Biology
Watch dolphins line up to self-medicate skin ailments at coral “clinics”
If a human comes down with a rash, they might go to the doctor and come away with some ointment...
Indonesia and Germany join forces to save biodiversity
Berlin, Germany; 19.05.2022 — Today, the Indonesian “Institut Pertanian Bogor University (IPB University)” and the German “Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife...
Scientists develop ‘off the shelf’ engineered stem cells to treat aggressive brain cancer
Glioblastomas (GBMs) are highly aggressive cancerous tumors of the brain and spinal cord. Brain cancers like GBM are challenging to...
Standard test for multiple myeloma provides clues of a rare, more deadly type
AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 19, 2022) – A test for the common blood cancer multiple myeloma also holds clear clues that the...
Buck Scientist uncovers clues to aging in mitochondria
Many age-related diseases share a common feature: the mitochondria of cells begin to malfunction. While the cause is not known,...
Maintaining normal serum potassium levels in peritoneal dialysis may reduce risk of peritonitis
This prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) demonstrated that, compared with a reactive...
Women who embraced their partner subsequently had lower stress-induced cortisol response
Women instructed to embrace their romantic partner prior to undergoing a stressful experience had a lower biological stress response—as indicated...
New weight-loss intervention targets instinctive desire to eat
People who are highly responsive to food lost more weight and, importantly, were more successful at keeping the pounds off...
It’s a female bonobo’s world—ecologists propose new tools to assess sex and power among wild animals
In the wild, it might seem like male animals run the show. But in a review publishing in Trends in...
Public health “detectives” will track potential links between COVID-19 and poor pregnancy outcomes
Did COVID-19 worsen pregnancy outcomes in South Carolina? Did it affect the health of mothers and infants? Two Medical University...
Seafloor animal cued to settle, transformed by a bacterial compound
Most bottom-dwelling marine invertebrate animals, such as sponges, corals, worms and oysters, produce tiny larvae that swim in the ocean...
Tooth unlocks mystery of Denisovans in Asia
What links a finger bone and some fossil teeth found in a cave in the remote Altai Mountains of Siberia...
Fourth Edition of Landmark Glycobiology textbook now available in print and online
May 17, 2022Credit: Dr. Lorenzo Casalino in the Amaro Laboratory (University of California San Diego) May 17, 2022 Cold Spring...
Aging-US: new insights on skin aging gleaned from naked mole-rats
BUFFALO, NY- May 17, 2022 – A new research paper was published on the cover of Aging (Aging-US) Volume 14,...
Type-I interferon stops immune system ‘going rogue’ during viral infections
Hamilton, ON (May 17, 2022) – McMaster University researchers have found not only how some viral infections cause severe tissue...
New tool developed by WVU researchers makes it easier to identify pregnant patients with eating disorders
At least 5% of pregnant women will experience an eating disorder during their pregnancies, yet no rapid screening tool exists to identify who...
Friendly fungi announce themselves to their hosts
For many years after discovering a diverse population of sometimes dangerous microbes constantly living in our intestines, scientists described the...
Infrared imaging to measure glymphatic function
The glymphatic system facilitates fluid exchange in the central nervous system and clears dissolved wastes. This anatomically organized movement occurs...
Scientists see signs of traumatic brain injury in headbutting muskox
Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai saw for the first time hallmarks of concussions and other...
Dynamics of adaptive immunity in tuberculosis uncovered
PITTSBURGH, May 17, 2022 – Unlike other infectious diseases that affect the lungs, the immune response to fight tuberculosis (TB)...
