Biology
Less intensively managed grasslands have higher plant diversity and better soil health, research shows for first time
Embargoed until: 05:01am GMT, Friday 25 November, 2022Credit: Markus Wagner Embargoed until: 05:01am GMT, Friday 25 November, 2022 Researchers have...
525-million-year-old fossil defies textbook explanation for brain evolution
Fossils of a tiny sea creature that died more than half a billion years ago may compel a science textbook...
Wild primate study ties importance of social environment to molecular markers of age in the brain
As people age, maintaining a positive and predictable social environment becomes more and more important. For instance, keeping close ties...
AI tailors artificial DNA for future drug development
With the help of an AI, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in designing synthetic DNA that...
Planet’s most unique birds at higher risk of extinction
A new study finds that bird species with extreme or uncommon combinations of traits face the highest risk of extinction....
About 2% of pregnant Canadian individuals self-report using cannabis in pregnancy, with usage associated with higher risk of preterm births, low birthweight newborns, and congenital anomalies, in a multi-region study of 1.28m births
Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0276824Credit: Daniel Reche, Pixabay, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0276824 Article Title: Cannabis use in pregnancy and maternal and...
CityU neuroscientists discover a new drug candidate for treating epilepsy
Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is one of the most common types of epilepsy worldwide. Although symptomatic medications are available, one-third...
Oncotarget | Treasures from trash in cancer research
“Most of these supposed useless data are often treated as trash and remain unexplored. However, in some cases, treasures hidden...
Aging | Krill oil protects dopaminergic neurons from age-related degeneration
“Thus, krill oil supplementation might serve as a possible approach for healthy brain aging interventions.”Credit: 2022 SenGupta et al. “Thus,...
Cardiovascular scientists to explore viral infection that can lead to sudden death
James Smyth, associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been awarded a five-year, $2.7 million grant from...
Genome studies uncover a new branch in fungal evolution
About 600 seemingly disparate fungi that never quite found a fit along the fungal family tree have been shown to...
Plants employ chemical engineering to manufacture bee-luring optical devices
Cambridge researchers have shown that plants can regulate the chemistry of their petal surface to create iridescent signals visible to...
Human evolution wasn’t just the sheet music, but how it was played
DURHAM, N.C. -- A team of Duke researchers has identified a group of human DNA sequences driving changes in brain...
Major discovery about mammalian brains surprises researchers
In a new breakthrough to understand more about the mammalian brain, University of Copenhagen researchers have made an incredible discovery....
Egyptian lagoon vital to Cyprus turtles
The number of green turtles breeding in Cyprus has risen in recent years – but this bounce-back depends heavily on...
Old World flycatchers’ family tree mapped
The European robin’s closest relatives are found in tropical Africa. The European robin is therefore not closely related to the...
Researchers identify brain markers of ADHD in children
CHICAGO – Researchers analyzing the data from MRI exams on nearly 8,000 children have identified biomarkers of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
World’s heaviest bird may be self-medicating on plants used in traditional medicine
If you see a great bustard (Otis tarda) in the wild, you’re unlikely to forget it. Massive, colorful, and impossible...
Oldest army ant ever discovered reveals iconic predator once raided Europe
Their nomadic lifestyle and ravenous raiding have taken army ants (Dorylinae) to most continents on Earth, but a rare fossil...
Of mice and men: Treating acne with systemic antibiotics can have unintended consequences on the maturing skeleton during adolescence
During adolescence, sex hormones drive significant physiologic changes. One of the most universal, and sometimes distressing, experiences during adolescence is...
