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A set of dinosaur footprints in Spain has unusual features because the dinosaur that made the tracks had an injured...

Conversion efforts aimed at LGBTQI2+ people are prevalent in Québec, Canada

A survey study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, and two-spirit (LGBTQI2+) people in Québec, Canada, found that about...

Good parenting evolved multiple times in moss animals

The spindly filaments and coral-like colonies of the ancient phylum of marine animals known as bryozoans likely aren't the first...

First large-scale study of COVID-era birth data finds significant drop in cesarian, induced deliveries

Premature births from cesarian (C-sections) and induced deliveries fell by 6.5% during the first month of the Covid-19 pandemic and...

Vegetarian birds more sociable than insect eaters, shows research

Weaver birds that eat seeds flock together and nest in colonies more commonly than those species that eat insects, suggests...

Lundquist Institute Investigator Dr. Frans Walther receives grant to develop an aerosolized lung surfactant

Credit: The Lundquist Institute

CABI-led study creates first forecasting models targeting Fall Armyworm larval stages for Africa to help fight against devastating pest

A CABI-led study has developed the first forecasting models targeting the larval stages of fall armyworm – using real-time earth...

Researchers develop new model to detect and combat lung cancer recurrence

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a devastating disease and the leading cause of American cancer deaths. Even patients suitable...

Research team from Goethe University discovers Achilles’ heel of dangerous hospital pathogen

FRANKFURT. Each year, over 670,000 people in Europe fall ill through pathogenic bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, and 33,000...

Laser light, a dye and a nonsurgical implant could help overcome obesity

When dieting and exercise aren’t enough, weight-loss surgery can be an effective obesity treatment. But people who don’t want surgery...

SynGAP Research Fund (SRF) announces grants to Dr. Kurt Haas and Dr. Graziella Di Cristo in partnership with Canada’s Rare Diseases: Models and Mechanisms Network (RDMMN)

SynGAP Research Fund & Rare Diseases Models and Mechanisms Network partner to co-fund two SYNGAP1 animal model studies in the labs...

Eating bushmeat could reduce childhood anaemia in Amazon forest communities

Eating wild animals, known collectively as bushmeat or wildmeat, is associated with reduced anaemia cases among children living in the...

Touchy subject: 3D printed fingertip ‘feels’ like human skin

Machines can beat the world’s best chess player, but they cannot handle a chess piece as well as an infant....

S100A4 protein may be immunotherapy target for glioblastomas

Houston Methodist researchers identify an immunotherapy target to combat glioblastomas

HOUSTON-(April 5, 2022) – Houston Methodist researchers have identified the genetic and molecular fingerprints of different cancer and immune cells...

Decoding the molecular clock that controls neurogenesis in the visual center of Drosophila

The nervous system is made up of diverse cells that arise from progenitors in a specific time-dependent pattern. In a...

Newly identified neutrophil subset is a promising therapeutic target

Using a protein nanoparticle they designed, scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have identified two distinct subtypes of neutrophils...

The pleasant smell of wet soil indicates danger to bacteria-eating worms, Concordia researchers find

The smell of geosmin is unmistakable: it’s the odour that permeates the air after a summer rain squall or fills...

Study reveals the science behind those irresistible puppy-dog eyes

Philadelphia (April 5, 2022) – Can’t resist your pup’s adoring expression when he begs for a treat? A new study...

Reproductive factors and dementia risk

Pregnancy, long reproductive span, and older age at menopause are associated with a lower risk of dementia in women, according...

How left brain asymmetry is related to reading ability