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Max Planck Florida researcher receives prestigious NIH new innovator award
JUPITER, FLORIDA: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) announces that Dr. Hidehiko Inagaki has been awarded an NIH Director’s...
Becoming sober – A ‘voice’ for mothers navigating the child welfare system
With current federal mandates and state laws, addressing substance use during pregnancy is punitive rather than compassionate. In fact, 23...
The cell sentinel that neutralises hepatitis B
The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is responsible for one of the most serious and common infectious diseases. Transmitted through biological...
Investigating rare genetic mutations led Pitt scientists to surprising blood pressure discovery
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 4, 2022 – The kidneys are often the unsung heroes in maintaining healthy blood pressure, filtering 180 liters...
Scientists chase down what motor proteins deliver to healthy cells to find what’s altered in neurological diseases
Motor proteins running the natural roadways on the skeletons of our cells are hauling cargo that is both essential to...
Stevens INI receives major award to address health disparities in Alzheimer’s disease research
The Keck School of Medicine of USC's Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) is one of five...
UTA biologists identify broad coral disease resistance traits
A new study in Science Advances led by researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington provides a novel framework...
Long-term tracking of whale feeding behavior via satellite now possible with new tag
NEWPORT, Ore. – Oregon State University researchers have developed a new satellite tag that allows them to better track whales’...
Study suggests La Niña winters could keep on coming
Forecasters are predicting a “three-peat La Niña” this year. This will be the third winter in a row that the...
‘Leaky’ activity of mutated enzyme underlies neurodegenerative disease
Spinocerebellar ataxias are a group of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by the degeneration of Purkinje cells, a major class of neurons...
Small eddies play a big role in feeding ocean microbes
Subtropical gyres are enormous rotating ocean currents that generate sustained circulations in the Earth’s subtropical regions just to the north...
New University of Ottawa research demonstrates incredible connection between climate and Earth’s ability to replenish itself
Some 250 million years ago – long before dinosaurs roamed the earth – global warming and acid ocean caused by...
Unlocking the power of our emotional memory
You may not realize it, but each time you recall a memory—like your first time riding a bike or walking...
What happens in the gut over a year?
Our bodies go through several changes throughout our lives. The same happens with the microbes that live with us. After...
National Institutes of Health awards $15.75M to research team led by Case Western Reserve University and Duke University to map vagus nerve—body’s ‘super highway’ for controlling major organ functions
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $15.75 million contract to researchers led by Case Western Reserve and...
Upcycling in the past: Viking beadmakers’ secrets revealed
Ribe was an important trading town in the Viking Age. At the beginning of the 8th century, a trading place...
New study – malaria treatment is saving money while saving young lives
Life threatening anaemiaCredit: Private Life threatening anaemia Young children in sub-Saharan Africa often become severely anaemic as consequence of a...
IVI and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine partner to accelerate vaccines for global health through joint training and research and development
The International Vaccine Institute (IVI), an international organization with a mission to discover, develop, and deliver safe, effective, and affordable...
Muscling through: Linking muscle and joint stiffness of the lower human limbs
Joint flexibility is an important measure of physical fitness in humans, especially when it comes to determining athletic performance. It...
Rainy days on track to double in the Arctic by 2100
Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ninara/51261943034/ Ninara/flickr WASHINGTON — Today, more snow than rain falls in the Arctic, but this is expected to...
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