This mouse can’t keep a secret about the “secretome”
The “secretome” refers to proteins that are secreted by a cell, a tissue or an organism. In a new study published in Open Biology, USC Stem Cell scientist...
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New prenatal test can reduce time, cost of detecting chromosomal abnormalities
NEW YORK, NY (Aug. 17, 2022)--A new prenatal test developed by researchers at Columbia University Fertility Center can determine if a fetus or embryo has...
Dogs lying in the middle of the road after sunrise at Kewa Pueblo, in no hurry to start the day
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Aug. 17, 2022—Comprehensive data from several seasons of field research in the Alaskan Arctic will address uncertainties in Earth-system and climate-change models...
Reduced myocardial blood flow is new clue in how COVID-19 is impacting the heart
Patients with prior COVID may be twice as likely to have unhealthy endothelial cells that line the inside of the heart and blood vessels, according...
Baylor study combines lithophane, 3D printing to enable individuals to “see” data regardless of level of eyesight
WACO, Texas (Aug. 17, 2022) – A research team led by Baylor University chemists has taken a groundbreaking step forward in eliminating the exclusion of...
Why heat makes us sleepy
On the hottest summer days, you may find yourself dozing off in the middle of the day. In some parts of the world, it’s a...
Why we fit a mini brain with a mini cap
It could be the world’s tiniest EEG electrode cap, created to measure activity in a brain model the size of a pen dot. Its designers...
South America might have been settled over 18,000 years ago, with evidence of a genetic bottleneck around 12,800 years ago, per Y chromosome genomic analysis
South America might have been settled over 18,000 years ago, with evidence of a genetic bottleneck around 12,800 years ago, per Y chromosome genomic analysisCredit:...
Navy dolphins wearing video cameras capture the sights and sounds as they hunt fish and even a sea snake
Navy dolphins wearing video cameras capture the sights and sounds as they hunt fish and even a sea snakeCredit: Ridgway et al., 2022, PLOS ONE,...
Study fails to show that dogs or wolves can form reputations of humans
A small study did not find evidence that wolves or dogs could form reputations of humans as “generous” or “selfish” with food, after direct or...
After climate-linked disasters, some US animal shelters experience a spike in dog and cat numbers for up to a year
After climate-linked disasters, some US animal shelters experience a spike in dog and cat numbers for up to a yearCredit: Heidi E. Brown, CC-BY 4.0...
Preterm birth’s link with educational attainment explored in U.K. primary and secondary schoolchildren
All children born before full term are more likely to have poorer attainment during primary school compared with children born full term (39-41 weeks), but...
Isolation may affect horses’ health too: Housing them alone appears to stress and hamper their immune system
Isolation may affect horses' health too: housing them alone appears to stress and hamper their immune systemCredit: Ibrahim Rifath, Unsplash, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) Isolation may affect...
Frogs use brains or camouflage to evade predators
Throughout evolution, prey animals have adopted a range of strategies to evade their predators. But these oftentimes elaborate strategies come at a cost. For example,...
“Nutri-Score” label may counter misleading sugar claims on groceries
A new analysis suggests that the Nutri-Score—a label indicating the overall nutritional quality of a food product—can counteract the misleading effects of sugar claims. Kristin...
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