UBC researchers discover ‘weak spot’ across major COVID-19 variants
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a key vulnerability across all major variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, ...
Month: August 2022
Breaking in a new planet
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The harder you hit something – a ball, a walnut, a geode – the more likely ...
New model describes puffs, slugs, and the role of randomness in transitional turbulence
Mention the word “turbulence” and you might conjure up images of bumpy flights, stormy weather, and choppy ocean or river ...
This mouse can’t keep a secret about the “secretome”
The “secretome” refers to proteins that are secreted by a cell, a tissue or an organism. In a new study published ...
New prenatal test can reduce time, cost of detecting chromosomal abnormalities
NEW YORK, NY (Aug. 17, 2022)--A new prenatal test developed by researchers at Columbia University Fertility Center can determine if ...
Dogs lying in the middle of the road after sunrise at Kewa Pueblo, in no hurry to start the day
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Aug. 17, 2022—Comprehensive data from several seasons of field research in the Alaskan Arctic will address uncertainties ...
Reduced myocardial blood flow is new clue in how COVID-19 is impacting the heart
Patients with prior COVID may be twice as likely to have unhealthy endothelial cells that line the inside of the ...
Baylor study combines lithophane, 3D printing to enable individuals to “see” data regardless of level of eyesight
WACO, Texas (Aug. 17, 2022) – A research team led by Baylor University chemists has taken a groundbreaking step forward ...
Why heat makes us sleepy
On the hottest summer days, you may find yourself dozing off in the middle of the day. In some parts ...
Why we fit a mini brain with a mini cap
It could be the world’s tiniest EEG electrode cap, created to measure activity in a brain model the size of ...
South America might have been settled over 18,000 years ago, with evidence of a genetic bottleneck around 12,800 years ago, per Y chromosome genomic analysis
South America might have been settled over 18,000 years ago, with evidence of a genetic bottleneck around 12,800 years ago, ...
Navy dolphins wearing video cameras capture the sights and sounds as they hunt fish and even a sea snake
Navy dolphins wearing video cameras capture the sights and sounds as they hunt fish and even a sea snakeCredit: Ridgway ...
Study fails to show that dogs or wolves can form reputations of humans
A small study did not find evidence that wolves or dogs could form reputations of humans as “generous” or “selfish” ...
After climate-linked disasters, some US animal shelters experience a spike in dog and cat numbers for up to a year
After climate-linked disasters, some US animal shelters experience a spike in dog and cat numbers for up to a yearCredit: ...
Preterm birth’s link with educational attainment explored in U.K. primary and secondary schoolchildren
All children born before full term are more likely to have poorer attainment during primary school compared with children born ...
Isolation may affect horses’ health too: Housing them alone appears to stress and hamper their immune system
Isolation may affect horses' health too: housing them alone appears to stress and hamper their immune systemCredit: Ibrahim Rifath, Unsplash, ...
Frogs use brains or camouflage to evade predators
Throughout evolution, prey animals have adopted a range of strategies to evade their predators. But these oftentimes elaborate strategies come ...
“Nutri-Score” label may counter misleading sugar claims on groceries
A new analysis suggests that the Nutri-Score—a label indicating the overall nutritional quality of a food product—can counteract the misleading ...
Cellular waste may supercharge immune cell function
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (August 17, 2022) — The immune cells that protect us from infection and cancer seek out a ...
New research model illuminates how organs communicate with each other
LA JOLLA, CA—Our many different organ systems are in constant communication with each other. During exercise, for example, muscles send ...
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