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Tumors dramatically shrink with new approach to cell therapy
Northwestern University scientists have developed a new tool to harness immune cells from tumors to fight cancer rapidly and effectively.Credit:...
A mathematical secret of lizard camouflage
The shape-shifting clouds of starling birds, the organization of neural networks or the structure of an anthill: nature is full...
Study: Light therapy fast-tracks healing of skin damage from cancer radiation therapy
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Light therapy may accelerate the healing of skin damage from radiation therapy by up to 50%, according...
Zoo enrichment could go further
Zoos and aquariums could improve the lives of a wider range of their animals, new research suggests.Credit: Paul Rose Zoos...
Current anti-COVID pills work well against omicron, but antibody drugs are less effective
MADISON, Wis. — The drugs behind the new pills to treat COVID-19 remain very effective against the omicron variant of...
Mutant stem cells defy rules of development
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—January 26, 2022—Imagine you’re baking a cake, but you run out of salt. Even with the missing ingredient,...
Universal sex differences appear in adolescents’ career aspirations, study finds
A new analysis by David Geary at the University of Missouri and Gijsbert Stoet at the University of Essex in...
Flat-faced purebred dogs, including Neapolitan mastiffs, English bulldogs and American cocker spaniels, are up to 34 times more likely than other breeds to suffer from cherry eye
Flat-faced purebred dogs, including Neapolitan mastiffs, English bulldogs and American cocker spaniels, are up to 34 times more likely than...
Younger people are more likely than older generations to express interest in owning non-domesticated animals, such as pythons, as pets
Younger people are more likely than older generations to express interest in owning non-domesticated animals, such as pythons, as petsCredit:...
23,000 years ago, humans in Israel enjoyed a new bounty of food options
As climate shifted 23,000 years ago, humans in Israel experienced a new abundance of food, according to a study published...
Scientists regrow frog’s lost leg
For millions of patients who have lost limbs for reasons ranging from diabetes to trauma, the possibility of regaining function...
Genome Atlas to support the rescue of biodiversity in Europe
To provide important genomic data to inform research about Europe’s biodiversity, scientists from 48 different countries initiated the "European Reference...
Study now links non-mutated Apolipoprotein E to dementia in the aging brain
Philadelpia, January 26, 2022 – Researchers exploring dementia-related proteins in the brain identified Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) as a key misfolded...
Bats use different inner ear structures to help navigate the world through sound
Two major groups of bats that use echolocation have different structures for connecting the inner ear to the brain, according...
Microscopic inner ear structures reveal why major groups of bats echolocate differently
Lots of bats echolocate-- they emit high-pitched squeaks, and based on how those sound waves bounce off their surroundings, they're...
Blood markers can predict depression in pregnancy
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (January 26, 2022) — Signs of inflammation in the blood reliably predict and identify severe depression in...
Katerina Akassoglou elected lifetime AAAS Fellow
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—January 26, 2022—Katerina Akassoglou, PhD, senior investigator at Gladstone Institutes, has been elected into the American Association for...
Louisville scientist receives $6.7 million to learn how metals cause lung cancer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – For nearly three decades, John Pierce Wise Sr. has investigated the connection between exposure to metals and...
New brain cancer guidelines to improve care, patient survival
New guidelines for treating cancers that have spread to the brain are poised to improve care for patients and help...
Zoologist solves the 100-year-old mystery of the floating phantom midge
VANCOUVER—In spring 2018, Dr. Philip Matthews spent a typical afternoon capturing dragonflies in the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) experimental...
