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Scientists reveal how chronic liver injury causes bone loss
A research team led by Prof. CHEN Di from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy...
Targeting necroptosis for inflammatory myopathies
A new study has suggested that treatment to target necroptosis in muscle fibers using a necroptosis inhibitor lessens myositis-induced muscle...
Discarded disposable face masks pose a threat to marine life
Disposable face masks could be harmful to wildlife, according to researchers who have observed harmful effects of the masks on...
Protein protects brain cells most impacted by glaucoma
AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 1, 2022) — A ubiquitous protein called sigma 1 receptor, which is known to protect cells from...
Noble False Widow Spider captures bats in the attic
Scientists from the Ryan Institute in NUI Galway have published the first record of a Noble False Widow spider feeding...
Scaling laws in enzymes may help predict life ‘as we don’t know it.’
The only references we have for “life” are the forms we know on Earth. Astrobiologists suspect that the search for...
Tufts University researchers investigate how opioid use affects offspring in rats
New research from scientists at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University suggests opioid use before pregnancy—even if not used during...
New approach to flexible robotics and metamaterials design mimics nature, encourages sustainability
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study challenges the conventional approach to designing soft robotics and a class of materials called...
NYITCOM scientists to use innovative imaging technique in NIH-funded research on diabetic heart failure treatments
A research team from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM), led by Biomedical Sciences Instructor Satoru Kobayashi,...
Nostalgia can relieve pain
Reflecting on fond memories goes a step beyond making you feel warm and fuzzy: nostalgia can reduce pain perception. Nostalgia...
Thalamic cortices mediate nostalgia-induced pain relief
Ever noticed that looking at photos of good times with family or friends diminishes the pain of your headache? Nostalgia...
Discovery of an innate immunological memory in the intestine
The innate immune system plays a crucial role in regulating host-microbe interactions, and especially in providing protection against pathogens that...
How a two-faced molecule can silence problematic genes
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) develop a hybrid technology to safely and effectively silence disease-causing genes in...
Elephant seal’s map sense tells them when to head ‘home’
Each year, pregnant female elephant seals take an approximately 240-day trek over 10,000 kilometers across the Eastern North Pacific Ocean...
Ergonomic chair based on the innovation by Lithuanian researchers might help reduce back pain
Soon, people working sedentary jobs will be able to take advantage of the innovation created by Lithuanians and prevent troublesome...
Mineralization of amber insects provides new view of amber taphonomy
Inclusions in amber can preserve organisms' organs, tissues and cells in high fidelity, and are known as "exceptionally preserved" fossils.Credit:...
Mystery solved about the origin of the 30,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf
The almost 11 cm high figurine from Willendorf is one of the most important examples of early art in Europe....
Making the invisible visible: A clearer ‘picture’ of blood vessels in health and disease thanks to new imaging approach
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have developed and tested a new imaging approach they say will accelerate imaging-based research in the...
Scientists discover mechanism behind how certain osmolytes cause kidney damage
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have uncovered the mechanism by which osmolytes used to treat high fluid...
MU scientist links epigenetic biomarkers to gastrointestinal issues for kids with autism
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- As a clinician at the University of Missouri Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, David Beversdorf...
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