“Natural immunity” from omicron is weak and limited, study finds
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—May 18, 2022—In unvaccinated people, infection with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 provides little long-term immunity against other variants, according to a new...
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Coeliac cereal – Research shows oats could be the answer
Ground-breaking new research published in Nature has decoded the genome of oats and explained why the popular cereal could be suitable for most people with...
New weight-loss intervention targets instinctive desire to eat
People who are highly responsive to food lost more weight and, importantly, were more successful at keeping the pounds off using a new alternative weight-loss...
It’s a female bonobo’s world—ecologists propose new tools to assess sex and power among wild animals
In the wild, it might seem like male animals run the show. But in a review publishing in Trends in Ecology & Evolution on May...
The future of research integrity
With the European research scene quickly evolving, it is becoming increasingly important to emphasise the value of research integrity (RI) and to deal with new...
Public health “detectives” will track potential links between COVID-19 and poor pregnancy outcomes
Did COVID-19 worsen pregnancy outcomes in South Carolina? Did it affect the health of mothers and infants? Two Medical University of South Carolina researchers in...
Scientists reveal different water isotope concentrations in both monthly and daily precipitation observations across Brazil’s diverse climate
An isotope of a chemical element contains the same number of protons in the center of its atom, but when compared to another atom, the...
NTU Singapore and CSA Singapore launch joint centre for cybersecurity evaluation, research, and education
To meet the demands of Singapore’s cybersecurity evaluation needs, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) officially launched...
New Expert Consensus Statement published on achieving remission of type 2 diabetes using diet as a primary intervention
The American College of Lifestyle Medicine has released an expert consensus statement to assist clinicians in achieving remission of type 2 diabetes in adults using...
Children’s Hospital Colorado first in the world to implant recently FDA-approved stent for treatment of congenital heart disease
Aurora, Colo. (May 18, 2022) – Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado) is the first hospital in the world to implant the newly FDA-approved G-Armor Stent....
Announcement of winners for the first “Marie Sklodowska Curie Award”
The Japan Science and Technology Agency has selected winners for the first Marie Sklodowska Curie Award for young female researchers. JST recognizes the importance of...
Pancharatnam–Berry phase reversal via opposite-chirality-coexisted superstructures
In modern photonic applications, such as the optical communications and AR/VR displays, on-demand multi-dimensional light control plays a crucial rule, including the modulation of wavelength,...
Seafloor animal cued to settle, transformed by a bacterial compound
Most bottom-dwelling marine invertebrate animals, such as sponges, corals, worms and oysters, produce tiny larvae that swim in the ocean prior to attaching to the...
Tooth unlocks mystery of Denisovans in Asia
What links a finger bone and some fossil teeth found in a cave in the remote Altai Mountains of Siberia to a single tooth found...
Aging well in a pandemic: Older adults share what it takes
Despite the pandemic’s terrible toll on older adults, a new national poll shows that most people over 50 still say their health is as good...
