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To save California’s whales, put overlooked threats into policy
Whales are threatened by a variety of human activities off the West Coast of the United States, including fishing, ship...
Study reports potential target and compounds to slow the development of Alzheimer’s disease
New Orleans, LA – Researchers at LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence and Karolinska Institutet have discovered a...
Taking a closer look into fibroblasts in the central nervous system
The central nervous system (CNS) consists of several types of cells having varied specialized functions. While many of these cell...
Study discovers molecular properties of lung surfactants that could lead to better treatments for respiratory illnesses
A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities engineering researchers analyzed the fundamental properties and structures of lung surfactant—a...
Florida’s state shell at higher risk of extinction than previously thought
TAMPA, Fla. (Apr. 6, 2022) – The Florida horse conch population – one of the world’s largest invertebrate animals –...
Injured dinosaur left behind unusual footprints
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....
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...
