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Once upon a BCG vaccine
LA JOLLA—A long, long time ago, the BCG vaccine was approved for use against tuberculosis (TB), and it's still given...
New hope for people living with a genetic cause of autism
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Fragile X syndrome, or FXS, a leading genetic cause of autism, affects around one in 4,000 males...
How organic neuromorphic electronics can think and act
The processor is the brain of a computer - an often-quoted phrase. But processors work fundamentally differently than the human...
It can happen in a heartbeat: Remote monitoring doesn’t always detect catastrophic pacemaker failure
Philadelphia, December 13, 2021 -- Even after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety notice and recall, manufacturing...
Farmed seafood supply at risk if we don’t act on climate change
The supply of farmed seafood such as salmon and mussels are projected to drop 16 per cent globally by 2090...
A close look into the regulation of CCL17 — A gene involved in hyperimmune diseases
Allergies and many other types of immune system-related diseases originate from an interplay of complex chemical pathways that affect cell...
Flavor your food with “flavanols (flavan 3-ols)” to burn excess fat, new study suggests
In cold conditions, brown adipose tissue (BAT) or brown fat generates heat to keep the body warm. Compared with white...
Big-headed ancient fish had land on its mind
Sophisticated CT scanning of the cranium of an Australian fish fossil has given new insights to explain how fish first...
Cool microscopy
Fluorescence light microscopy has the unique ability to observe cellular processes over a scale that bridges four orders of magnitude....
Life arose on hydrogen energy
December 13, 2021 – How did the first chemical reactions get started at the origin of life and what was...
The sky’s the limit: Using airborne DNA to monitor insect biodiversity
Scientists at Lund University have discovered for the first time that it is possible to detect insect DNA in the...
Solar parks could boost bumble bee numbers in a win-win for nature
New research shows that simple changes to how UK solar parks are managed could boost ground nesting bumble bee populations...
How can a protein help us remember?
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have gained insights into the biochemistry of long-term memory. Studying fruit flies,...
A longer-lasting COVID vaccine? UCLA study points the way
FINDINGSCredit: NIAID/NIH FINDINGS Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have identified...
Doctoral student finds alternative cell option for organs-on-chips
Organ-on-a-chip technology has provided a push to discover new drugs for a variety of rare and ignored diseases for which...
MicroRNAs: Biological indicators of the physiological status of animals
Known to be fine regulators of gene expression, microRNAs are small molecules that remain particularly stable in biofluids—blood, urine, etc....
Aging stiffens the blood vessels but their flexibility also fluctuates based on a woman’s hormone state
A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä in the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences measured arterial stiffness in...
New phenomenon: Forest mammals eavesdrop on messy monkeys
Eavesdropping doesn’t just belong in the playbooks of police officers and spies. It is also a phenomenon that plays out...
Dinosaurs’ last spring: Study pinpoints timing of Chicxulub asteroid impact
A groundbreaking study led by researchers at Florida Atlantic University and an international team of scientists conclusively confirms the time...
Stopping arthritis before it starts
More than a million Americans undergo knee and hip replacements each year. It’s a last resort treatment for pain and...
