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Orchid helps insect get a grip
The wild orchid Habenaria radiata’s pure white petals resemble a white egret in flight (hence its common name white egret...
Octopus lures from the Mariana Islands found to be oldest in the world
An archaeological study has determined that cowrie-shell artifacts found throughout the Mariana Islands were lures used for hunting octopuses and...
Singapore clinician-scientist part of team winning £30M to end early death from killer heart diseases in global British Heart Foundation challenge
SINGAPORE, 29 July 2022 – An international team of researchers—including Professor Stuart Cook, Tanoto Foundation Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at...
AI researchers to help Indiana manufacturers reduce energy use
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University researchers are using artificial intelligence and machine learning to help small and mid-sized Indiana manufacturers...
Disparities in United States COVID-19 vaccine distribution
When reports showed COVID-19 vaccination rates were lower among racial/ethnic minority groups, most discussions focused on mistrust and misinformation among...
Weill Cornell Medicine receives $14 million grant to study emerging technologies for older adults
A Weill Cornell Medicine-led consortium has been awarded a five-year, $14.7 million renewal grant from the National Institute on Aging...
Animal role in algae fertilization identified
Recently, Emma Lavaut and her colleagues from Sorbonne University and Universidad Austral de Chile found that a species of red...
Science publication first to describe Modifi Bio’s novel approach to fight cancer cells with DNA modification
NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 28, 2022 -- Modifi Biosciences announced today that the journal Science has published a critical study...
A new study gives an important understanding of how molecular motor proteins are involved in malaria transmission
Scientists at the University of Nottingham have made a major breakthrough in understanding how malaria parasites divide and transmit the...
In early COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, health facilities in US metropolitan areas with a high proportion of Black citizens were less likely to administer immunizations – indicating a possible vaccine access barrier
In your coverage, please use this URL to provide access to the freely available paper in PLOS Medicine: Credit: Mat...
Idoteas are the sea’s bees
Are sea animals involved in the reproductive cycle of algae, like pollinating insects on dry land? Dispersal of the male...
Specialized brain regions recognize vocal cues that don’t involve speech
PITTSBURGH, July 28, 2022 – Specific parts of the brain recognize complex cues in human vocal sounds that do not...
Researchers take first-ever cryo-EM images of nitrogenase in action
Previously, it has been impossible to capture the high-resolution images of nitrogenase, the only enzyme capable of reducing nitrogen into...
Research Brief: Importance of teaching physician advocacy to medical students
The Journal of Public Health Management & Practice published a study from University of Minnesota researchers highlighting the Dr. Pete...
Novel targeted therapy could be effective treatment option for deadly childhood cancer
New research from VCU Massey Cancer Center — published Thursday in Cell Reports — demonstrated that a novel targeted therapy...
Aging | Age-related neuroendocrine, cognitive, and behavioral co-morbidities are promoted by HIV-1 Tat expression in male mice
“The current work provides potentially actionable information that could help to limit premature or accentuated aging in the context of...
NLM announces 2022 Lindberg-King Lecture & Scientific Symposium
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) will host the Lindberg-King Lecture & Scientific Symposium: Science, Society, and the Legacy of...
Technique based on artificial intelligence detects Chagas disease using images taken with smartphone
When Brazilian immunologist Helder Nakaya visited Evandro Chagas Institute in Belém (the capital of Pará state, Brazil) in 2017, there was a...
Brain imaging reveals how mindfulness program boosts pain regulation
Contact: Joseph Wielgosz, [email protected]; Richard Davidson, director of UW–Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds, [email protected]: ResearchGate Contact: Joseph Wielgosz, [email protected]; Richard...
Data from elephant seals reveal new features of marine heatwave ‘the Blob’
The North Pacific Blob, a marine heatwave that began in late 2013 and continued through 2015, was the largest and...
