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Two new studies revealed that anti-PD-1 immunotherapy given before surgery was safe and effective for patients with oral-cavity squamous cell ...

Dopamine’s many roles, explained

Among the neurotransmitters in the brain, dopamine has gained an almost mythical status. Decades of research have established its contribution ...

Honeybees use social distancing to protect themselves against parasites

Honeybees increase social distancing when their hive is under threat from a parasite, finds a new study led by an ...

A better way to raise chickens for low-intensity, small stakeholders

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – How can rural producers in Rwanda better produce chicken for both household consumption and profit? University of ...

Morro Bay seagrass loss causes change in fish populations

The loss of seagrass habitat caused a dramatic shift in fish species in Morro Bay. Areas once covered with lush ...

This squirrel watches its neighbor’s back

Just because you’re paranoid, that doesn’t mean everything isn’t actually trying to kill you.Credit: Annemarie van der Marel Just because ...

Smartphone app could improve aspirin use for healthy pregnancies

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 29, 2021 – Low-dose aspirin during pregnancy can help prevent preeclampsia, a serious, yet common, hypertension disorder — but it is ...

Hepatitis C infections among pregnant people increased substantially between 2009 and 2019, VUMC and RAND find

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can lead to long-term health problems including liver damage, liver failure, cirrhosis, liver cancer and ...

Dogs learn about word boundaries as human infants do

Dogs extract words from continuous speech using similar computations and brain regions as humans do, a new study combining EEG ...

Uncovering how injury to the pancreas impacts cancer formation

The IdeaCredit: DelGiorno, et. al. The Idea Pioneering research from scientists at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences ...

Drug-like molecule points to novel strategies for cancer therapy

A decade ago, genome sequencing revealed a big surprise: about 50 percent of human cancers are linked to mutations in ...

Postmenopausal women may benefit from estrogen compound research

URBANA, Ill. – Postmenopausal women have increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease due to loss of estrogen from metabolic ...

New ribosome-targeting antibiotic acts against drug-resistant bacteria

A new study published in Nature reports on a new antibiotic that binds to the ribosome of bacterial cells and ...

Hypoxia imaging and combination therapy aid immunotherapy treatment of solid tumors

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Immunotherapy using checkpoint inhibitors can work well to treat cancer, but only a minority of patients respond ...

Countermarketing based on anti-smoking campaigns reduces buying of sugary ‘fruit’ drinks for children

Public health messages such as in the image (associated with this release) — designed to reduce parents’ purchases of sugar-sweetened beverages ...

In dry years, rivers become birds’ crowded corridors

In a dry year in the West, when the world turns crispy and cracked, rivers and streams with their green, ...

Survivor salmon that withstand drought and ocean warming provide a lifeline for California chinook

In drought years and when marine heat waves warm the Pacific Ocean, late-migrating juvenile spring-run Chinook salmon of California’s Central ...

Stopping the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease