Bats use different inner ear structures to help navigate the world through sound
Two major groups of bats that use echolocation have different structures for connecting the inner ear to the brain, according to a new study by...
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Microscopic inner ear structures reveal why major groups of bats echolocate differently
Lots of bats echolocate-- they emit high-pitched squeaks, and based on how those sound waves bounce off their surroundings, they're able to navigate in the...
Blood markers can predict depression in pregnancy
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (January 26, 2022) — Signs of inflammation in the blood reliably predict and identify severe depression in pregnancy, reports a new study...
Katerina Akassoglou elected lifetime AAAS Fellow
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—January 26, 2022—Katerina Akassoglou, PhD, senior investigator at Gladstone Institutes, has been elected into the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS),...
Louisville scientist receives $6.7 million to learn how metals cause lung cancer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – For nearly three decades, John Pierce Wise Sr. has investigated the connection between exposure to metals and cancer, working both in the...
New brain cancer guidelines to improve care, patient survival
New guidelines for treating cancers that have spread to the brain are poised to improve care for patients and help many live longer, better lives.Credit:...
Zoologist solves the 100-year-old mystery of the floating phantom midge
VANCOUVER—In spring 2018, Dr. Philip Matthews spent a typical afternoon capturing dragonflies in the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) experimental ponds. Little did the zoologist...
New research strengthens link between glaciers and Earth’s ‘Great Unconformity’
HANOVER, N.H. – January 25, 2022 – New research provides further evidence that rocks representing up to a billion years of geological time were carved...
Scientists discover new avian immunological pathway
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A research team led by a biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside, has discovered a new immune pathway in chickens...
Hungry yeast are tiny, living thermometers
Link to full release:Credit: Luther Davis/Alexey Merz/University of Washington Link to full release: https://www.washington.edu/news/2022/01/25/yeast-phase-separation/ FROM: James Urton University of Washington 206-543-2580 [email protected] (NOTE: researcher contact...
Fat injections could treat common cause of foot pain
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 25, 2021 – A novel technique that transplants a patient’s own fat into the sole of their foot could offer relief to those...
NIH study classifies vision loss and retinal changes in Stargardt disease
National Eye Institute researchers developed and validated an artificial-intelligence-based method to evaluate patients with Stargardt, an eye disease that can lead to childhood vision loss....
Using the eye as a window into heart disease
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS PRESS RELEASE Credit: University of Leeds. UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS PRESS RELEASE Under embargo until 16.00 (UK time)/11.00 (US Eastern time) on Tuesday, 25 January ...
Simulation models exercise, age effects on plaque formation in arteries
WASHINGTON, January 25, 2022 -- Plaque formation in the arteries carrying blood to the head and neck is a serious medical problem, potentially leading to...
‘Lefty’ tightens control of embryonic development
HOUSTON – (Jan. 25, 2021) – A protein known as Lefty pumps the brakes as human embryos begin to differentiate into the bones, soft tissues and organs...
