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Deciphering insect-borne viruses
There is no treatment or vaccine for the West Nile, dengue, or Zika viruses. These infections caused by flaviviruses—mosquito-borne viruses—are...
ARS-developed Varroa-resistant honey bees better winter survivors
Baton Rouge, La., April 7, 2022—Pol-line honey bees, a type of Varroa mite resistant honey bee developed by the Agricultural...
Selective breeding sustainably protects honey bees from Varroa mite
Credit: Thomas O'Shea-Wheller A new breed of honey bees provides a major advance in the global fight against the...
Chemical compound promotes healthy aging
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – A recently discovered chemical compound helped elderly mice with obesity lose fat and weight, add muscle and...
Getting to the heart of bedwetting
Philadelphia, April 7, 2022 -- Researchers make a compelling, evidence-based case for expanding the diagnostic workup to include cardiac arrhythmias...
Electronic implant reactivates spinal-cord nerves of a patient with neurodegenerative disease
A patient suffering from a debilitating neurodegenerative disease was able to get up and walk again after being bedridden for...
Mini-livers on a chip
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—April 6, 2022—A vaccine for hepatitis C has eluded scientists for more than 30 years, for several reasons. For one,...
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...
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