Biology
Noise affects life on the seafloor
Oceans have their own unique soundscape. Many marine organisms, for example, use sound for echolocation, navigation or communication with conspecifics....
Can the protein that defeats metabolic diseases conquer dementia?
In the recent popular Korean TV series “The Light in Your Eyes,” many viewers emphasized with the main character suffering...
This mouse can’t keep a secret about the “secretome”
The “secretome” refers to proteins that are secreted by a cell, a tissue or an organism. In a new study published...
Reduced myocardial blood flow is new clue in how COVID-19 is impacting the heart
Patients with prior COVID may be twice as likely to have unhealthy endothelial cells that line the inside of the...
Why we fit a mini brain with a mini cap
It could be the world’s tiniest EEG electrode cap, created to measure activity in a brain model the size of...
Navy dolphins wearing video cameras capture the sights and sounds as they hunt fish and even a sea snake
Navy dolphins wearing video cameras capture the sights and sounds as they hunt fish and even a sea snakeCredit: Ridgway...
After climate-linked disasters, some US animal shelters experience a spike in dog and cat numbers for up to a year
After climate-linked disasters, some US animal shelters experience a spike in dog and cat numbers for up to a yearCredit:...
Frogs use brains or camouflage to evade predators
Throughout evolution, prey animals have adopted a range of strategies to evade their predators. But these oftentimes elaborate strategies come...
Cellular waste may supercharge immune cell function
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (August 17, 2022) — The immune cells that protect us from infection and cancer seek out a...
Oncotarget | Kinase activity in renal cell carcinoma, benign renal tissue and in response to tyrosine kinase inhibitors
“Thus, the presented findings might provide options to select the most promising TKI for individual RCC patients prior to initiation...
Sleeping giant could end deep ocean life
A previously overlooked factor — the position of continents — helps fill Earth’s oceans with life-supporting oxygen. Continental movement could...
Scientists relieved to discover ‘curious’ creature with no anus is not earliest human ancestor
An international team of researchers have discovered that a mysterious microscopic creature from which humans were thought to descend is...
New evidence proves saccorhytus is ecdysozoan
An international research team led by Dr. ZHANG Huaqiao from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese...
Geosciences’ Shuhai Xiao part of international team to uncover surprising evolutionary secrets of microfossil Saccorhytus
One step forward, one step back for paleobiologists.Credit: Credit Shuhai Xiao. One step forward, one step back for paleobiologists. Shuhai...
New target structure against corona
Fluoxetine, a common antidepressant, inhibits the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in cell cultures and in preparations from human lung tissue. This was...
Musical tests can detect mental deterioration in old age
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a method that employs musical tests and a portable instrument for measuring brain...
How scientists solved the space component thermal layout optimization problems?
In space engineering, the electronic component layout has a very important impact on the centroid stability and heat dissipation of...
New drug candidate uses novel absorption method to target cancer cells in mice
A team of University of Michigan researchers is developing a new anti-cancer drug that is absorbed through the gut’s lymphatic...
Could blood marker predict the risk of osteoporotic hip fracture in men?
Bone health requires a balanced activity of various bone cell types including bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-resorbing osteoclasts. Osteoporosis occurs when...
Detection of rare genetic mutation in one family could lead to better diabetes treatments
(Salt Lake City) - A rare genetic mutation could help explain why some families are more susceptible to diabetes and...
