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This illusion, new to science, is strong enough to trick our reflexes
Have a look at this image. Do you perceive that the central black hole is expanding, as if you’re moving...
University of Kentucky study: Asymptomatic COVID-19 could still cause pregnancy risks
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 31, 2022) — According to a new University of Kentucky College of Medicine study, asymptomatic COVID-19 infection during pregnancy could...
Aging-US | A novel discovery in age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
BUFFALO, NY- May 31, 2022 – A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) on the cover of Volume...
New UCI-led study finds that your genetic sex determines the way your muscle “talks” to other tissues in your body
Irvine, CA – May 31, 2022 – A new University of California, Irvine-led study identifies sex-specific circuits of muscle signaling...
LJI scientists publish first head-to-head comparison of four COVID-19 vaccines
LA JOLLA, CA—Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have published the first analysis of how four types of...
Pregnant moms and depression: Study links rising symptoms to kids’ behavioral issues
Children whose mothers experience rising levels of depression from the period before pregnancy until the months just after giving birth are at...
McLean researcher Nikolaos Daskalakis awarded International Life Science Grant
Highlights:Credit: McLean Hospital Highlights: An international team including McLean Hospital’s Nikolaos P. Daskalakis, MD, PhD, has been awarded a multimillion-dollar...
New antibiotics could tackle drug-resistant tuberculosis bacteria
Infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis kills 1.5 million people worldwide every year. Antibiotics to treat TB exist, but in recent years,...
New study points to potential strategy to reduce fatigue after COVID-19 vaccination
Despite their strong effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2, mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are associated with adverse post-vaccination effects, such as fatigue; how can...
Anti-Asian hate tweets during COVID-19
In January of 2020, SARS-CoV-19 reached the United States. With it came an even faster-spreading virus—xenophobic rhetoric referring to the...
Gemini north telescope helps explain why Uranus and Neptune are different colors
Astronomers may now understand why the similar planets Uranus and Neptune are different colors. Using observations from the Gemini North...
A cloudless future? The mystery at the heart of climate forecasts
We hear a lot about how climate change will change the land, sea, and ice. But how will it affect...
Electrochemical synthesis now possible without electric power source
Synthesis of organic compounds and polymers is at the core of many manufacturing industries. The new “electrifying synthesis” methods that...
The Lundquist Institute (TLI) receives grant from the Johnny Carson Foundation to support the training of the next generation of COPD researchers
The Lundquist Institute today announced that it has received a grant of $112,000 from the Johnny Carson Foundation to support...
Liver cirrhosis patients need to be educated on hepatic venous pressure gradient, reports a portal hypertension & cirrhosis study
Just like the hypertension that people develop when their blood pressure increases, the increase of blood pressure in the main...
Study shows children with parental cancer have increased unmet economic needs in food, housing, and transportation
In a new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), findings show parental cancer is associated...
Your liver is just under three years old
The liver is an essential organ that takes care of clearing toxins in our bodies. Because it constantly deals with...
Urban magnetic fields reveal clues about energy efficiency, pollution
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2022 – Examining a city's magnetic footprint can be used to monitor the health of those cities,...
Great white sharks may have contributed to megalodon extinction
Megatooth sharks like, Otodus megalodon, more commonly known as megalodon, lived between 23 and 3.6 million years ago in oceans...
COVID-19 superspreader events originate from small number of carriers
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2022 – Among several infectious disease terms to enter the public lexicon, superspreading events continue to make...
