Biology
Novel bioink capable of constructing physiological blood vessels
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain among the leading causes of global morbidity and mortality. In patients with CVD, blood vessels―which transport...
Popular pharmaceutical target in cells may prove even more useful
Researchers at University of California San Diego have identified a new signaling process involving G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), a cellular...
Salk Institute’s Christina Towers recognized for scientific achievements and dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion
LA JOLLA (October 26, 2022)—Salk Institute Assistant Professor Christina Towers has received a $1.15 million Science Diversity Leadership Award from...
Tracking mental health over the COVID-19 pandemic
Philadelphia, October 26, 2022 – When the world shut down in March of 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, people...
New Scottish fossil sheds light on the origins of lizards
A fossil discovery from Scotland has provided new information on the early evolution of lizards, during the time of the...
The brain cells needed for fever
Researchers at Linköping University have identified in mice the cells in the blood vessels of the brain that are necessary...
Seals have a sense of rhythm
Why are we such chatty, musical animals? Evolutionary biologists think that our capacities for speech and music may be linked:...
Liquid biopsies can detect which cancer patients may be at higher risk of developing additional blood cancers
Barcelona, Spain: Researchers have found that liquid biopsies, which are increasingly used in the routine care of patients to identify...
Engineering more race-inclusive AI in medicine
Artificial intelligence (AI) can help get crucial medical screening into the hands of people across the world. University of Pittsburgh...
Neuroscientist leads national project on pain’s molecular origins
A University of Texas at Dallas researcher is leading a team of national experts in a new National Institutes of...
Study: migrating birds attracted by light pollution face higher toxic chemical exposure
Ithaca, NY—The journeys of night-migrating birds are already fraught with danger. Light pollution adds yet another hazard beyond the increased...
Nestling birds recognize their local song ‘dialect’
A recent study, published in Current Biology, led by researchers at Stockholm University and Uppsala University, has shown that juvenile...
Fossil bird’s skull reconstruction reveals a brain made for smelling and eyes made for daylight
Jeholornis was a raven-sized bird that lived 120 million years ago, among the earliest examples of dinosaurs evolving into birds,...
Young child’s brain, not age, determines nap transitions, research suggests
Why do some 4- and 5-year-olds still nap like clockwork every afternoon, while other preschoolers start giving up habitual napping...
Evidence for new theory of genetic recombination
In most higher organisms, including humans, every cell carries two versions of each gene, which are referred to as alleles....
UTIA researchers study feed efficiency of pregnant angus heifers
While cattle production has historically focused on increasing the feed efficiency of steers to produce a marketable beef product, researchers...
Insects contribute to atmospheric electricity
By measuring the electrical fields near swarming honeybees, researchers have discovered that insects can produce as much atmospheric electric charge...
α-Ketoglutarate (AKG) as a nutritional supplement to enhance health and exercise performance
Skeletal muscle is the largest metabolic organ in the body. It is composed of muscle fibers, blood vessels, nerves and...
How heart failure disrupts the cell’s powerhouse
Investigations in Japan have uncovered some molecular mechanisms behind mitochondrial dysfunction in chronic heart failure.Credit: Shingo Takada, Shintaro Kinugawa, Hisataka...
Shedding light on oceanic dark matter: marine bacteria take in carbon dioxide through photosynthesis
Knowing whether or not marine microbes engage in photosynthesis — the use of sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water...
