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UCI-led team first to discover new neural circuits that regulate spatial learning and memory in the brain’s hippocampal formation
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 10, 2022 — A research team led by University of California, Irvine has discovered new neural circuits...
Dolphin females have working clitoris, anatomical evidence suggests
Like humans, female dolphins have a functional clitoris, according to a study appearing January 10 in the journal Current Biology....
Breakthrough into the cause of male infertility
Scientists at Newcastle University have identified a new genetic mechanism that can cause severe forms of male infertility. Credit: Newcastle University,...
ERC Starting Grant for Kai Kretzschmar
Oral squamous cell carcinoma is the most common malignant tumour type in the oral cavity. It differs greatly from patient...
New resource from NCCN shares evidence-based approaches to recognize and manage graft-versus-host disease after stem cell transplantation
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN®) today announced the publication of new NCCN Guidelines for Patients®:...
A crowning achievement in understanding head development
Cranial neural crest cells, or CNCCs, contribute to many more body parts than their humble name suggests. These remarkable stem...
Study shows climate change will lead to increase in kidney stones
Philadelphia, January 10, 2022—Rising temperatures due to climate change will lead to an increase in cases of kidney stones over...
Pheasants lose their cool after fighting
Pheasants lose their cool after fightingCredit: Credit Tim Fawcett Pheasants lose their cool after fighting Pheasants' heads cool rapidly as...
Life in the “dead” heart of Australia
8 January 2022, Sydney. A team of Australian and international scientists led by Australian Museum (AM) and University of New...
Budget of dissolved organic carbon in the South China Sea assessed by an eddy-resolving ocean model
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is the majority of marine organic carbon. Understanding its source and sink processes is of great...
Study sets framework for precision surveillance of colorectal cancer
A team of Vanderbilt researchers has revealed some of the mechanisms by which polyps develop into colorectal cancer, setting the...
Biotechnology could provide an environmentally more sustainable alternative to egg white protein production
The research by the Future Sustainable Food Systems research group at the University of Helsinki together with VTT Technical Research...
Scientists uncover the distribution and physiological role of planteose
Osaka, Japan—Witchweed (Striga spp.) and broomrapes (Orobanche and Phelipanche spp.) are root parasitic weeds that inflict major losses in agriculture...
Which animals exist right here? Now researchers are able to find the answer out of thin air
Identifying the animal species that live in a particular area can be a lot of work. Usually it means spotting...
Anxiety and PTSD linked to increased myelin in brain’s gray matter
A recent study links anxiety behavior in rats, as well as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in military veterans, to...
Researchers develop optical biopsy system that detects liver cancer
WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed an optical biopsy system that can distinguish between cancerous and healthy liver tissue. The new...
Resisting the pressure
Knowing, when exactly immune cells will try to invade a tumor is difficult. In order to be able to study...
How do we provide meaning to our environment? Cracking the neural code to the brain
The brain is the most complex organ in our body – constantly absorbing and interpreting our surroundings, and guiding our...
WVU receives NIH funding to dissect the mechanism of retinal degeneration
Inherited retinal degeneration can make even the most mundane tasks—like cooking, driving and walking down the sidewalk—difficult or impossible, and...
Unlocking the secrets of a critical schistosomiasis drug
Independent teams from Texas Biomedical Research Institute and the Medical College of Wisconsin have published two papers in Science Translational...
