Biology
Deciphering a baby’s cries of pain is not an innate ability and must be learned
Before young children learn to speak, crying is their only means of vocal communication. But do adults know when a...
Climate change predicts southerly shift of great whale species in New Zealand
New research sheds light on how climate change will impact the distribution of great whales in New Zealand waters.Credit: Photo...
A heat-sensitive calcium channel gets positive feedback
Osaka, Japan - Hot summer temperatures may have you reaching for a fan and an iced drink in your quest...
Greater empathy in adolescents helps prevent bias-based cyberbullying
Bullying has been made easier and sometimes more serious by social media, gaming platforms, and other online communications technologies, affecting...
Fatigue, headache among top lingering symptoms months after COVID
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 8, 2022) – Fatigue and headache were the most common symptoms reported by individuals an average of...
UNLV research: No, the human brain did not shrink 3,000 years ago
Did the 12th century B.C.E. — a time when humans were forging great empires and developing new forms of written...
Reshaping how doctors and researchers share phenotypic information: first GA4GH standard published by ISO
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published Phenopackets, the first clear computational way to responsibly share individual patient traits,...
Kessler Foundation neuroimaging study reveals fatigue-related differences by age and gender
East Hanover, NJ. August 5, 2022. To study the relationship between age and fatigue, Kessler Foundation researchers conducted a novel...
nTIDE July 2022 Jobs Report: Employment remains high for people with disabilities despite July dip
East Hanover, NJ – August 5, 2022 – Employment remained high in July for people with disabilities, despite a dip...
Reinvigorating ‘lost cause’ exhausted T cells could improve cancer immunotherapy
During a battle with cancer, T cells can become exhausted and are no longer able to function properly. The early...
New research on the emergence of the first complex cells challenges orthodoxy
In the beginning, there was boredom. Following the emergence of cellular life on earth, some 3.5 billion years ago, simple...
HKUMed reveals the mechanism of how coronaviruses exploit the host antiviral defense mechanisms for efficient replication
Researchers from Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong...
When a task adds more steps, this circuit helps you notice
Life is full of processes to learn and then relearn when they become more elaborate. One day you log in...
Fancy a side of 3D printed carrots and crickets with your meal?
As the global population continues to age and grow, the demand for protein-rich food is also expected to increase concurrently....
A brain mechanism underlying the evolution of anxiety
Monoamine neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine play important roles in our cognitive and emotional functions. Their evolutionary origins date...
B vitamins can potentially be used to treat advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Duke-NUS
SINGAPORE, 5 August 2022 – Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore have uncovered a mechanism that leads to an advanced...
Zooming in to get the full picture
Scientists have constructed the most complete and detailed single-cell map of embryo development in any animal to date, using the...
Hyaluranic acid, a naturally occurring compound, awakens stem cells to repair damaged muscle
A new study published in the journal Science reveals a unique form of cell communication that controls muscle repair. In...
How microglia contribute to Alzheimer’s disease
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease is a reduction in the firing of some neurons in...
Sterile mice produce rat sperm
Researchers generated rat sperm cells inside sterile mice using a technique called blastocyst complementation. The advance appears August 4 in the...
