Fish-like marine reptile buried in its own blubber in Southern Germany 150 million years ago
A new study published in PeerJ uses modern methods to understand the preservation of unique ichthyosaur fossils. One complete animal and one tail are the...
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Deciphering insect-borne viruses
There is no treatment or vaccine for the West Nile, dengue, or Zika viruses. These infections caused by flaviviruses—mosquito-borne viruses—are a major public health concern...
ARS-developed Varroa-resistant honey bees better winter survivors
Baton Rouge, La., April 7, 2022—Pol-line honey bees, a type of Varroa mite resistant honey bee developed by the Agricultural Research Service, are more than...
Selective breeding sustainably protects honey bees from Varroa mite
Credit: Thomas O'Shea-Wheller A new breed of honey bees provides a major advance in the global fight against the parasitic Varroa mite, new research...
Chemical compound promotes healthy aging
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – A recently discovered chemical compound helped elderly mice with obesity lose fat and weight, add muscle and strength, reduce age-related inflammation and...
Getting to the heart of bedwetting
Philadelphia, April 7, 2022 -- Researchers make a compelling, evidence-based case for expanding the diagnostic workup to include cardiac arrhythmias when a normally continent individual...
Electronic implant reactivates spinal-cord nerves of a patient with neurodegenerative disease
A patient suffering from a debilitating neurodegenerative disease was able to get up and walk again after being bedridden for over a year, thanks to...
Mini-livers on a chip
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—April 6, 2022—A vaccine for hepatitis C has eluded scientists for more than 30 years, for several reasons. For one, the virus that causes the...
To save California’s whales, put overlooked threats into policy
Whales are threatened by a variety of human activities off the West Coast of the United States, including fishing, ship traffic, and pollution. Overlap between...
Study reports potential target and compounds to slow the development of Alzheimer’s disease
New Orleans, LA – Researchers at LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence and Karolinska Institutet have discovered a potential biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease...
Taking a closer look into fibroblasts in the central nervous system
The central nervous system (CNS) consists of several types of cells having varied specialized functions. While many of these cell types have been studied, fibroblast...
Study discovers molecular properties of lung surfactants that could lead to better treatments for respiratory illnesses
A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities engineering researchers analyzed the fundamental properties and structures of lung surfactant—a naturally occurring substance that helps...
Florida’s state shell at higher risk of extinction than previously thought
TAMPA, Fla. (Apr. 6, 2022) – The Florida horse conch population – one of the world’s largest invertebrate animals – is shrinking. Established in 1969...
Injured dinosaur left behind unusual footprints
A set of dinosaur footprints in Spain has unusual features because the dinosaur that made the tracks had an injured foot, according to a study...
Conversion efforts aimed at LGBTQI2+ people are prevalent in Québec, Canada
A survey study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, and two-spirit (LGBTQI2+) people in Québec, Canada, found that about one quarter have experienced attempts...
