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Those widely available COVID-19 vaccinations keeping the majority of the population free from serious illness will not be enough to...

New aerogel maintains functionality, superelasticity at extreme temperatures

Aerogel materials serve a vital role as protective materials needed for many fields, including as electromagnetic interference shielding material for...

A review of the etiology of severe acute hepatitis in children

Severe acute hepatitis of unknown causes in children is on the rise: A pediatric investigation review probes deeper for insights

In children in the US and UK, a sudden increase in the number of cases of severe acute hepatitis of...

Healthy saliva prevents viruses from infecting cells.

New key protection against COVID-19 found in saliva!

The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has spread around the world at an unprecedented rate, evading containment countermeasures. Understanding the mechanisms by...

HKU Faculty of Dentistry utilises AI technology to automate the process of denture design and enhance treatment efficiency without compromising accuracy

Loss of permanent teeth is usually caused by dental diseases or trauma and is common in the global population, especially...

New research furthers understanding of the electronic structure of graphite

Graphite is an incredibly important, versatile mineral, with uses spanning industries. Because graphite can easily conduct electricity and withstand high...

Invasive fish: Sperm hijacking as success strategy

The Prussian carp is considered one of the most successful invasive fish species in Europe. Its ability to reproduce asexually...

Vulture claws back into history

Australia’s first fossil vulture has been confirmed more than 100 years after it was first described as an eagle. Credit: Artwork...

Mother’s immune cells appear to exacerbate complications of preeclampsia

AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 19, 2022) – T-cells, immune cells that normally protect us, appear to play a key role in the...

The role of local narratives in emerging climate governance

New study finds environmental injustice is key to decoding climate change debate

MIAMI—A new study from researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science found...

Involvement of the liver-gut peripheral neural axis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease pathologies via hepatic HTR2A

Niigata, Japan – The research group of Professor Kamimura in Niigata University have demonstrated that the autonomic liver–gut peripheral neural...

UTA recognized for its efforts in addressing food insecurity and reducing food waste

The University of Texas at Arlington has won the national Excellence in Sustainability Award from the National Association of College...

Newborn immature dentate granule neurons

Discovery of molecular signatures of immature neurons in the human brain throughout life provide new insights into brain plasticity and other functions, according to Penn Medicine researchers

PHILADELPHIA – A team led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has used...

Retinal pigment epithelium in wild-type and Serpin1-null mice

NIH study finds loss of ‘youth’ protein may drive aging in the eye

Loss of the protein pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF), which protects retinal support cells, may drive age-related changes in the retina,...

Six-country African study shows COVID-19 can be dangerous in pregnancy

A new study involving hospitalized women in six African countries from the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s (UMSOM) Institute...

Robotic Waist Tether for Research Into Metabolic Cost of Walking

NSF funds machine-learning research at UNO and UNL to study energy requirements of walking in older adults

For a healthy young adult, walking for ten minutes consumes less energy than the calorie content of one slice of...

Did gonorrhea give us grandparents?

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine previously found a set of human gene mutations that protect older...

FSU team makes discovery advancing epilepsy research

A team of Florida State University College of Medicine researchers has found a link between a specific protein in the...

Binding processes of cadherins revealed by high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM).

Visualization of binding processes of cell-cell adhesion molecules in solution

Cell, tissue, and organ structure is maintained by cell-cell adhesion molecules that connect opposing cells. Cadherins are a class of...

With radically improved pain control, bone marrow donors can gift stem cells without worry of undue side effects or opioid use