Long-term lizard study challenges the rules of evolutionary biology
Charles Darwin said that evolution was constantly happening, causing animals to adapt for survival. But many of his contemporaries disagreed. If evolution is always causing...
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Could a specialized diet alleviate long COVID?
LOS ANGELES — Approximately 7% of Americans have had long COVID, a range of ongoing health problems experienced after infection and recovery from COVID-19. Symptoms...
New study finds that the Gulf Stream is warming and shifting closer to shore
Credit: Illustration by Natalie Renier/©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Journal Nature Climate Change DOI 10.1038/s41558-023-01835-w Method of Research Data/statistical analysis Subject of Research Not applicable Article...
Miriam Merad, M.D., Ph.D., elected to the National Academy of Medicine for seminal work in immunology and cell biology
Miriam Merad, M.D., Ph.D., an esteemed immunologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine...
Newly-discovered “margarita snails” from the Florida Keys are bright lemon-yellow
The “Margaritaville” in Jimmy Buffett’s famous song isn’t a real place, but it’s long been associated with the Florida Keys. This string of tropical islands...
Tropical ecosystems more reliant on emerging aquatic insects, study finds, potentially putting them at greater risk
A team of researchers from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Campinas in Brazil has found that tropical forest ecosystems are more...
Researchers identify largest ever solar storm in ancient 14,300-year-old tree rings
An international team of scientists have discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago by analysing ancient tree-rings found in the French Alps....
Is this how antidepressants work, and why they take weeks to kick-in?
Type of work: peer-reviewed/randomised controlled trial/peopleCredit: (credit: Marc Dingman, Neuroscientifically Challenged (www.neurochallenged.com). Type of work: peer-reviewed/randomised controlled trial/people SSRI antidepressants normally take a few weeks...
Teaching expectant mothers to bond with their babies
Type of work: Peer-reviewed / experimental study / peopleCredit: Design by Dr. Anne Bjertrup via Canva Type of work: Peer-reviewed / experimental study / people...
Scientists upcycle polyesters through new waste-free, scalable process
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a new chemical process which upcycles polyesters, including PET in plastic bottles, to morpholine amide,...
SUSTAIN Center at UH commemorates five years of combatting AIDS/HIV epidemic in Southern U.S.
The SUSTAIN Wellbeing COMPASS Coordinating Center of the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work has made a lasting impact in the fight against...
Wearable bracelet tracks bipolar mood swings: changing electrical signals in skin linked to manic or depressed moods
Not peer-reviewed/experimental study/peopleCredit: redit: Diego Hidalgo-Mazzei Not peer-reviewed/experimental study/people Researchers have announced preliminary results of using wearable technology to measure electrical impulses in the skin...
The currency of conservation
Governments, nonprofit organizations, and other groups spend roughly $100 billion a year to support conservation. Restrictions on where conservation funds can be spent, however, prevent...
ORNL is poised to have a major role in the future of nuclear physics
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a bastion of nuclear physics research for the past 80 years, is poised to strengthen its programs...
World-first research breakthrough sparks new hope for bowel cancer patients
Every year, over 15,500 Australians are diagnosed with bowel cancer, and it is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the country. Over 1,700...
