Biology
Illinois report says native fish overlooked as invaders in U.S. waters
URBANA, Ill. – Rivers split across mountaintops and other geographic barriers may flow only a few miles from one another,...
Research at Jacobs University: Coffee could offer protection from catching COVID-19
Could consuming a cup of coffee be an effective way to protect yourself against infection with coronavirus? What has not...
Periods and pregnancy still taboo in women’s football
Sport and exercise experts are calling for better education around periods and pregnancy in women’s football.Credit: E-WinS Sport and exercise...
Invasive fruit fly may pose threat to forest ecosystems
The invasive spotted wing drosophila (SWD), introduced from South-East Asia, is a well-known fruit crop pest. It lays its eggs...
Senescent cells as vaccines against cancer
Credit: IRB Barcelona Researchers at IRB Barcelona report that the induction of senescence in tumour cells strongly stimulates the...
Artificial intelligence makes enzyme engineering easy
Osaka, Japan – You can't expect a pharmaceutical scientist to switch labs to the facilities available in a television studio...
Less gym time, same results: Why ‘lowering’ weights is all you need to do
Good news for those who struggle to fit a gym workout into their day: you may be able to cut...
Obesity drug helps teens lose weight, study finds
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 2, 2022 — A drug called semaglutide, which is approved for adults with obesity or overweight, also helps...
A common dietary fiber promotes allergy-like immune responses in preclinical studies
A type of dietary fiber called inulin, commonly used in health supplements and known to have certain anti-inflammatory properties, can...
Study offers insight into immune mechanisms of inflammatory disease
Innate lymphoid cells are a recently discovered family of white blood cells that reside in the skin, gastrointestinal tract, airways...
Researchers analyze why certain snail species survived the end-Triassic mass extinction as over half of other gastropod species were wiped out
Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0276329Credit: Mariel Ferrari, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0276329 Article Title: Gastropods underwent a major taxonomic turnover during...
Plant hormones to help prevent Striga invasion
As part of a multipronged approach to prevent infestations by the parasitic plant Striga hermonthica, researchers are unravelling the role of...
Research team discovers central functions of innate immune cells
Inflammation and increased mucus production are typical symptoms of worm infections and allergies. This immune response involves our innate immune...
Cracking the enigma of how plant sperm is compacted
Sperm cells have compact bundles of DNA, yet exactly how and why sperm cell nuclei are condensed in flowering plants...
DECT assesses postoperative lung volume, perfusion changes
Leesburg, VA, November 2, 2022—According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), metrics derived from...
Why fish look down when they swim
Just as you might look down at the sidewalk as you walk, fish look downward when they swim, a new...
IPK researchers use Cas9 gene scissors to establish new resistances of winter barley to viruses
Besides fungi and insects, viruses are also serious pathogens of crops. In the case of cereals, viruses that are transmitted...
The beta cell whisperer gene
Diabetes, which affects millions of people worldwide, develops when the body either generates insufficient amounts of the hormone insulin– a...
A stone age child buried with bird feathers, plant fibres and fur
The exceptional excavation of a Stone Age burial site was carried out in Majoonsuo, situated in the municipality of Outokumpu...
Control hub for skin inflammation discovered
As the largest organ of the human body, the skin literally provides a major barrier exposed to environmental stimuli and...
