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From biodiversity observations to decision-support
The Europa Biodiversity Observation Network (EuropaBON) project strives to assess data streams and gaps in biodiversity monitoring across Europe and...
Traditional medicinal plant relieves malaria symptoms
The active plant ingredient anemonin could provide a new approach in the treatment of malaria. It was identified by researchers...
Deadliest period in Earth’s history was also the stinkiest
Tiny microbes belching toxic gas helped cause — and prolong — the biggest mass extinction in Earth’s history, a new...
Physicians over-relying on a commonly used laboratory test can miss liver cirrhosis
A recent study at the Medical University of South Carolina’s (MUSC) Digestive Disease Research Core Center (DDRCC) provides insight into why physicians...
A more targeted therapy to treat inflammatory bowel disease
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside, propose a way for drugs to be more effective...
Sauropod dinosaurs were restricted to warmer regions of Earth
Giant, long-necked sauropods, thought to include the largest land animals ever to have existed, preferred to live in warmer, more...
Pain and anxiety impact breathing on a cellular level
LA JOLLA—(December 17, 2021) You’re startled by a threatening sound, and your breath quickens; you smash your elbow and pant...
SUPPORT-E Consortium: “Covid-19 convalescent plasma should be further investigated”
On December 7th, WHO updated its living guideline on COVID-19 therapeutics, including convalescent plasma (CCP). This led to their recommendation...
Testosterone drives the dark side of meerkat success
DURHAM, N.C. – Cooperation and aggression. Meerkats are showing us that one may not be possible without the other.Credit: Charli...
New major discovery in the animal kingdom
Researchers recently made a major discovery – 14 new species of shrews, which is the largest number of new mammals...
Dallas study finds expectant women in areas with worse health disparities have greater risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center studied outcomes for young women at a county hospital and found that while 97% of...
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center part of $10M global tobacco study to guide regulatory policies
Researchers from MUSC Hollings Cancer Center are part of a $10 million five-year global study funded by the National Cancer Institute that...
Impact of COVID-19 on breastfeeding
The percentage of infants fully breastfed at 1,3, and 6 months significantly decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic among participants of...
UT launches farm-to-table beef program
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – High-quality, locally sourced ‘UT Beef’ is now being served on the University of Tennessee Knoxville campus. Produced...
“Mini-brains” provide clues about early life origins of schizophrenia
Multiple changes in brain cells during the first month of embryonic development may contribute to schizophrenia later in life, according...
University of Ottawa led CoVaRR-Net to bolster research on Omicron variant thanks to $9 million grant from CIHR
The Coronavirus Variants Rapid Response Network (CoVaRR-Net), led by the University of Ottawa’s Marc-André Langlois, has received a $9-million grant...
The choline transporter in the brain is necessary for tuning out unneeded information
In habituation, an organism gets so used to a ubiquitous sight, smell, sensation or sound that it virtually disappears. Runa...
Cough or fever first? Study analyzes order of COVID-19 symptoms
The most likely order of symptoms that COVID-19 patients experience is different for different variants of the virus, according to...
California Academy of Sciences researchers describe 70 new species in 2021
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 16, 2021) — In 2021, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 70 new plant...
Marine life can cling together to survive effects of climate change
Some marine species can help protect others from climate change by shielding them from heat, according to a new study...
