To save nature, focus on populations, not species
AMHERST, Mass. – Human-released greenhouse gasses are causing the world to warm, and with that warming comes increasing stress for ...
Month: December 2022
Protein mutation that causes Parkinson’s may prevent another neurodegenerative disease
A University of Massachusetts Amherst scientist has discovered that a mutation in the misfolding protein that causes Parkinson’s disease offers ...
Experimental COVID-19 vaccine offers long-term protection against severe disease
FOR RELEASE AT: Thursday, December 1, at 2 p.m. US ETCredit: UNC School of Medicine FOR RELEASE AT: Thursday, December ...
Oncotarget | Essential amino acids as diagnostic biomarkers of hepatocellular carcinoma based on metabolic analysis
“The current and previous findings provide a rationale for further investigations into the potential utility of leucine, valine, and tryptophan ...
How can sex education training videos be more inclusive?
Sexuality education often fails LGBTQIA2S+ students*, few of whom report ever receiving inclusive education at school. Yet sexuality education classrooms ...
Patients may be at higher risk of overdose when opioid therapy for pain is discontinued
Opioid-related overdose is now a leading cause of accidental death in the United States and Canada. A study published December ...
Primary series and original booster provide protection against Omicron infection
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are less effective against Omicron infections than other variants. A study publishing December 1st in the open ...
A quality-conscious protein
An interdisciplinary team of scientists from Cologne, Heidelberg and Munich have discovered a new function of a well-known enzyme: The ...
Where did Omicron come from?
First discovered a year ago in South Africa, the SARS-CoV-2 variant later dubbed “Omicron” spread across the globe at incredible ...
Despite peculiarities, conservation challenges are similar in Madagascar and Brazil
Nature in Madagascar, an island off southeast Africa slightly larger than metropolitan France, is so unusual that 82% of its ...
UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima and Deputy Executive Director Matthew Kavanagh highlight inequalities in sex and gender, access to drugs and access to funding, as barriers to tackling AIDS and other pandemics
UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima and Deputy Executive Director Matthew Kavanagh highlight inequalities in sex and gender, access to drugs ...
Small studies of 40Hz sensory stimulation confirm safety, suggest Alzheimer’s benefits
A pair of early stage clinical studies testing the safety and efficacy of 40Hz sensory stimulation to treat Alzheimer’s disease ...
An exotic interplay of electrons
Water that simply will not freeze, no matter how cold it gets – a research group involving the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf ...
Hibernating corals and the microbiomes that sustain them
As winter approaches, many species of animals — from bears and squirrels to parasitic wasps and a few lucky humans ...
Aging | Glutaminase inhibitors rejuvenate human skin via clearance of senescent cells: a study using a mouse/human chimeric model
“Therefore, senescent cell eliminators for aging skin cells may be an effective option for treating skin aging.”Credit: 2022 Takaya et ...
Livent and NTU Singapore announce research partnership to accelerate innovation in sustainable lithium battery technologies
Livent Corporation (NYSE: LTHM) and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) will be collaborating in research that will drive new ...
Optimal blood tests for development of new therapies of Alzheimer’s disease
A new study have identified which blood tests are best at detecting Alzheimer’s disease during the earliest stages, and another ...
Ranches of the future could be home to cows wearing smart-watch-style sensors powered by their movements
Using smart technology to monitor the health, reproductivity, location, and environmental conditions of cattle can help with food safety and ...
To trigger Crohn’s disease, pathogenic bacteria co-opt a genetic susceptibility
Credit: Weill Cornell Medicine Journal Cell Article Title Agr2-associated ER stress promotes adherent-invasive E. coli dysbiosis and triggers CD103+ dendritic ...
Do women age differently from men?
The life expectancy of women is significantly higher than that of men. However, women also suffer more often from age-related ...
