Bisphenol A (BPA) impacted rat offspring more seriously than their dams
Bisphenol A (BPA) is an anthropogenic chemical used as a raw material for plastics such as polycarbonate and epoxy resins, and for the inner coating...
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CWRU’s Katherine Kutney receives prestigious Hartwell Foundation award to research diabetic kidney disease in children and teens
CLEVELAND—About 5,000 children and teens in the United States are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes each year, and the rate is increasing about 5% annually,...
Kumamoto University’s Dr. Kenichi Miharada awarded this year’s Heisei Memorial Research Grant from the Japan Prize Foundation
Lead investigator Dr. Kenichi Miharada, a professor at Kumamoto University’s International Research Center for Medical Sciences (IRCMS) in Japan, has been selected for the 2022...
Beyond the honeybee: how many bee species does a meadow need?
A meadow’s lush array of flowers needs a full phalanx of bees to pollinate them—far more than just the honeybees and bumblebees that most people...
Keeping web-like NETs from clogging blood vessels could improve stroke outcomes
Preventing the formation of a sticky, web-like substance that can form in blood vessels after a stroke could protect the brain and lead to better...
Interconception preventive care and pregnancy complications
Pregnancy complications can recur, and interconception preventive care may help reduce some pregnancy complications. Preventive visits after an index pregnancy were associated with reduced hypertension...
Newly identified cell type could be the key to restoring damaged salivary glands
LA JOLLA, CA—Scientists at Scripps Research and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research have discovered a special type of cell that resides in...
THE SANCTUARY OF THE SHALLOWS: CLIMATE CHANGE COULD AFFECT WHERE SEYCHELLES’ STINGRAYS CHOOSE TO LIVE
Stingrays are in a lot of trouble, mainly because of overfishing. Scientists from the Save Our Seas Foundation D’Arros Research Centre (SOSF-DRC) and the South African Institute...
A small mutation can make Zika virus even more dangerous
LA JOLLA, CA—Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found that Zika virus can mutate to become more infective—and potentially break through pre-existing...
Research pioneers new frontiers in plant-based food science
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2022 – Plant-based meat surrogates have been the rage for some time. "Impossible" has become a buzzword to tout everything from vegetarian...
Measuring endocrine disruptors in wastewater
Treating pollutants, such as endocrine disruptors, is an effective way to protect the environment. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that alter the hormonal systems and the...
New platform optimizes selection of combination cancer therapies
Abstract: LB119Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Abstract: LB119 NEW ORLEANS ― Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new...
Rhesus monkeys can perceive their own heartbeat
Rhesus macaques are able to perceive their own heartbeats, according to a new study from the California National Primate Research Center at the University of...
Scientists crack egg forging evolutionary puzzle
As many humans prepare to unwrap their Easter eggs, scientists have solved one of nature’s biggest criminal cases, an egg forgery scandal two million years...
Researchers undertake challenge to image every cell in the human brain at unprecedented speed
NEW YORK – A collaboration between researchers at Columbia and the Icahn School of Medicine is embarking on a project that will generate comprehensive atlases...
