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1 in 25 carries a genotype that is associated with a shortened lifespan
1 in 25 carries a genotype that is associated with a shortened lifespanCredit: deCODE Genetics 1 in 25 carries a...
UTIA faculty member serves as editor of the Journal of Food Distribution Research
Carlos Trejo-Pech, an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Tennessee Institute of...
October Consumer Food Insights Report highlights thanksgiving meal plans
October Consumer Food Insights Report highlights Thanksgiving meal plansCredit: Credit: Purdue University Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability October...
A new connection between the gut microbiota and prostate inflammation in aging men
“Creating a properly functioning intestinal microenvironment can significantly reduce the overall inflammation, which also affects the prostate.”Credit: 2023 Ratajczak et...
German Research Foundation renews funding for Research Training Group “Gene Regulation in Evolution” at Mainz University
Over the past four and a half years, Mainz University has made significant advances in unravelling the role of gene...
A fifth of European Red List flora and fauna species may be at risk of extinction
A new analysis of 14,669 threatened species of plants and animals found in Europe reveals that about one fifth face...
Purdue sensors measure uric acid levels better than other noninvasive methods
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Researchers in Purdue University’s College of Engineering have invented and are developing noninvasive medical devices to make the...
Mathematicians “thread the needle” to improve IVF success rates
Mathematicians are using their expertise to improve IVF success rates, according to a new study.Credit: • Lab_OldNeedle and Lab_NewNeedle are...
Scientists tame biological trigger of deadly Huntington’s disease
Huntington’s disease causes involuntary movements and dementia, has no cure, and is fatal. For the first time, UC Riverside scientists...
Scaling up nano for sustainable manufacturing
A new self-assembling nanosheet could radically accelerate the development of functional and sustainable nanomaterials for electronics, energy storage, health and...
Yeast with an over half synthetic genome is created in the lab
Researchers have combined over seven synthetic chromosomes that were made in the lab into a single yeast cell, resulting in...
New antifungal molecule kills fungi without toxicity in human cells, mice
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new antifungal molecule, devised by tweaking the structure of prominent antifungal drug Amphotericin B, has the...
Disturbances in sensory neurons may alter transient pain into chronic pain
Utrecht, November 8, 2023 - Researchers from the Center for Translational Immunology at University Medical Center Utrecht (the Netherlands) have...
A comparative analysis of two SARS-CoV-2 vaccines: Insights from Korea University College of Medicine
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in December 2019. Since then, extensive...
$200M gift propels scientific research in the search for life beyond earth
$200m Gift Propels Scientific Research in the Search for Life Beyond EarthCredit: SETI Institute/Simon Steel $200m Gift Propels Scientific Research...
The American Pediatric Society selects Dr. Glenn Flores as the recipient of the 2024 David G. Nichols Health Equity Award
The American Pediatric Society (APS) is pleased to announce Glenn Flores, MD, as the 2024 David G. Nichols Health Equity...
Systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease focus of latest clinical practice guideline
In patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), a rare connective tissue disease, interstitial lung disease contributes to 35 percent of deaths....
Device ‘smells’ seawater to discover, detect novel molecules
Under the ocean’s surface, marine organisms are constantly releasing invisible molecules. Some of the chemical clues reveal which creatures are...
Southern Alaska’s national forests key to meeting climate, conservation goals, OSU study shows
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Analyses of U.S. national forests led by Oregon State University scientists shows that increased protections for two...
Why a surprising discovery, warming seas and the demise of the ‘Meg’ may spell trouble for more and more sharks
Some unexpected shark strandings and subsequent surprises following autopsies have, ironically, taken marine biologists millions of years back in time...
