Cone snail venom shows potential for treating severe malaria
Study finds anti-adhesion drugs may hold the key to treating malaria, COVID-19, aids and other emerging diseasesCredit: Fred Pflueger, Ph.D....
CO2 dip may have helped dinosaurs walk from South America to Greenland
Climate shift may have aided herbivores on a 6,500-mile trekCredit: Lars Clemmensen A new paper refines estimates of when herbivorous...
New surgery may enable better control of prosthetic limbs
Reconnecting muscle pairs during amputation gives patients more sensory feedback from the limbCredit: MIT CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT researchers have...
Spanish scientists uncover early links between cardiovascular risk and brain metabolism
The report, published in JACC, is important because it suggests that very early intervention in modifiable cardiovascular risk factors could...
Tropical paper wasps babysit for neighbours
Credit: P Kennedy Wasps provide crucial support to their extended families by babysitting at neighbouring nests, according to new research...
New skin patch brings us closer to wearable, all-in-one health monitor
Credit: Wang lab/UC San Diego Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a soft, stretchy skin patch...
Insight about tumor microenvironment could boost cancer immunotherapy
Credit: UPMC, created with BioRender.com PITTSBURGH, Feb. 15, 2021 - A paper published today in Nature shows how chemicals in...
Moiré patterns facilitate discovery of novel insulating phases
UC Riverside-led study observed unexpected insulating phases by placing electrons on stacked monolayers of 2D semiconductorsCredit: Microwave Nano-Electronics Lab, UC...
Higher elevation birds sport thicker down “jackets” to survive the cold
Study of Himalayan songbirds in museum collections is first step toward using feathers to predict the effects of climate change...
Invasive flies prefer untouched territory when laying eggs
Credit: Hannah Burrack, NC State University A recent study finds that the invasive spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) prefers to...
Neanderthals and Homo sapiens used identical Nubian technology
Credit: Amos Frumkin Long held in a private collection, the newly analysed tooth of an approximately 9-year-old Neanderthal child marks...
Commuters are inhaling unacceptably high levels of carcinogens
Twenty minutes or longer in the car also raises risk of birth defectsCredit: Stan Lim/UCR A new study finds that...
Comet or asteroid: What killed the dinosaurs and where did it come from?
New theory explains possible origin of the Armageddon-causing object.Credit: Credit not required. This is a public domain image. It forever...
The comet that killed the dinosaurs
New theory explains possible origin of the Chicxulub impactorCredit: Gerd Altmann/Pixabay It was tens of miles wide and forever changed...
New physics rules tested on quantum computer
Simulation of non-Hermitian quantum mechanics using a quantum computer goes beyond centuries old conventionsCredit: Aalto University Aalto researchers have used...
Parents Say COVID-19 has disrupted children’s dental care
1 in 3 parents feel COVID-19 has made it harder to get preventive dental care for their child; families with...
UTIA Professor receives SAEA Emerging Scholar Award
Karen DeLong recognized for distinguished professional contributionsCredit: Photo courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Karen DeLong, associate professor in the Department...
Peeking at the pathfinding strategies of the hippocampus in the brain
Observed the pattern of change in place cells in animal experiments using cue-poor and cue-rich spatial environments. Suggesting new directions...
Membrane building blocks play decisive role in controlling cell growth
Credit: Marta Fratini Lipids are the building blocks of a cell's envelope - the cell membrane. In addition to their...
Strange creatures accidentally discovered beneath Antarctica’s ice shelves
Credit: Dr Huw Griffiths/British Antarctic Survey Far underneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic, there's more life than expected, finds...
