Biology
Using sound and bubbles to make bandages stickier and longer lasting
Researchers have discovered that they can control the stickiness of adhesive bandages using ultrasound waves and bubbles. This breakthrough could...
Pralsetinib achieves tissue-agnostic benefits for patients with RET gene fusions
HOUSTON ― The highly selective RET inhibitor pralsetinib was well-tolerated and demonstrated robust, durable responses in patients with RET fusion-positive...
The circadian clock makes sure plant cells have the time of their lives
Ikoma, Japan – They say timing is everything, and that couldn’t be more true for cell cycle progression and differentiation....
Smart contact lenses for cancer diagnostics and screening
(LOS ANGELES) – August 11, 2022 - Scientists from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) have developed a contact...
Social media helps scientists monitor rarely sighted whales
Photographs shared by members of the public, via Facebook and nature-watching network iNaturalist, helped scientists assess how the species is...
Simplified voice box enriches human speech
An ongoing debate among scientists, on why chimpanzees and other nonhuman primates cannot speak or sing like humans, has focused...
Where do clots begin? McMaster researchers create device to replicate conditions in blood vessels after grafts
HAMILTON, ON, August 11, 2022 – Tohid Didar and Jeff Weitz had a solution, but they also had a problem.Credit: McMaster University HAMILTON, ON, August...
Darwin’s giant daisies and evolution
Naturalists Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin both presented the theory of evolution at the same time in 1858. They...
Bird behavior influenced by human activity during COVID-19 lockdowns
For humans, the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic were a stressful time, marked by fear, isolation, canceled plans and...
COVID-19 genomic recombination is uncommon but disproportionately occurs in spike protein region
An analysis of millions of SARS-CoV-2 genomes finds that recombination of the virus is uncommon, but when it occurs, it...
Making veins stronger so heart bypass grafts, dialysis access work better
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 11, 2022) – Unnatural, direct connections between arteries and veins, like an access point for kidney dialysis...
Newly identified fossil insect used 360-degree vision and sticky feet to find and snare its meals
CORVALLIS, Ore. – With bulging eyes, an elongated mouth and feet that oozed resin, a fossil insect identified by Oregon...
By studying the wing properties of a 150-year-old holotype, scientists discover that a relict group of singing insects produced pure-tone songs at low frequencies which could travel larger distances, advancing our understanding of ancient soundscapes
###Credit: Charlie Woodrow, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ### Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0270498 Article Title: Reviving the sound of a 150-year-old insect: The...
50 years of research productivity trends across fields and genders
An analysis of scholarly research papers published in the last 50 years provides new insights into trends in research productivity,...
Prehistoric podiatry: How dinos carried their enormous weight
Scientists have cracked an enduring mystery, discovering how sauropod dinosaurs – like Brontosaurus and Diplodocus – supported their gigantic bodies on land.Credit: Dr Andreas...
Study links protecting Indigenous peoples’ lands to greater nonhuman primate biodiversity
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — By comparing geographic patterns of nonhuman primate biodiversity and human land-use, researchers discovered that areas managed or...
Highlights from the journal CHEST®, August 2022
Glenview, Illinois – Published monthly, the journal CHEST® features peer-reviewed, cutting-edge original research in chest medicine: Pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine and...
Deep Learning, Subtraction Technique Optimal for Coronary Stent Evaluation by CTA
Leesburg, VA, August 10, 2022—According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the combination of deep-learning reconstruction (DLR) and a...
Birds on island time
Ithaca, NY—A new study examines how the geographic characteristics of the world’s islands influence seasonal variation in the number of...
New giant deep-sea isopod discovered in the Gulf of Mexico
Researchers have identified a new species of Bathonymus, the famed genera of deep-sea isopods whose viral internet fame has made...
