Biology
Hidden in plain sight: Syracuse U. biologists say southern right whale habitat choice is key to keeping young calves safe
Sitting on a beach looking out to sea, it may seem unusual to spot one of the world’s largest animals...
Air pollution exposure may heighten risk of heart disease among US adults receiving hemodialysis
In a study published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD), researchers found that US adults receiving hemodialysis with...
Five new insights into the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on eating and health
Rockville, Maryland (June 14, 2022) — The COVID-19 pandemic affected people at all stages of life from seniors to newborns....
Right whales’ survival rates plummet after severe injury from fishing gear
DURHAM, N.C. – Most North Atlantic right whales that are severely injured in fishing gear entanglements die within three years,...
Why do carnivorous cats lick and chew catnip and silver vine plants which are not food?
The research team first focused on their observation that silver vine leaves crumpled and torn by feline licking and chewing...
Streamlining stem cells to treat macular degeneration
As we age, so do our eyes; most commonly, this involves changes to our vision and new glasses, but there...
A new fast and reliable experimental model for vascular malformations leads to the identification of miransertib as a promising therapy option
Barcelona, June 14. A team of researchers led by Dr. Sandra Castillo and Dr. Mariona Graupera, from the Josep Carreras...
Unravelling the diversity of the wild house mouse
Scientists have revealed the genetic structure and diversity, and inferred the population history, of the wild house mouse across Europe...
Novel host cell pathway hijacked during COVID-19 infection uncovered by Bristol researchers
An international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has been investigating how the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the coronavirus...
Uterine transplantation is efficacious and safe
Transplanting a uterus is an effective, safe method to remedy infertility when a functioning uterus is lacking. This is the...
Fluorescence microscopy shows how living cells form vesicles to transport cargo like growth factors
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Cells have a clever way to transport cargos like growth factors across the cell membrane and into...
Cellular cleanup
Researchers in UC Santa Barbara neuroscientist Kenneth S. Kosik’s lab have discovered a novel organelle — a previously unknown cell structure whose...
Seal whiskers, the secret weapon for hunting
The deep ocean is a dark place, yet deep-diving seals can easily locate their prey in that darkness. A multi-national...
Biochemists use enzymes to change how brain cells communicate with each other
As you’re reading this sentence, the cells in your brain, called neurons, are sending rapid-fire electrical signals between each other,...
UTSW study: RNA exosome key for B cell development
New research from UT Southwestern suggests that RNA exosomes – the cellular machines that degrade old molecules of RNA – play...
A better wig — with chemistry
For some people, wigs are a fun and colorful fashion accessory, but for those with hair loss from alopecia or...
Chronic pain in Gulf War veterans linked to brain structure changes
The brains of Gulf War Veterans with chronic pain possess larger pain processing regions and smaller pain regulation regions compared...
HKUST researchers demonstrate near-non-invasive In-vivo imaging in mouse cortex at an unprecedented depth
A research team from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has demonstrated for the first time in-vivo...
New research questions hypotheses about climate-controlled ecosystem change during the origin of dinosaurs in Argentina
A group of researchers from CONICET and the University of Utah demonstrated that during the time of the first dinosaurs,...
Discovery could herald new treatment for cardiac hypertrophy
Scientists have identified an important new mechanism that causes the heart’s muscle to thicken which markedly increases the risk of...
