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Prehistoric podiatry: How dinos carried their enormous weight
Scientists have cracked an enduring mystery, discovering how sauropod dinosaurs – like Brontosaurus and Diplodocus – supported their gigantic bodies on land.Credit: Dr Andreas...
Study links protecting Indigenous peoples’ lands to greater nonhuman primate biodiversity
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — By comparing geographic patterns of nonhuman primate biodiversity and human land-use, researchers discovered that areas managed or...
New target identified for treatment of premature aging disease
LA JOLLA—(August 10, 2022) A stretch of DNA that hops around the human genome plays a role in premature aging...
Aging | Common electrocardiogram measures are not associated with telomere length
BUFFALO, NY- August 10, 2022 – A new research paper was published in Aging (“Aging (Albany NY)” by Medline/PubMed, “Aging-US” by Web of...
UC San Diego researchers add monkeypox to wastewater surveillance
An ongoing program that monitors wastewater for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 and which has effectively predicted subsequent surges in COVID-19...
Highlights from the journal CHEST®, August 2022
Glenview, Illinois – Published monthly, the journal CHEST® features peer-reviewed, cutting-edge original research in chest medicine: Pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine and...
Deep Learning, Subtraction Technique Optimal for Coronary Stent Evaluation by CTA
Leesburg, VA, August 10, 2022—According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the combination of deep-learning reconstruction (DLR) and a...
Developing antivirals for pandemic-level viruses
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago are working with the National Institutes of Health and researchers from across the...
Ultracold atoms dressed by light simulate gauge theories
Our modern understanding of the physical world is based on gauge theories: mathematical models from theoretical physics that describe the...
Internet of Things needs ultra-compact supercapacitors but still a long way to go
Increased demand for super tiny electronic sensors coming from healthcare, environmental services and the Internet of Things is prompting a...
Tiny optical sensors could put an end to hospital bed sores
Tiny smart bed sensors embedded in hospital mattresses could put an end to painful and potentially life-threatening pressure sores, thanks...
Improving the estimation of microplastic concentrations in freshwater environments
The extent of plastic pollution remains largely hidden from view in the form of microplastics (MPs): plastic particles with diameters...
Study reveals how the ovarian reserve is established
Fertility is finite for mammalian females. From birth, females possess a limited number of primordial follicles, collectively called the ovarian...
Birds on island time
Ithaca, NY—A new study examines how the geographic characteristics of the world’s islands influence seasonal variation in the number of...
New giant deep-sea isopod discovered in the Gulf of Mexico
Researchers have identified a new species of Bathonymus, the famed genera of deep-sea isopods whose viral internet fame has made...
Collagen a key player in breast cancer metastasis
Collagen type XII plays a key role in regulating the organisation of the tumour matrix, reveals a new study from...
Hibernation slows biological aging in bats
The most common bat in the United States, the big brown bat, boasts an unusually long lifespan of up to...
New study shows that ageing neutralizes sex differences in the brain
When male and female fruit flies age, their brains become desexualized. Age-related changes take place in both sexes, but the...
Experimental drug reduces risk of death from blood vessel rupture in mice
An experimental drug therapy protects mice from sudden death due to the rupture of a major blood vessel in the...
See-through zebrafish, new imaging method put blood stem cells in high-resolution spotlight
MADISON — For the first time, researchers can get a high-resolution view of single blood stem cells thanks to a...
