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Chagas: less neglect for a neglected tropical disease
One thing you might want even less than a ‘kiss’ from a kissing bug is its feces. Scientifically referred to...
Peptide delivered by nasal spray can reduce seizure activity, protect neurons in Alzheimer’s, epilepsy
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 16, 2022) – A novel peptide augments the brain’s natural mechanism to help prevent seizures and protect neurons...
Today’s heat waves feel a lot hotter than heat index implies
If you looked at the heat index during this summer’s sticky heat waves and thought, “It sure feels hotter!,” you...
Aging | New research: Volume 14, Issue 15
BUFFALO, NY- August 15, 2022 – Aging (abbreviated as “Aging (Albany NY)” by Medline/PubMed and “Aging-US” by Web of Science) published a...
MU math specialists boost knowledge, confidence among elementary school students, teachers
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Whenever Corey Webel introduces himself to someone as a math educator, he inevitably receives a passionate story...
Immune cells in the intestine have a sweet tooth
A new study led by Marc Veldhoen, group leader at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (iMM; Portugal) and Associate...
Delays in contact tracing impeded early COVID-19 containment
AUSTIN, Texas – Contact tracing programs were deployed around the globe to slow the spread of COVID-19, but these programs...
The best way to take pills according to science
When you have a headache and reach for the pain reliever, you’re probably not thinking about your body position when...
Brain support cells transfer their mitochondria to fight free radicals
After a brain hemorrhage, neural support cells called astrocytes enhance healing by transferring their mitochondria to damaged neurons. The healthy...
Study shows Gulf of Maine cooling for 900 years, then quickly warming since late 1800s
AMES, Iowa – By combining seawater data taken from clam shells and thousands of climate simulations, researchers found that 900...
Weird and wonderful world of fungi shaped by evolutionary bursts, study finds
Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered that the vast anatomical variety of fungi stems from evolutionary increases in...
Eye doctors who get even small payments from drug companies more likely to prescribe name-brand eyedrops
In a lookback study of prescribing patterns among thousands of American ophthalmologists and optometrists, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers concluded that...
How quinine caused World War I (hyperbolic title alert) (video)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2022 — If we look at how the bark of the cinchona tree is used to treat...
Gifted dogs are more playful
A new study just published in Animal Cognition reveals that the rare dogs that are gifted in learning object verbal...
Scientists develop gel made from spider silk proteins for biomedical applications
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences have discovered that spider silk proteins can...
NTU Singapore launches S$45 million center for innovative robotics technologies
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) today launched the Centre for Advanced Robotics Technology Innovation (CARTIN) to develop affordable, safe,...
Gene mutations from patients with debilitating seizure and movement disorder created in mice
Three genetic alterations associated with a rare seizure and a movement disorder primarily found in children were successfully mirrored in...
New MIT research forecasts effect of two-dose vaccine allocation strategies on cumulative number of infections and death in US
New MIT research forecasts the effect of various two-dose vaccine allocation strategies on the cumulative number of infections and deaths...
DREADDful mimicry
How do signals from outside the cell cause a response inside it? Such outside signals could be hormones or neurotransmitters....
Exercise answer: Research shows it’s how often you do it, not how much
So… should I exercise a little bit every day, or exercise for longer once a week?Credit: Edith Cowan University So…...
