Biology
Who benefits from brain training and why?
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- If you are skilled at playing puzzles on your smartphone or tablet, what does it say about...
The greening ashore
A team led by evolutionary biologist Prof. Dr. Sven Gould of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) has been studying the...
Chinese Medical Journal review explores the role of macrophages in the progression of acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a condition in which kidneys are unable to filter waste from the blood effectively, leading...
Scientists conceptualize a species ‘stock market’ to put a price tag on actions posing risks to biodiversity
So far, science has described more than 2 million species, and millions more await discovery. While species have value in...
More digging needed to see whether bones of fallen Waterloo soldiers were sold as fertilizer, as few human remains have ever been found
Were the bones of fallen Battle of Waterloo soldiers sold as fertilizer?Credit: Jan Willem Pieneman La bataille de Waterloo (1824,...
Rethinking the rabies vaccine
LA JOLLA—Rabies virus kills a shocking 59,000 people each year, many of them children. Some victims, especially kids, don't realize...
When it comes to ADHD and ASD, the eyes could reveal all
It’s often said that ‘the eyes tell it all’, but no matter what their outward expression, the eyes may also...
Training virtually can reduce psychosocial stress and anxiety
Previous research has described how virtual training produces acute cognitive and neural benefits. Building on those results, a new study...
Tenascin proteins inhibit regeneration of cell envelope
Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have been studying the role of the two proteins tenascin C and tenascin R in multiple...
New research to help address blood shortages in Ireland
Friday, 17 June 2022: A study by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has identified barriers and motivators to...
Maike Sander named to lead the Max Delbrück Center
On November 1, 2022, Prof. Maike Sander will take the reins as Scientific Director and Chair of the Board of...
New research delves into the contributors to obesity-related health disparities
Ann Arbor, June 17, 2022 – Obesity increases the risk of health conditions such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, and...
Genes & Cancer | Now on PubMed: Volume 12
BUFFALO, NY- June 16, 2022 – Oncology-focused research papers published in Volume 12 of Genes & Cancer are now on...
Understanding learning by inference
Both humans and other animals are good at learning by inference, using information we do have to figure out things...
Diversity of centrosomes delivers new clues for neurological diseases
The centrosome is the organelle responsible for the organization of the cytoskeleton during cell division, an essential function in organisms...
Newly documented population of polar bears in Southeast Greenland sheds light on the species’ future in a warming Arctic
Scientists have documented a previously unknown subpopulation of polar bears living in Southeast Greenland. The polar bears survive with limited...
Off-season cattle grazing to help control fire danger from invasive cheatgrass
RENO, Nevada – Cheatgrass, an invasive annual grass that has invaded Nevada rangelands, is responsible for much of the increasing...
AI-based image analysis automatically detects serious heart condition
WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) method that can automatically detect plaque erosion in the heart’s...
Molecular 3D-maps unlock new ways of studying human reproduction
Scientists have identified the biochemical signals that control the emergence of the body pattern in the primate embryo. This will...
Researchers reconstruct the genome of centuries-old E. coli using fragments extracted from an Italian mummy
Hamilton, ON, June 16, 2022 – An international team led by researchers at McMaster University, working in collaboration with the University...
