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October 10, 2025

Inside the lungs, a new hope for protection against flu damage

New experimental data pinpoints a molecular component responsible for modulating the damage the flu can wreck on the lungsCredit: Joana...

Energy production at Mutriku remains constant even if the wave force increases

The EOLO group has developed a statistical model that relates the power generation of the Mutriku wave farm to wave...

Air pollution during pregnancy may affect growth of newborn babies

A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country analyses the relationship between atmospheric pollution during pregnancy and the level...

Changing consumption of certain fatty acids can lessen severity of headaches

A new study shows how a change in diet based on certain classes of fatty acids decreased headaches in patients...

Potential drug target for difficult-to-treat breast cancer: RNA-binding proteins

Studies using human cell lines and tumors grown in mice provide early evidence that inhibiting RNA-binding proteins, a previously overlooked...

How ethane-consuming archaea pick up their favorite dish

Scientists of Bremen sucessfully decoded the structure of the enzyme responsible for ethane fixationCredit: Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology/...

The missing ocean plastic sink: Gone with the rivers

The mysterious ocean plastic sinkCredit: CEFREM/UPVD Plastics are a growing problem for natural ecosystems around the globe, and in particular...

Guadalupe fur seals continue to recover as new colony discovered

Credit: Jorge Paul Orduño García. Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi) have established a large resting colony in the Gulf of...

At what temperature the weather becomes a problem

Climate change leads to increasing heat strain for humans, animals and cropsCredit: U. Benz / TUM "We have studied which...

Uncovering the genetic mechanism behind Rett syndrome

Dysfunction in key gene causes neural stem cells to produce more astrocytes than neuronsCredit: Kyushu University/Nakashima Lab Fukuoka, Japan--Medical researchers...

New solution for sleep apnoea

Existing medications can reduce severity by 'at least 30%'Credit: The Hospital Research Foundation, South Australia In an Australian world-first, researchers...

Rudi GJ Westendorp to present at the 8th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting 2021

Rudi GJ Westendorp to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug...

Rethinking plastics

UD scientists and collaborators issue urgent call to action on plastics pollutionCredit: Graphics by Jeffrey C. Chase People lived without...

Skin in the game: Transformative approach uses the human body to recharge smartwatches

UMass Amherst team designs prototype charging system for wearable devicesCredit: UMass Amherst As smart watches are increasingly able to monitor...

SARS-CoV-2 replication targets nasal ciliated cells early in COVID-19 infection

The establishment of nasal mucosal immunity against SARS-CoV-2 through a nasal vaccine could be the most efficient way to combat...

For transplant patients, COVID-19 vaccination presents a different uncertainty

A pair of clinical trials at UC San Diego Health and Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute seek to quantify...

Pandemic prompts refocus of suicide study at Cincinnati Children’s

Researchers explore telehealth as a treatment option following $7.5 million awardCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted...

Scalable manufacturing of integrated optical frequency combs

Credit: Chao Xiang, UCSB Optical frequency combs consist of light frequencies made of equidistant laser lines. They have already revolutionized...

Unfinding a split electron

Scientists advance the understanding of potential topological quantum bitsCredit: IST Austria Quantum computers promise great advances in many fields -...

Cleaner air has boosted US corn and soybean yields, Stanford-led research shows