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Study Confirms SARS-CoV-2 Related Coronaviruses in Trade-Confiscated Pangolins in Viet Nam
A new study in the journal Frontiers in Public Health led by scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) confirms...
Life in the freezer
Antarctic fish have adapted over millennia to survive in the freezing temperatures of the Southern Ocean.Credit: Lloyd Peck, British Antarctic...
CT, MRI for pediatric pancreatitis—interobserver agreement with INSPPIRE
Leesburg, VA, March 8, 2022—According to an open-access Editor’s Choice article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), interobserver agreement...
Study finds distinct biological ages across individuals’ various organs and systems
It’s common to say that someone looks either younger or older than their chronological age, but aging is more than...
New species of extinct vampire-squid-like cephalopod is the first of its kind with 10 functional arms
New research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and Yale shows that the oldest ancestors of...
Pain neuron-derived peptide prevents endotoxic death by targeting kynurenine pathway in microglia
Sepsis is a high-mortality disease that arises when the body’s immune reaction to pathogens causes multi-organ defects. Although infection-induced pro-inflammatory...
Astrocyte networks in the mouse brain control spatial learning and memory
In the brain, neurons and astrocytes work together to process information and enable complex behavior and cognitive abilities. Astrocytes have...
Placenta plays active part in transferring vitamin D to foetus during pregnancy
Scientists have shed new light on the role of the placenta in managing the relationships between maternal vitamin D and...
A new analysis method to identify interacting proteins in the development of drugs
Protein degraders, which induce the protein degradation of target proteins, are expected to be the "next-generation drugs" because they can...
Stunning new-to-science fairy wrasse is first-ever fish described by a Maldivian scientist
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 8, 2022) — Though there are hundreds of species of fish found off the coast of the...
Single protein prompts mature brain cells to regenerate multiple cell types
A single protein can reverse the developmental clock on adult brain cells called astrocytes, morphing them into stem-like cells that...
Ketogenic diet shows major benefits for MS
Patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) who adopted a high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet saw significant improvements in their MS –...
Unusual partners aid blood vessel growth
AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 8, 2022) – Insufficient oxygen to an area like the heart or legs, called hypoxia, is a cue...
A new approach for bolstering the ability of T cells to fight cancer
Embargoed until Tuesday, March 8 at 3.05 am US Eastern Time, 7.05 pm Australian AEDTCredit: iStock / Getty Images Dr_Microbe...
First-of-its-kind child ultrasonography dataset enables a wealth of research
Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from HSE University and York University have presented an extensive dataset of indices derived from ultrasonography...
Uncovering how immune cells nurture brain connections
Microglia, the immune cells of the brain, are known for eating up unwanted items like germs and debris, much as...
How do spiders hunt “in unison”?
Within the 50,000 known species of spiders about 20 have developed a permanent social life characterised by a remarkable cooperation1....
The secret to longevity? Ask a yellow-bellied marmot
What if you were told there was a completely natural way to stop your body from aging? The trick: You’d...
NYITCOM researcher: Early killer whales ate fish — not other marine mammals
Only two species of cetaceans (dolphins, whales, and porpoises), prey on other marine mammals: the true killer whale, or orca,...
Tiny worms make complex decisions, too
LA JOLLA—(March 07, 2022) How does an animal make decisions? Scientists have spent decades trying to answer this question by...
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