Tracking malaria parasites in space and time
Malaria is a devastating disease caused by the Plasmodium parasite. After an infected mosquitos’ bite, the parasites travel to the liver and infect liver cells. This phase...
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The X chromosome is silenced in some male cancers
Cancer cells acquire genetic anomalies that allow them to grow and proliferate unchecked. Researchers have now found another difference between cancer cells and normal cells:...
Memory and novel object tests for monitoring the cognitive decline of old dogs
Understanding how active, healthy ageing can be achieved is one of the most relevant problems today. Dogs can be used as model animals for studying...
Long-term memory in temperature series: the “forgetfulness” of state-of-the-art climate models in equatorial and coastal regions
General circulation models play an important role in researching and predicting climate change, and so assessing their performance as they are developed and refined is...
Screening for stroke risk can save lives and money
Atrial fibrillation is the greatest risk factor for stroke. Screening to detect atrial fibrillation in older people would not only increase the chance of preventing...
Fertilizers limit pollination by changing how bumblebees sense flowers
Pollinators are less likely to land on flowers sprayed with fertilisers or pesticides as they can detect electric field changes around the flower, researchers at...
Myocardial strain parameters on MRI in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy
Leesburg, VA, November 9, 2022—According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), left ventricular global longitudinal strain—derived from feature tracking...
First sentence ever written in Canaanite language discovered: Plea to eradicate beard lice
The alphabet was invented around 1800 BCE and was used by the Canaanites and later by most other languages in the world. Until recently, no...
Targeting refractory prostate cancer: a novel radiopharmaceutical hits the bull’s-eye
Osaka, Japan - As the saying goes, when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail; and some medicines can work that...
Most detailed map of brain’s memory hub finds connectivity puzzle
The most detailed map ever made of the communication links between the hippocampus – the brain’s memory control centre – and the rest of the...
Key to the erroneous activation of the immune system
Bonn, November 8, 2022 - The innate immune system fights infectious agents. The alarm messenger interferon plays a central role in this. However, if it...
Old bone links lost American parrot to ancient Indigenous bird trade
For centuries, Indigenous communities in the American Southwest imported colorful parrots from Mexico. But according to a study led by The University of Texas at...
Study shows differences between brains of primates — humans, apes and monkeys — are small but significant
MADISON — While the physical differences between humans and non-human primates are quite distinct, a new study reveals their brains may be remarkably similar. And...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory receives new funding for free biomedical research platforms
COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY — Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) announced today that the preprint servers bioRxiv and medRxiv have received renewed funding from the...
Addressing the water problem
Water is an indispensable resource for our society. However, there is a limited supply of renewable freshwater across the globe and there is no substitute....
