Tawny owl’s pale grey color linked to vital functions ensuring survival in extreme conditions
A recent genetic discovery has revealed that the pale grey plumage of the tawny owl is linked to crucial functions that aid the bird's survival...
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COVID-19 vaccination and boosting during pregnancy protects infants for six months
WHAT: Women who receive an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination or booster during pregnancy can provide their infants with strong protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infection for at...
Case study: drug-resistant bacteria responds to phage-antibiotic combo therapy
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 14, 2024 – It was a last-ditch effort. For years doctors had tried to keep a patient’s recurrent drug-resistant bacterial blood infection at...
Love songs lead scientists to new populations of skywalker gibbons in Myanmar
Skywalker gibbon couples wake up each morning and sing to each other, their voices echoing across the forest canopy of their home. The primate’s endearing...
Pesticides to help protect seeds can adversely affect earthworms’ health
While pesticides protect crops from hungry animals, pesky insects, or even microbial infections, they also impact other vital organisms, including bees and earthworms. And today,...
Discovery of a subset of human short introns that are spliced out by a novel mechanism
In humans, the length of pre-mRNA varies extensively (from 30 to 1,160,411 nucleotides by recent studies). The fundamental mechanism of splicing has been studied with...
USC announces new Leonard D. Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service
USC, together with Leonard and his late wife Pamela Schaeffer, is launching a new institute with a $59 million gift from the Schaeffers to be...
Scientists discover hidden army of lung flu fighters
Scientists have long thought of the fluid-filled sac around our lungs merely as a cushion from external damage. Turns out, it also houses potent virus-eating...
New treatment developed to dramatically slow down the progression of blindness-causing retinal diseases
The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that Dr. Maesoon Im of the Brain Science Institute, together with Prof. Seung Ja Oh of...
Virginia Tech researchers discover that blocking an essential nutrient inhibits malaria parasite growth
Living organisms often create what is needed for life from scratch.Credit: Photo by Max Esterhuizen for Virginia Tech. Living organisms often create what is needed...
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles researchers uncover social and economic factors that influence acute liver failure in children—and ways to overcome them
Imagine your healthy child gets sick—so sick that you take them to the emergency department. You are shocked to find out that their liver is...
Advancing biomedical diagnostics: Compact photoacoustic sensing instrument for breast tissue characterization
In the realm of biomedical sciences, the quest for accurate and efficient diagnostic tools is ever-evolving. One such promising innovation making waves is the photoacoustic...
Dr. Jeanne Lackamp to lead university hospitals’ behavioral health efforts
CLEVELAND – Jeanne Lackamp, MD, DFAPA, FACLP, has been selected to serve as Chair of Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatrist in Chief for University Hospitals (UH),...
Pediatric sickle cell disease team uses pain screening to improve care
CLEVELAND -- A recent study from researchers at University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health and UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital describes a quality improvement project...
NTU Singapore launches new multi-domain academic offerings to prepare graduates for the workplace of tomorrow
Credit: Credit to NTU Singapore Nine new interdisciplinary degree programmes offered in 2024 New offerings include undergraduate degrees that range from artificial intelligence, and sustainability...
