Reindeer sleep while chewing their cud
Researchers report December 22 in the journal Current Biology that the more time reindeer spend ruminating, the less time they spend in non-rapid eye movement...
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Like kids in a candy store
Kyoto, Japan – A non-prescription drug abuse crisis in Japan seems only one overdose away. The demand for a particular anti-cough drug has been rising,...
A chemically defined, xeno-free culture system for culturing and deriving monkey PSCs in vitro
Non-human primates (NHPs) have a high degree of similarity to humans compared to other animal models. These similarities manifest at the genetic, physiological, socio-behavioral, and...
Fewer hospital admissions when people are fitter
People who maintain or increase their aerobic fitness are at less risk of being hospitalized in future, particularly if they were hospitalized previously. These are...
Big impacts from small changes in cell
Credit: Andreas Janshoff Tiny things matter – for instance, one amino acid can completely alter the architecture of the cell. Researchers at the Universities...
Pandemic lessons: Insights into how mobility restrictions affect healthcare costs
Osaka, Japan - As the world grappled with lockdowns and restrictions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University conducted an extensive study...
New material allows for better hydrogen-based batteries and fuel cells
Researchers led by Genki Kobayashi at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research in Japan have developed a solid electrolyte for transporting hydride ions (H−) at...
Controlling thermoelectric conversion in magnetic materials by magnetization direction
1. NIMS has succeeded in directly observing the "anisotropic magneto-Thomson effect," a phenomenon in which the heat absorption/release proportional to an applied temperature difference and...
TTUHSC’s Reddy elected fellow by the National Academy of Inventors
P. Hemachandra Reddy, Ph.D., a professor in the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine’s Department of Internal Medicine who has researched healthy aging, dementia and other...
Despite use of tecovirimat since the beginning of the 2022 mpox outbreak, few data have been published on its antiviral effect in humans
Despite use of tecovirimat since the beginning of the 2022 mpox outbreak, few data have been published on its antiviral effect in humans; this study...
New type of antibody shows promise against multiple forms of flu virus
Researchers have identified a previously unrecognized class of antibodies—immune system proteins that protect against disease—that appear capable of neutralizing multiple forms of flu virus. These...
Sniffing women’s tears reduces aggressive behavior in men
New research, publishing December 21st in the open access journal in PLOS Biology, shows that tears from women contain chemicals that block aggression in men....
Save the date for the 11th World Congress on Targeting Microbiota 2024 – Revolutionizing Future Medicine
Targeting Microbiota 2024: Vision, Strategies and PerspectivesCredit: International Society of Microbiota Targeting Microbiota 2024: Vision, Strategies and Perspectives The 11th Annual Congress of the International...
Professor Vladimir A. Botchkarev, Boston University School of Medicine, receives Skin Ageing & Challenges Best Scientific Award 2023
The Skin Ageing & Challenges 2023 conference, held in November 2023 in Lisbon, has recognized the outstanding contributions of Prof. Vladimir A. Botchkarev, a distinguished...
UH psychologist publishes most thorough compilation of sleep and emotion research to date
Losing sleep is actually something to lose sleep about. It doesn’t just make us tired – it can increase anxiety, degrade mood and altogether undermine...