Biology
Viruses rewire host cellular machinery to maximise viral production
The Molecular Virology Research Group at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), in collaboration with the Epitranscriptomics and RNA Dynamics group of...
FAU, Israel scientists ‘team up’ to tackle Alzheimer’s-related mood disorders
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia affecting an estimated 6.3 million Americans age 65 and older....
Pediatric cardiologists uncover possible cause of racial disparity affecting congenital heart disease
Race was already known to matter when it came to health outcomes for infants with congenital heart disease (CHD), the...
American Academy of Optometry recognizes IU professor for distinguished career
Bloomington, IN -- Indiana University School of Optometry Distinguished Professor Ann E. Elsner has been named the 2022 Charles F....
The evolution of mucus: How did we get all this slime?
BUFFALO, N.Y. — From the slime coating slugs to the saliva in our mouths, many slippery bodily fluids contain mucus....
CHOP and Penn Launch Kidney Innovation Center to accelerate discovery and improve treatment of kidney disease across the lifespan
Philadelphia, August 26, 2022—In an effort to improve the lives of children and adults with kidney disease, Children’s Hospital of...
Extracellular vesicles and exosomes will be strongly highlighted this year
Extracellular Vesicles and exosomes, membrane-bound vesicles secreted by cells into the extracellular space, are now known as major players in...
NRL fungal experiment launches as Artemis I payload
WASHINGTON – An experiment prepared by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will launch as part of NASA’s scheduled Artemis I mission to orbit...
Vital ventilation
Coral reefs are not only one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on our planet; they are also among the most...
Cardiac arrest survival rate rising
The probability of surviving sudden cardiac arrest outside hospital has more than doubled in 30 years. This is shown by...
Toyocamycin mode of uptake discovered: Good news for antifungal development!
Mycosis is an infectious disease caused by parasitic mold or yeast and treated with an antifungal, a subgroup of antibiotics....
Plants reprogram their cells to fight invaders. Here’s how
DURHAM, N.C. -- In times of war, factories retool to support the needs of battle. Assembly lines change course from...
Reconstructing ice age diets reveals unraveling web of life
HOUSTON – (Aug. 25, 2022) – Research published this week in Science offers the clearest picture yet of the reverberating...
3D printing of starch for personalised medicine development
Traditional methods produce medicines with specific parameters, but in many cases without meeting the individual needs of patients. In fact,...
Artificial intelligence model can detect Parkinson’s from breathing patterns
Parkinson’s disease is notoriously difficult to diagnose as it relies primarily on the appearance of motor symptoms such as tremors,...
New research tracks the history of manatees across Earth’s oceans
DURHAM, N.C. — Zoologists refer to manatees and dugongs as “sea cows” but a simple internet search might return the...
‘Synthetic’ embryo with brain and beating heart grown from multiple stem cells by Cambridge scientists
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have created model embryos from mouse stem cells that form a brain, a beating...
The talking dead: burials inform migrations in Indonesia
The discovery by researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) of three bodies on Indonesia’s Alor Island, dating from 7,500...
Mechanism behind deadly fungal infection on top of influenza or Covid-19 deciphered
Over 15 per cent of all critically ill patients who end up in intensive care with severe influenza or Covid-19...
Researchers discover fossils of giant sea lizard that ruled the oceans 66 million years ago
Researchers have discovered a huge new mosasaur from Morocco, named Thalassotitan atrox, which filled the apex predator niche. With massive...
