Humans can recognize and understand chimpanzee and bonobo gestures
Humans retain an understanding of gestures made by other great apes, even though we no longer use them ourselves, according ...
Month: January 2023
IVF-conceived children show no developmental or educational disadvantage at primary school age compared to spontaneously conceived peers, as per data on over 400,000 Australian kids
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Biomedical institutions agree on a set of open science practices to monitor
Eighty stakeholders from twenty major biomedical research institutions across the globe have agreed upon a list of 19 open science ...
TB vaccination could be overall cost-effective in 73 of 105 LMICs (70%) and produce economic benefits of US $474 billion by 2050, per modelling study by researchers at Harvard, LSHTM, the WHO and IAVI
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Study shows missed nursing care is a key factor in adverse outcomes for very low birthweight infants
PHILADELPHIA (January 24, 2023) – Sometimes hospital staff nurses cannot provide required care due to time constraints. This reality can ...
Researchers identify the origin of endothelial cells that constitute the vascular niche for hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells in zebrafish
Endothelial cells (ECs) line blood vessels and can serve as specialized vascular niches for hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs), ...
Micelles – the meeting place boosting reactions and interactions
Credit: Source IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski The occurrence of chemical reactions between like-charged compounds in aqueous solutions is very slow ...
Polygamous birds have fewer harmful mutations
Bird species that breed with several sexual partners have fewer harmful mutations, according to a study led by the Milner ...
GHz burst mode femtosecond laser pulses can create unique two-dimensional (2D) periodic surface nanostructures
Scientists working on laser application at the RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics (RAP) have demonstrated that GHz burst mode femtosecond ...
Bryophytes branch differently… also at the molecular level
Non-vascular bryophytes live in colonies that cover the ground and resemble tiny forests. In a real forest, plants compete for ...
Traffic pollution impairs brain function
A new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria has shown that common ...
Webb unveils dark side of pre-stellar ice chemistry
If you want to build a habitable planet, ices are a vital ingredient because they are the main source of ...
Pioneering method for stem cell diagnostics: Leif S. Ludwig receives Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Early Career Award
FRANKFURT. Our blood renews itself constantly. Each second, millions of new cells are added to our bloodstream which replace dying ...
Co-creating health for humanity: new trends in pharmaceutical interorganizational deals
It is a challenging feat to launch a new drug in the market, given the low probability of success during ...
Chemotherapy in the afternoon dramatically improves treatment outcomes in female lymphoma patients
Chemotherapy is a commonly used regimen for cancer treatment, but it is also a double-edged sword. While the drugs are ...
Scientists unveil least costly carbon capture system to date
RICHLAND, Wash.—The need for technology that can capture, remove and repurpose carbon dioxide grows stronger with every CO2 molecule that reaches ...
Global study of hypoxia in rivers shows it is more prevalent than previously thought
RENO, Nev. – New research led by University of Nevada, Reno Assistant Professor Joanna Blaszczak shows hypoxia in rivers and ...
Virus plus microplastics equal double whammy for fish health
Microplastics—tiny particles generated as plastics weather and fragment—pose a growing threat to ecosystem and human health. A new laboratory study ...
Wolves eliminate deer on Alaskan Island then quickly shift to eating sea otters, research finds
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Wolves on an Alaskan island caused a deer population to plumet and switched to primarily eating sea ...
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, receives prestigious award from city of Barcelona, Spain
The Barcelona City Council will honor Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, President of Mount Sinai Heart and Physician-in-Chief of The Mount ...
