Biology
Blood biomarker predicts complicated Crohn’s disease years before diagnosis: Study
An international team led by a University of Toronto researcher has found that an antibody detectable in blood predicts severe...
World-first discovery of cornea T cells protecting eyes from viral infections
The cornea - the transparent protective outer layer of the eye critical to helping us see – produces a delicate...
Smart films facilitate human-machine interaction
Imagine this: A smooth touchscreen display placed on top of a thin silicone polymer film suddenly generates the feeling of...
Discovery of the link between the Patagonian sheepdog and the former shepherds from the UK
The Patagonian sheepdog (PGOD) originated from the ancestral shepherds of the United Kingdom is nowadays the closest link to a...
Scientists discover a potential new marker to personalized therapy for breast cancer
A new study from the University of Southampton has discovered that ‘crown-like structures’ surrounding breast tumours in overweight and obese...
The case for speaking politely to animals
The idea of horse whisperers – those with a talent for communicating with horses – may bring a chuckle to...
Mount Sinai launches Neural Epigenomics Research Center
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has launched a new research center devoted to understanding how epigenomics influences...
Foreign fishing fleets and trade are taking fish nutrients away from malnourished people
Foreign fishing fleets, as well as international seafood trade, are diverting vital micronutrients away from malnourished populations, a new study...
Rice bioengineers are shining light on bacterial stress
HOUSTON – (May 23, 2022) – Rice University synthetic biologists and bioengineers are preparing to interrogate some single-celled survivalists to...
Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict Life-Threatening Bacterial Disease in Dogs
Leptospirosis, a disease that dogs can get from drinking water contaminated with Leptospira bacteria, can cause kidney failure, liver disease and severe...
Physical consequences improve motor learning
Actions have consequences, and the physical consequence of slipping improves motor learning, according to research recently published in eNeuro.Credit: Bakkum...
DeepSqueak tool identifies marine mammal calls #ASA182
DENVER, May 23, 2022 – Lurking beneath the ocean's surface, marine mammals use sound for navigation, prey detection, and a...
The limits of vision: Seeing shadows in the dark
Mice use a specific neural pathway to detect shadows, and it can detect just about the dimmest shadows possible, according...
‘Democracy’ governs mass jackdaw take-offs
Jackdaws use a "democratic" process to decide when to leave their roosts en masse, new research shows.Credit: Alex Thornton Jackdaws...
Noisy jackdaw birds reach “consensus” before taking off
On cold, dark winter mornings, small black crows known as jackdaws can be heard calling loudly to one another from...
Skydiving salamanders live in world’s tallest trees
Salamanders that live their entire lives in the crowns of the world's tallest trees, California's coast redwoods, have evolved a...
New discovery of missing Victorian dinosaurs at world’s first Jurassic Park
Evidence for numerous missing models at the world-famous Crystal Palace Dinosaurs and re-identification of a sculpture as one of the...
A subtle genetic change gives new clues about epilepsy
Sometimes, even the alteration of a single nucleotide in a gene can cause serious disease. In a young boy with...
Identification of Osteogenetic Oligodeoxynucleotide that promotes bone differentiation
Bone tissue homeostasis is maintained by a balance between bone formation by osteoblasts and bone resorption by osteoclasts. However, when...
Turning X chromosome “off and on again” critical for oocyte development
Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona have identified a potential new diagnostic marker that predicts the...
