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Initial COVID-19 infection on the single-cell level, revealed
SAN ANTONIO (February 8, 2022) – What is going on at the single-cell level in the first days of SARS-CoV-2 infection...
Sweating the small stuff: Smartwatch developed at UCLA measures key stress hormone
The human body responds to stress, from the everyday to the extreme, by producing a hormone called cortisol.Credit: Yichao Zhao and...
Drug halts immune reactions to save damaged lungs
A team of scientists led by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have discovered that disulfiram, an FDA-approved drug, prevents the...
Discovery could help finetune immunity to fight infections, disease
SPOKANE, Wash.—Research led by Washington State University scientists supports a novel theory that the innate immune system people are born...
Researchers: If left alone, tropical forests can recover on their own surprisingly fast
Tropical forests are being cleared for agriculture and other uses at alarming rates.Credit: Clemson University College of Science Tropical forests...
Cell cultures not as stable as you’d think
Culture environments of different cell types growing in culture vessels or Petri dishes vary significantly from each other and from...
Using the universe’s coldest material to measure the world’s tiniest magnetic fields
Magnetometers measure the direction, strength or relative changes of magnetic fields, at a specific point in space and time. Employed...
Golfing cockatoos reveal ability to use combined tools
Cockatoos have shown an extraordinary ability to complete a task by combining simple tools, demonstrating that this cognitive ability is...
Newly discovered effect of toxic goiter on brain
Toxic goiter affects the brain more than was previously known, a University of Gothenburg study shows, and involves volume changes...
Mental health is an issue for people with spinal cord injury. Chronic pain makes it worse
Adults living with spinal cord injuries have a near-80% increased risk of developing psychological conditions, such as depression and anxiety,...
Amylin peptide in the brain senses isolation and drives social contact-seeking behavior
As we have experienced during the COVID pandemic, loneliness, or perceived social isolation, is a major stress for social animals...
Towards self-sensing soft robots with electrochemically driven pumps
The word “robot” would probably conjure up images of hard metallic bodies that are invulnerable to attacks. In modern day-to-day...
UTSW study finds mechanical hearts can regenerate some heart tissue
Mechanical hearts spur some regeneration in dormant parts of failing hearts, according to a UT Southwestern pilot study that shows...
Study finds survivors of weather-related disasters may have accelerated aging
When Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico in September 2017 as a high-end category 4 storm, it left in its...
Bronze Age women altered genetic landscape of Orkney, study finds
AN INTERNATIONAL team led by researchers at the University of Huddersfield has used ancient DNA to rewrite the history of...
Glaucoma: Seeing the light at the end of the (nano)tunnel
Reduced blood flow and impaired neurovascular coupling are well-known features of glaucoma, the main cause of non-curable blindness affecting 80 million...
Described a new large titanosaurian dinosaur from the Pyrenees
Researchers from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), the Conca Dellà Museum (MCD), the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona...
Metabolism of COVID-19 antibodies from convalescent plasma suggests possible safe treatment for high risk children
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Will Kirk, Johns Hopkins University FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that a prospective study...
Chimpanzees apply insects to wounds, a potential case of medication?
A research team from Osnabrück University and the Ozouga Chimpanzee Project has, for the first time, observed chimpanzees applying insects...
Stressed out worms use epigenetic inheritance to produce more sexually attractive offspring
Sexual reproduction allows organisms to mix up their genes and develop new adaptations to survive a harsh and ever-changing environment....
