Biology
A live biotherapeutic product reduces lung damage in a neonatal mouse model of chronic lung disease
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Two factors contribute to the lung disease bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or BPD, in extremely premature infants — the...
Unexpected electrical changes seen in first successful transplant of genetically-modified pig heart
Ten months after transplanting the first genetically-modified pig heart into a human patient, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM)...
Largest known manta ray population is thriving off the coast of Ecuador, new research shows
NEWPORT, Ore. – Scientists have identified off the coast of Ecuador a distinct population of oceanic manta rays that is...
‘Devastatingly cute’ bats look for bugs in forest clearings and corridors
URBANA, Ill. – Forest managers cut down trees, but their ultimate goal is to keep forests healthy and growing. Bats...
UCSC scientists find microplastics in Monterey Bay water, anchovies, and seabirds
A study of microplastic pollution in Monterey Bay has found widespread occurrence of microplastics in the seawater and in the...
Fentanyl vaccine potential ‘game changer’ for opioid epidemic
A research team led by the University of Houston has developed a vaccine targeting the dangerous synthetic opioid fentanyl that...
International team of leading Israeli universities finds oldest evidence of the controlled use of fire to cook food
Credit: Tel Aviv University Embargoed until Tuesday, November 15 at 6AM (Israel time) International Team of Leading Israeli Universities...
Princeton Chemistry discovers new pathway for antimicrobial peptides
Researchers in the Princeton University Department of Chemistry have discovered a new multi-step pathway through which bacteria found in the...
Safety in space: Synthetic hibernation could provide protection from cosmic radiation
It is still a glimpse into the future: Astronauts could be put into artificial hibernation and in this state be...
California Academy of Sciences researchers produce first-ever ‘family tree’ for aquarium-bred corals
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (November 14, 2022) — Corals bred in public aquaria provide novel research opportunities and a healthy stock for...
Honey bee life spans are 50% shorter today than they were 50 years ago
A new study by University of Maryland entomologists shows that the lifespan for individual honey bees kept in a controlled, laboratory...
Rats bop to the beat
Accurately moving to a musical beat was thought to be a skill innately unique to humans. However, new research now...
Eyal Gottlieb, Ph.D., to join MD Anderson as Vice President for Research
HOUSTON ― The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced that Eyal Gottlieb, Ph.D., has been named the...
Beauty is only skin deep. As it turns out, so is disease detection
Human skin is the body's largest organ. It also protects internal living tissue and other organs, regulates body temperature, and...
The nose-brain pathway: exploring the role of trigeminal nerves in delivering intranasally administered antidepressant
Intranasal (in.) administration has been garnering increasing popularity as a non-invasive approach to deliver drugs directly to the brain. This...
What makes mice fat, but not rats? Suppressing neuromedin U, study finds
Our sensory urges ranging from anger to hunger are regulated by hormonal or neuronal signals. Often, these impulses appear as...
Having good friendships may make for a healthier gut microbiome
Social connections are essential for good health and wellbeing in social animals, such as ourselves and other primates. There is...
Aging | Age-associated changes in microglia activation and Sirtuin-1- chromatin binding patterns
“This work suggests that preservation of microglia and Sirt1 binding activity and patterns, as well as the directionality of pathways...
Hundred-year-old riddle in botany reveals key plant adaptation to dry land
Průhonice, Czech Republic - The green world that we live in would not have been possible without hidden changes to...
Making melanoma immortal: Pitt scientists discover key genetic step in cancer’s race to live forever
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered the missing puzzle piece in the mystery of how...
