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HOUSTON – (Sept. 22, 2021) – A little more sexy time for symbionts could help coral reefs survive the trials...

Scientists show how mucus protein contributes to worsening COPD, asthma, lung conditions

CHAPEL HILL, NC – Mucus is an essential protective layer of gel-like liquid composed largely of proteins called mucins throughout...

Early Homo sapiens groups in Europe faced subarctic climates

The process how our species dispersed into new environments at that time represents an important evolutionary turning point that ultimately...

Desert teamwork explains global pattern of co-operation in birds

A new study from the Kalahari Desert finds that teamwork allows birds to cope with brutally unpredictable environments.Credit: Andrew Young...

Physiological stressors triggering disease in the heart

UTICA, NY — It’s not uncommon for people to live normal, healthy lives without knowledge of any underlying genetic conditions....

Mario Ignacio Romero-Ortega, Cullen Endowed Professor of biomolecular engineering at University of Houston

Improving control for users of robotic prosthetics

A University of Houston biomedical engineer has been awarded $2.8 million by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke...

Theory of bubbles lifts cell biology into a new, more quantitative era

The heady math that describes how bubbles form in a glass of Champagne has inspired a framework for engineering living...

Unique sugar structures could identify early-stage liver cancer

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) researchers report in Molecular Cancer Research that they have identified specific sugar structures that correlate to...

Researchers explain how nanomaterial aids antibody response, study it as antibody factory

AMES, Iowa – The researchers’ original task was to figure out how certain polymer nanomaterials provided for a low-inflammatory immune...

Maritime rope could be adding billions of microplastics to the ocean every year

The hauling of rope on maritime vessels could result in billions of microplastic fragments entering the ocean every year, according...

Researchers study recurrent neural network structure in the brain

Two University of Wyoming researchers decided to pick each other’s brain, so to speak. Specifically, they examined the importance of...

University of Washington researchers discover four dinosaurs in Montana

A team of paleontologists from the University of Washington and its Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture excavated four...

Right program could turn immune cells into cancer killers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: PNAS Dec. 10, 2002, Copyright (2002) National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cancer-fighting immune cells...

Schematic of the dynamic core hypothesis

Which types of brain activity support conscious experiences?

WASHINGTON, September 21, 2021 -- Consciousness remains one of the brain's biggest mysteries. We know very little about how it...

Beak length variety in the grandchildren

Darwin’s short-beak enigma solved

Charles Darwin was obsessed with domestic pigeons. He thought they held the secrets of selection in their beaks. Free from...

Eating less fat may save your hair

Tokyo, Japan – It’s well known that obesity is linked to the development of numerous diseases in humans. Heart disease,...

First Aeson artificial heart implanted in female patient at University of Louisville/UofL Health - Jewish Hospital

First-in-world heart implant: Woman receives novel type of artificial heart at UofL Health — Jewish Hospital by University of Louisville physicians

EDITOR’S NOTE: Media are invited to a virtual news conference Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time via Zoom...

Study shows use of smartphone app associated with lower hospital readmission rates for heart attack survivors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Francoise Marvel and Seth Martin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Data collected from a group of 200 heart attack...

Predicting bear intrusions on settlements: A 15 year Beech tree flower study

In recent years, black bears (Ursus thibetanus japonicus) encounter humans in rural and suburban areas of Japan leading to the...

Repeated injury to airway stem cells could be major factor in chronic lung disease