Gene variants increase risk of kidney failure in Black veterans with COVID-19: study
Gene variants increased the risk of acute kidney injury and death in veterans of African ancestry who were hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a new...
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How life came to Earth
Chains of amino acidsCredit: Jens Meyer/University of Jena Chains of amino acids All life as we know it consists of the same chemical building blocks....
Patrick Sung, DPhil, named director of Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute
SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 10, 2022) — Patrick Sung, DPhil, is the new director of the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute at The University of Texas...
Sauro-Throat! Study finds first evidence indicating dinosaur respiratory infection
MALTA, Montana (Feb. 10, 2022) – The fossilized remains of an immature diplodocid – a large, long-necked herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, like “Brontosaurus” – may provide...
UTSW study finds it safe to give clot-busting drug to stroke patients who took blood thinners
Stroke patients on long-term blood thinners who were given the clot-busting drug alteplase enjoyed better recoveries than those who did not receive the drug and...
Three proteins found that help fine tune movement
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 10, 2022) – Three members of a family of proteins have been identified that are important to helping us fine tune the activity...
Infusion of 3D cellular structures might repair damaged intestine
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) develop a protocol to transplant 3D cellular structures that could regenerate damaged intestine Credit: Associate Professor Shiro Yui,...
Undernourished infants at risk for lung restriction, weaker health as adults, UArizona Health Sciences study finds
Credit: University of Arizona Health Sciences Infants and children with poor nutrition and growth are more likely to suffer from a serious respiratory condition that...
New system speeds screening of drug-delivering nanoparticles
James Dahlman and Phil Santangelo are helping to define an evolving era in medicine, one in which messenger ribonucleic acid — mRNA — can be delivered directly to...
Exploring the signals that underlie learning
When you start learning how to do something new, like swinging a tennis racket or playing a musical instrument, the simplest tasks can feel difficult....
Hemoglobin acts as a chemosensory cue for mother mice to protect pups
Biochemists in Japan were surprised to discover that the molecule hemoglobin in the blood works not only as an oxygen carrier, but when the blood...
Epigenetic effects of pollution persist for multiple generations in water fleas
A new study led by University of Liverpool reserchers has shown that the effects of pollutants can be transmitted over many generations in water fleas and...
How guard cell chloroplasts obtain energy
Whether Guard Cells (GCs) carry out photosynthesis has been debated for decades. Earlier studies suggested that guard cell chloroplasts (GCCs) cannot fix CO2 but later...
Injuries to Zambian lions and leopards caused by shotguns and wires snares greatly underestimated
The incidence of lion and leopard injuries caused by humans in Zambia is much higher than previously thought. Using a simple forensic examination technique, researchers...
FIPS score best predicts survival after TIPS placement for cirrhosis
Leesburg, VA, February 9, 2022—According to an article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), when predicting post-TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt) survival for patients...
