMAN, Wash. – A discovery that blocks the normal transition of semen from a thick gel to a liquid shows ...
Nebraska scientist in race to create immune system ‘digital twin’
Lincoln, Nebraska, Feb. 7, 2022 — The renewal of a National Institutes of Health grant will enable a University of ...
No time to exercise? What about THREE SECONDS a day?
Lifting weights for as little as three seconds a day can have a positive impact on muscle strength, a new ...
In world-first, Tel Aviv University researchers engineer human spinal cord implants for treating paralysis
For the first time in the world, researchers from Sagol Center for Regenerative Biotechnology at Tel Aviv University have engineered ...
Dog feces and urine could be harming nature reserves, according to new study
New research finds that dogs being walked in nature reserves contribute a significant amount of nutrients to the environment through ...
New research bites holes into theories about Megalodons
A new study leaves large tooth marks in previous conclusions about the body shape of the Megalodon, one of the ...
Latest study reveals no one still knows what the Megalodon really looked like
A new scientific study shows that all previously proposed body forms of the gigantic Megalodon, or megatooth shark, which lived ...
Key amino acid in heme production helps fight aging in muscles
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that a mixture of 5-aminolevulinic acid(5-ALA) hydrochloride and sodium ferrous ...
The abyssal world: the last terra incognita of the Earth surface.
The deep-ocean floor is the least explored ecosystem on the planet, despite covering more than 60% of the Earth surface. ...
