New study sheds light on early human hair evolution
WASHINGTON (March 9, 2022) — Hair is an important feature of primate — including human — diversity and evolution, serving functions tied to thermoregulation, protection,...
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Overcoming resistance to breast cancer treatment
Many breast cancer patients develop resistance to standard drug treatments aimed at preventing the growth of cancer cells. A team from the University of Geneva...
Targeting dysregulated kappa-opioid receptors reduces working memory deficits in alcohol use disorder
TAMPA, Fla (March 9, 2022) -- As heavy or frequent alcohol use escalates, some people continue to drink despite increasingly negative consequences such as poor...
NCCN expands resources for treating rare cancer types
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)—an alliance of leading cancer centers—today announced the publication of new NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in...
The miracle of mucins
March 9, 2022 — Remember when it was nearly impossible to buy disinfectant wipes? In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, people desperately wiped...
Study Confirms SARS-CoV-2 Related Coronaviruses in Trade-Confiscated Pangolins in Viet Nam
A new study in the journal Frontiers in Public Health led by scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) confirms that pangolins confiscated from the...
Life in the freezer
Antarctic fish have adapted over millennia to survive in the freezing temperatures of the Southern Ocean.Credit: Lloyd Peck, British Antarctic Survey Antarctic fish have adapted...
CT, MRI for pediatric pancreatitis—interobserver agreement with INSPPIRE
Leesburg, VA, March 8, 2022—According to an open-access Editor’s Choice article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), interobserver agreement proved generally fair to moderate...
Study finds distinct biological ages across individuals’ various organs and systems
It’s common to say that someone looks either younger or older than their chronological age, but aging is more than skin deep. Our various organs...
New species of extinct vampire-squid-like cephalopod is the first of its kind with 10 functional arms
New research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and Yale shows that the oldest ancestors of the group of animals that...
Pain neuron-derived peptide prevents endotoxic death by targeting kynurenine pathway in microglia
Sepsis is a high-mortality disease that arises when the body’s immune reaction to pathogens causes multi-organ defects. Although infection-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines are indispensable for pathogen...
Astrocyte networks in the mouse brain control spatial learning and memory
In the brain, neurons and astrocytes work together to process information and enable complex behavior and cognitive abilities. Astrocytes have many functions like controlling the...
Placenta plays active part in transferring vitamin D to foetus during pregnancy
Scientists have shed new light on the role of the placenta in managing the relationships between maternal vitamin D and foetal development, according to a...
A new analysis method to identify interacting proteins in the development of drugs
Protein degraders, which induce the protein degradation of target proteins, are expected to be the "next-generation drugs" because they can remove disease-related proteins from cells....
Stunning new-to-science fairy wrasse is first-ever fish described by a Maldivian scientist
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 8, 2022) — Though there are hundreds of species of fish found off the coast of the Maldives, a mesmerizing new addition...
