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Credit: NIAID Wastewater could be used as a surveillance tool to monitor the invasion, spread and eradication of COVID-19 in...

A natural amino acid could be a novel treatment for polyglutamine diseases

Researchers from Osaka Univ., National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, and Niigata Univ. identify the amino acid arginine as a...

Peer-reviewed data shows remdesivir for COVID-19 improves time to recovery

Preliminary results from NIH clinical trial publishedCredit: NIAID WHAT: The investigational antiviral remdesivir is superior to the standard of care...

Stem cells from placental amniotic membrane slow lung scarring in pulmonary fibrosis

Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - In a study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM), a team led...

Female Gulf War combat veterans have persistent symptoms more than 25 years later

Credit: Augusta University photographer Kim Ratliff AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 25, 2020) - More than a quarter century after the Gulf...

Defects in developing frog brain can be prevented or repaired with bioelectric drugs

Researchers suggest the discovery offers a roadmap for exploration of therapeutic drugs that could help repair birth defects in humansCredit:...

7,000 years of demographic history in France

Credit: © Eva-Maria Geigl et Thierry Grange, Institut Jacques Monod (CNRS/Université de Paris) A team led by scientists from the...

uOttawa researchers discover new sex hormone

New hormone that stimulates sexual functions in fish could lead to novel infertility treatments in humansCredit: Pixabay When University of...

Bristol scientists see through glass frogs’ translucent camouflage

Credit: Dr James Barnett Glass frogs are well known for their see-through skin but, until now, the reason for this...

There is no escaping from climate change, even in the deep sea

Credit: Isaac Brito-Morales et al., Nature Climate Change. May 25, 2020 Even though the deeper layers of the ocean are...

Marine species are outpacing terrestrial species in the race against global warming

Credit: © Gaël Grenouillet Global warming is causing species to search for more temperate environments in which to migrate to,...

A new law in laser physics could make eye surgery simpler

New soliton laser pulses deliver high energy in a trillionth of a secondCredit: Louise Cooper/University of Sydney Scientists have developed...

Study reveals first evidence inherited genetics can drive cancer’s spread

Credit: Elizabeth and Vincent Meyer Laboratory of Systems Cancer Biology at The Rockefeller University Sometimes cancer stays put, but often...

Understanding ceramic materials’ ‘mortar’ may reveal ways to improve them

Credit: Images courtesy Hongliang Zhang MADISON -- When most people think of ceramics, they might envision their favorite mug or...

New double-contrast technique picks up small tumors on MRI

Credit: Xiandoing Xue, UC Davis researchers at the University of California, Davis offers a significant advance in using magnetic resonance...

Astronomers see ‘cosmic ring of fire,’ 11 billion years ago

Unusual galaxy set to prompt rethink on how structures in the universe formCredit: James Josephides, Swinburne Astronomy Productions Astronomers have...

Public disclosure of COVID-19 cases is more effective than lockdowns

New research shows South Korea's tech and privacy laws effectively protect the vulnerable while preserving economic stability during the pandemicCredit:...

Pensoft partners with ReviewerCredit to certify and reward peer review

Credit: Pensoft Following recent API integration with ReviewerCredits, Pensoft - the scholarly publisher and technology provider - has launched a...

Record-high data transmission using a soliton crystal

An international team of researchers has developed an efficient way to create micro-combs and exploit them in highly performing and...

A new Critically Endangered frog named after ‘the man from the floodplain full of frogs’