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...
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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...
Plants that feed livestock could be key to climate change mitigation
Jacobo Arango, an environmental biologist at the Tropical Forages Program at the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT and an author of the mitigation chapter of the...
Researchers map lung development after birth into late childhood for the first time
How do the lungs develop after taking their first breaths outside the womb? What cellular events and changes early in life give rise to lung...
Even in a virtual classroom, preschoolers can gain reading skills
When the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools nationwide, students of all ages — from high-schoolers in Advanced Placement classes to preschoolers getting the hang of the...
Immunotherapy plus chemotherapy before surgery improves outcomes for lung cancer patients
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Adding the immunotherapy drug nivolumab to chemotherapy before surgery (neoadjuvant) for patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) — the leading...
Researchers publish most thorough study yet of ‘smart,’ spitting archerfishes
LAWRENCE — Archerfishes are the anti-aircraft gunners of the aquatic world. The fishes are famed for their amazing ability to shoot down land-based insects midflight...
Cancer-fighting viruses soften up their victims before attacking
A research team based at the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital has developed a virus that infects and kills cancer cells without harming...
