Biology
Women earn less than men overall, but the gender pay gap is smaller in occupations with a higher ratio of male employees, according to study of over 6,000 Germans
Women earn less than men overall, but the gender pay gap is smaller in occupations with a higher ratio of...
Honeycomb maze reveals role of hippocampus in navigation decisions
Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre at University College London have discovered that the hippocampus creates a vector-based representation to...
Shedding new light on coral Black Band Disease
UNC-Chapel Hill biologists examine the links between microbial mats and a type of coral disease that has become an urgent...
Skin Ageing & Challenges 2022: Recent Advances and Perspectives will be organized in Lisbon, Portugal this November
The 13th Annual Meeting on Skin Challenges 2022 will take place during 2 days: November 17 & 18. November 16...
How bilingual brains work: Cross-language interplay and an integrated lexicon
An international team of researchers led by scientists from the HSE University have examined the interplay of languages in the...
Lab-grown “mini-kidneys” unlock secrets of a rare disease
Researchers have solved a medical mystery in a poorly understood disease by uncovering which cells cause tumours in patients with...
How a shape-shifting receptor influences cell growth
CAMBRIDGE, MA – Receptors found on cell surfaces bind to hormones, proteins, and other molecules, helping cells respond to their...
COVID-19 virus spike protein flexibility improved by human cell’s own modifications
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When the coronavirus causing COVID-19 infects human cells, the cell’s protein-processing machinery makes modifications to the spike...
A rhythmic small intestinal microbiome prevents obesity and type 2 diabetes
An estimated 500 to 1,000 bacterial species reside in each person’s gut, perhaps numbering 100,000 trillion microorganisms. In a new...
Cross-disciplinary UC San Diego team explores nervous system workings related to PTSD, other mental health disorders
A first-of-its-kind study published recently in the journal "Brain Stimulation" measures changes in the human brain’s response to a perceived...
In Krabbe disease, neurons may bring about their own destruction
The gene defect underlying Krabbe disease causes degeneration of neurons directly, independent of its effects on other cell types, according...
Robotic ammonites recreate ancient animals’ movements
In a university swimming pool, scientists and their underwater cameras watch carefully as a coiled shell is released from a...
Neuroscientists to study effects of marijuana use during adolescence with $2M NIH grant
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The legalization of marijuana in several states brings with it the greater possibility that younger populations will...
Molecule boosts fat burning
Normally, fat cells store energy. In brown fat cells, however, energy is dissipated as heat - brown fat thus serves...
Study shows convalescent plasma doesn’t benefit severely ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19
Convalescent plasma, widely given to severely ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19 during the pandemic, does not improve their ability to...
Why don’t we have synthetic blood yet? (video)
WASHINGTON, July 5, 2022 — Millions of liters of blood are donated around the world every year, but there’s still...
Fossils confirm early diversification of spiny plants in central Tibet
Spinescence (a general term for the phenomena of spines, prickles, and thorns on plants) is an important functional trait shared...
Eavesdropping on whales in the high Arctic
Whales are huge, but they live in an even larger environment — the world’s oceans. Researchers use a range of...
Study explores coevolution of mammals and their lice
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — According to a new study, the first louse to take up residence on a mammalian host likely...
Male dogs four times more likely to develop contagious cancer on nose or mouth than females
Sniffing or licking other dogs’ genitalia – the common site of Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumour – can spread this unusual...
