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Study reveals human lifestyle in East Asia 40,000 years ago
A team of researchers from China, Germany, France and Spain, has revealed the lifestyle of humans living in East Asia...
Did COVID-19 make tinnitus, ‘ringing’ in the ears, worse?
Tinnitus, most often described as “ringing” in the ears even though no external sound is present, also can be perceived...
Mammoths, meet the metaverse
Los Angeles, CA (March 2, 2022) — Fearsome dire wolves and saber-toothed cats no longer prowl around La Brea Tar...
Plotting the placental protein NRK: Understanding the molecular evolution processes underlying placenta acquisition in eutherian ancestors
The molecular evolution of placental protein NRK and its function in regulating placental growth has finally been clarified by researchers...
THz–fingerprint vibrational spectroscopy at an ultrafast spectral rate
Raman spectroscopy offers a powerful approach to chemical measurement. By directly probing molecular vibrations, it obtains chemical specificity without the...
Targeting the brain’s energy metabolism may hold the key for treating Parkinson’s disease
Nicotinamide riboside (NR) is a member of the vitamin B3 family, which can be found in foods like fruits, vegetables, meat,...
Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor-binding domains may result in escape variants resistant to therapeutics and vaccines
The SARS-CoV-2 virus is continuously evolving and structural changes to the virus may impact the efficacy of antibody therapies and...
Story tips: Beneath the skin, crustacean-inspired cotton, automating clean water, samples in space and capturing furnace emissions
Biology — Beneath the skinCredit: Credit: Kang Ko/UPenn Biology — Beneath the skin University of Pennsylvania researchers called on computational systems biology expertise at...
How one marine chemistry lab slashed their carbon footprint
Laboratories may consume large quantities of plastics, generate waste, and emit greenhouse gases. A report published in PLOS Sustainability and...
Feeding small fish to people instead of to farmed salmon could make seafood production more sustainable
Farming Atlantic salmon requires a high volume of wild-caught fish as feed, but produces only a small percentage of the...
WVU researcher finds over-the-counter meds a ‘needle in the haystack’ of the larger pain pill epidemic
Drug misuse is not exclusive to the opioid epidemic, according to a recent West Virginia Universitystudy. Every year, about 50,000 people...
Irish-led €10 million project launches to deliver ‘precision medicine’ for Motor Neuron Disease
An ambitious academic, clinical and industry research programme supported by a €5 million funding grant from Science Foundation Ireland, which...
Small water samples can find really big animals
A team of scientists used an emerging genetic tool that analyzes DNA in water samples to detect whales and dolphins...
The role of lipids in the development of Alzheimer’s disease
Neurons in the brain coexist with and rely on many other cell types to function properly. Astrocytes, which take their...
Three critical factors in the end-Permian mass extinction
The end of the Permian was characterized by the greatest mass extinction event in Earth’s history. 252 million years ago,...
Milk may exacerbate MS symptoms
The prompt for the study came from MS patients: "We hear again and again from sufferers that they feel worse...
Intestinal cells change functions during their lives
Intestinal cells can change specializations during their lives. The BMP signaling pathway – an important communication mechanism between cells –...
Scientists reveal how chronic liver injury causes bone loss
A research team led by Prof. CHEN Di from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy...
Targeting necroptosis for inflammatory myopathies
A new study has suggested that treatment to target necroptosis in muscle fibers using a necroptosis inhibitor lessens myositis-induced muscle...
Discarded disposable face masks pose a threat to marine life
Disposable face masks could be harmful to wildlife, according to researchers who have observed harmful effects of the masks on...
