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June 22, 2026

New discovery paves way for next generation malaria vaccine

Researchers develop genetically attenuated parasite (GAP) that arrests late in the liver stage of human malariaCredit: Seattle Children's In an...

Working in the sun — heating of the head may markedly affect safety and performance

Prolonged exposure of the head to strong sunlight significantly impairs cognitively dominated functions and coordination of complex motor tasksCredit: Andreas...

Wearable patch may provide new treatment option for skin cancer

Credit: Purdue University/Chi Hwan Lee WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Conventional melanoma therapies, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, suffer from the toxicity...

Antibodies against sugars, internal radiation: Powerful package against cervical cancer

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University The sugar coating on cancer cells helps them thrive, and a new study...

Shining like a diamond: A new species of diamond frog from northern Madagascar

Credit: Mark D. Scherz Despite the active ongoing taxonomic progress on Madagascar's frogs, the amphibian inventory of this hyper-diverse island...

The Lancet Global Health: Estimates suggest one in five people worldwide have an underlying health condition that could increase their risk of severe COVID-19 if infected

Credit: The Lancet Global Health The share of the population at increased risk (with at least one underlying health condition...

Coffee, cocoa and vanilla: an opportunity for more trees in tropical agricultural landscapes

Research team from Göttingen University investigates the land-use history of agroforestry systemsCredit: Kristina Osen The cultivation of coffee, cocoa and...

Red Sea plankton communities ebb and flow with the seasons

NIH launches analytics platform to harness COVID-19 patient data to speed treatments

Credit: National Center for Translational Sciences The National Institutes of Health has launched a centralized, secure enclave to store and...

Your brain shows if you are lonely or not

New insight into how the brain maps our interpersonal tiesCredit: Figure provided by Andrea L. Courtney and Meghan L. Meyer...

Calling for nursing support amid COVID-19 pandemic

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (June 15, 2020) - There are close to 28 million nurses around the world who comprise...

Taking a landslide’s temperature to avert catastrophe

A new model for deep-seated landslides that takes into account the temperature of a thin, unstable layer of clay could...

Directly printing 3D tissues within the body

Researchers take a step closer to 3D printing living tissues in patientsCredit: Ohio State University (LOS ANGELES) - In the...

Genetic rescue of SHANK3 is potential therapy in rare forms of autism spectrum disorder

A mouse model and previous studies suggest that genetic intervention in SHANK3-related ASD may be most effective earlier in developmentCredit:...

New fossil discovery shows 50 million-year-old Canada-Australia connection

Credit: Copyright: The Canadian Entomologist. Used by permission. The discovery of a tiny insect fossil is unearthing big questions about...

Barriers exist to using risk stratification tools to evaluate pulmonary embolism in the ED

Credit: Kirsty Challen, B.Sc., MBCHB, MRES, Ph.D., Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, United Kingdom DES PLAINES, IL -- Common barriers exist to...

New study of bats could provide clues to protection against coronaviruses

Credit: Jon Flanders STONY BROOK, NY, June 15, 2020 - Some bat species seem to carry coronaviruses but rarely be...

COVID-19 pandemic could decimate outdoor environmental, science education programs

11 million children at risk of losing access to educational and health benefits of outdoor educationCredit: UC Berkeley photo courtesy...

Rochester researchers unlock clues to a dramatic chapter of Earth’s geological history

Credit: Akshay Mehra / Princeton Grinder Lab photo Imagine Earth completely covered in ice. While it's hard to picture all...

Cell wall research reveals possibility of simple and sustainable method to protect crops