For large bone injuries, it’s Sonic hedgehog to the rescue
A USC Stem Cell study in NPJ Regenerative Medicine presents intriguing evidence that large bone injuries might trigger a repair strategy in adults that recapitulates elements of...
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World-first study reveals why people with COPD are more susceptible to COVID-19
Researchers from the Centenary Institute and the University of Technology Sydney have published the first study showing why people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...
Vaccinia virus MacGyvers a makeshift tool to repair its DNA, exposing a vulnerability that could be targeted
Instead of relying on the cell’s repair mechanisms, the vaccinia virus MacGyvers a tool for DNA repair from one that it already uses to copy...
Validation brings new predictive capability to global megafire smoke impacts
New research modeling smoke from two recent megafires sets the stage for better forecasting of how emissions from these global-scale events will behave and impact...
Ultra-powerful brain scanners offer hope for treating cognitive symptoms in Parkinson’s disease
Ultra-powerful 7T MRI scanners could be used to help identify those patients with Parkinson’s disease and similar conditions most likely to benefit from new treatments...
Shaping the future of light through reconfigurable metasurfaces
The technological advancement of optical lenses has long been a significant marker of human scientific achievement. Eyeglasses, telescopes, cameras, and microscopes have all literally and...
Researchers reveal moral distress impact, actions to support doctors during pandemic
CHAPEL HILL, NC – During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare organizations, leaders, researchers, and practitioners have attempted on the fly to deal with the inherent stresses,...
Exercise increases dopamine release in mice
Exercise increases dopamine signaling in the motor areas of mice, according to research recently published in JNeurosci.Credit: Bastioli et al., JNeurosci 2022 Exercise increases dopamine...
IU study explored how people’s beliefs impact overdose education and naloxone distribution programs
Overdose education and naloxone distribution are key parts of a comprehensive response to the overdose epidemic, and evidence supports expansion of these programs in the...
Children in underserved communities are at increased risk of being admitted to the pediatric ICU and of dying there; black children at most risk
Session: B19, Uncovering Health Disparities in Pediatric Lung Disease Date and Time: 9:30 a.m. PT, Monday, May 16 Location: Room 2002/2004 (West Building, Level 2),...
Precursor of spine and brain forms passively
In the human embryo, the neural tube forms between the 22nd and 26th day of pregnancy. Later, the brain and spinal cord will develop from...
CRISPR now possible in cockroaches
Researchers have developed a CRISPR-Cas9 approach to enable gene editing in cockroaches, according to a study published by Cell Press on May 16th in the...
New study finds worrying linked to more COVID-19 preventative behaviors
(Carlisle, Pa.) – People who worried more about COVID-19 also took more precautions against catching the disease, a new study led by a Dickinson College...
Amazon deforestation threatens newly discovered fish species in Brazil
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History researcher Murilo Pastana and his colleagues have discovered and described two new species of Amazonian fish—one with striking red-orange...
Excessive gestational weight gain increases long-term maternal cardiovascular risk
Pregnant women with excessive gestational weight gain had a higher cardiovascular risk profile in midlife, according to a new study published in the peer-reviewed Journal...
