Wildfire smoke exposure in early pregnancy affects infant monkey behavior
Infant monkeys conceived while their mothers were naturally exposed to wildfire smoke show behavioral changes compared to animals conceived days later, according to a new...
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Higher blood fats more harmful than first thought
University of Leeds news Credit: Lee Roberts University of Leeds news Embargo: Friday 1 April, 10am London time Increased levels of blood fats in people with...
T. rex’s short arms may have lowered risk of bites during feeding frenzies
Over the two decades paleontologist Kevin Padian taught a freshman seminar called The Age of Dinosaurs, one question asked frequently by undergraduates stuck with him:...
Now fully complete, human genome reveals new secrets
When scientists announced the complete sequence of the human genome in 2003, they were fudging a bit. In fact, nearly 20 years later, about 8%...
Mammals put brawn before brains to survive post-dinosaur world
Prehistoric mammals bulked up, rather than develop bigger brains, to boost their survival chances once dinosaurs had become extinct, research suggests.Credit: Ornella Bertrand and Sarah...
5,000-year population history of Xinjiang brought to light in new ancient DNA study
Xinjiang, in northwest China, lays at an important junction between east and west Eurasia and has played a historically important role in the exchange of...
New technology solves mystery of respiration in Tetrahymena
Tetrahymena, a tiny single celled-organism, turns out to be hiding a surprising secret: it’s doing respiration – using oxygen to generate cellular energy – differently...
Microbiota medicine: towards clinical revolution
After the last meeting of the International Society of Microbiota (ISM), a well-documented report and statement were published. Numerous investigations showed a bidirectional interplay between gut...
When mitochondria lose their might
Most of us remember enough biology to recall that mitochondria are known as “the powerhouse of the cell.” Even that audacious term may downplay the...
Biomedical experts to headline Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics Plenary Sessions
WASHINGTON – Engineers, optical and medical scientists, physicians, researchers, and graduate students will convene for this year’s Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics in a hybrid format...
Research finds a corruption gender gap in bureaucracies
New research by two Bocconi University professors suggests that women may be significantly less corrupt than men. Women at different levels of government bureaucracy in...
GE research-led team treats diabetes using ultrasound
NISKAYUNA, NY – March 31, 2022 – Are we moving closer to the day when diabetes is no longer monitored and managed with blood sugar...
Coughing mice and the fight against pertussis
Osaka, Japan – Commonly known as whooping cough, pertussis is a respiratory disease that results from infection with the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. This ailment often...
Better crime scene testing
Skin cells and their DNA varies between individuals, but new data from Flinders University shows that some groups of people have higher variability in their...
Cancer incidence in China and the USA: Scientists discuss changing and converging trends
Cancer is currently the most common cause of death in most developed countries around the world. In the USA, comprehensive progress in cancer research, prevention,...
