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Single-dose treatment reduces risk of COVID-19 hospitalization by half for high-risk patients in a largely vaccinated population
(Toronto, Feb. 8, 2023) – A single-dose of the antiviral drug peginterferon lambda reduced by half the risk of hospitalization...
Uncovering bacteria survival strategies
Bacteria that develop genetic resistance to antibiotics cause millions of human deaths annually. Yet genetic resistance is only one way...
Aging | Body weight influences musculoskeletal adaptation to running in aging mice
“ differentially alters bone parameters depending on body weight ”Credit: 2022 Kitase et al. “ differentially alters bone parameters depending...
Therapeutic targeting of the microbiome for neurodevelopmental disorders
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) is hosting a free webinar, “Therapeutic Targeting of the Microbiome for Neurodevelopmental Disorders”...
Air pollution linked with blood pressure in London teens
In a new analysis involving adolescents living in London, exposure to higher levels of the pollutant nitrogen dioxide was associated...
We still don’t know which factors most affect cognitive decline as we age
A new analysis explores relative statistical associations between various life factors and cognitive decline in elderly Americans, highlighting gaps in...
Scripps Research Professor Jeffery Kelly awarded 2023 Wolf Prize in Chemistry
LA JOLLA, CA — Jeffery Kelly, PhD, the Lita Annenberg Hazen Professor of Chemistry at Scripps Research, has been awarded...
A culturally adapted online experience improves type 2 diabetes nutrition education for American Indians and Alaska Natives
Philadelphia, February 8, 2023 – American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) have traditional food and nutrition practices that support holistic...
Sanghani Center research takes new approach to analyze depression, anxiety from Reddit posts to provide better care, lower suicide rate
Suicide, the 10th leading cause of death for adults in the United States and the third leading cause of death...
UK Scientists make major breakthrough in developing practical quantum computers that can solve big challenges of our time
Researchers from the University of Sussex and Universal Quantum have demonstrated for the first time that quantum bits (qubits) can...
Unearthing the impact of moisture on soil carbon processes
The ground below your feet contains some 2,500 gigatons of carbon, approximately three times the amount of carbon held in...
Heavy necking: New insights into the sex life of giraffes
It can be hard to know if someone is really into you. Sometimes, you get hints — a certain look...
New dual-phase imaging protocol reduces costs and radiation exposure for cognitively impaired patients
Reston, VA—A novel nuclear medicine imaging protocol can take the place of two separate imaging scans for the evaluation of...
Killer whale mums pay high price for raising sons
Raising sons is an exhausting experience that leaves killer whale mothers far less likely to produce more offspring, new research...
Dr. Michael Taylor joins Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine as Director of the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Research Program
Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine are proud to welcome Dr. Michael Taylor, esteemed molecular biologist and CPRIT...
Fish schools work a bit like the brain
What do the brain and a school of fish have in common? They are both capable of efficient collective information...
Killer whale moms forgo future offspring for benefit of full-grown sons
It’s not unusual for parents and especially mothers to sacrifice their own future success for the sake of their offspring....
A new ring system discovered in our Solar System
**Strictly embargoed until 16:00 (GMT) Wednesday 8 February 2023**Credit: Paris Observatory **Strictly embargoed until 16:00 (GMT) Wednesday 8 February 2023**...
New evolutionary insights from stepping outside the lab
Most of his career, Justin Crocker, EMBL Heidelberg Group Leader, has been working at the interface of development and evolution....
Goethe University study: Investors also suffer in unregulated competitions for freely available resources
FRANKFURT. Without regulations for their use, the condition of freely accessible resources such as fish stocks, water or air can...
