Biology
These female hummingbirds evolved to look like males — apparently to evade aggression
FROM: James UrtonCredit: Irene Mendez Cruz FROM: James Urton University of Washington 206-543-2580 [email protected] (NOTE: researcher contact information at end)...
PITT pathway: Pitt scientists discover how cells repair longevity-promoting ‘recycling system’
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 7, 2022 — Today in Nature, University of Pittsburgh researchers describe for the first time a pathway by...
Octapharma USA to present clinical overview of dermatomyositis during The Myositis Association’s Annual Conference
PARAMUS, N.J. (Sept. 7, 2022) – Octapharma USA will be a presenting sponsor for The Myositis Association’s (TMA) 2022 International...
Simple animal model reveals how environment and state are integrated to control behavior
Say you live across from a bakery. Sometimes you are hungry and therefore tempted when odors waft through your window,...
Eating behaviors of parents play a role in teens’ emotional eating
Philadelphia, September 7, 2022 – Emotional eating, or eating as a coping mechanism for negative, positive, or stress-driven emotions, is...
Researchers at UTIA analyze price ranges from fed cattle negotiated cash sales
In the wake of unprecedented market shocks in the fed cattle industry, researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of...
Nano-preterm infants may not benefit from noninvasive versus invasive ventilation at birth
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Extremely premature infants still face daunting risks of sickness or death, even though advances in neonatal-perinatal care...
Do masculine leadership titles undermine women’s leadership?
Debates about using masculine or gender-neutral words to describe leadership positions, jobs and awards affect nearly all domains of society...
Restoring movement after spinal cord injury focus of new research
People with spinal cord injuries often experience life-long movement impairment or paralysis, for which there is no cure. When coupled...
Hickory dickory dock, the bean bug brain’s biological clock
Osaka, Japan – Did you know that not only does organism’s body have a biological clock that can tell the...
Novel technique helps discover whether bacteria that cause meningitis are resistant to antibiotics
A study published in the journal PLOS ONE could one day help health workers determine whether bacteria of the species Streptococcus pneumoniae, which cause meningitis...
North America’s rarest snake found biting off more than it could chew
North America’s rarest snake, Tantilla oolitica (rim rock crowned snake), was recently spotted in a park in the Florida Keys...
How the brain focuses on what’s in mind
Working memory, that handy ability to consciously hold and manipulate new information in mind, takes work. In particular, participating neurons...
How tardigrades bear dehydration
Some species of tardigrades, or water bears as the tiny aquatic creatures are also known, can survive in different environments...
First-ever axolotl stereo-seq reveals brain regeneration insights
The axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum is a popular pet due to its unique and cute appearance. Unlike other salamanders undergoing metamorphosis,...
Frequency of premenstrual anxiety, mood swings a public health issue, study finds
Premenstrual mood swings and anxiety are so common – experienced by more than 64% of women – that they represent...
The neonatal ketone body determines the female ovarian aging via regulating follicle reserve
Premature ovarian ageing (POA) refers to an early decline in ovarian function; it is the main cause of infertility in...
DNA in Viking poop sheds new light on 55,000-year-old relationship between gut companions
Using stool samples from Viking latrines, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have genetically mapped one of the oldest human...
Belimumab is efficacious for lupus nephritis in East Asian adults
This prespecified subgroup analysis of East Asian adults who participated in a phase 3 clinical trial of belimumab added to...
Research unlocks secrets of native rodents’ rat race to new lands
New research from The Australian National University (ANU) has mapped the DNA from more than 150 species of native rodents...
