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The spindly filaments and coral-like colonies of the ancient phylum of marine animals known as bryozoans likely aren't the first thing that come to mind...

First large-scale study of COVID-era birth data finds significant drop in cesarian, induced deliveries

Premature births from cesarian (C-sections) and induced deliveries fell by 6.5% during the first month of the Covid-19 pandemic and remained consistently lower throughout —...

Vegetarian birds more sociable than insect eaters, shows research

Weaver birds that eat seeds flock together and nest in colonies more commonly than those species that eat insects, suggests new research by an international...

Lundquist Institute Investigator Dr. Frans Walther receives grant to develop an aerosolized lung surfactant

Credit: The Lundquist Institute

CABI-led study creates first forecasting models targeting Fall Armyworm larval stages for Africa to help fight against devastating pest

A CABI-led study has developed the first forecasting models targeting the larval stages of fall armyworm – using real-time earth observation data and pest occurrence...

Researchers develop new model to detect and combat lung cancer recurrence

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a devastating disease and the leading cause of American cancer deaths. Even patients suitable for tumor removal have a...

Research team from Goethe University discovers Achilles’ heel of dangerous hospital pathogen

FRANKFURT. Each year, over 670,000 people in Europe fall ill through pathogenic bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, and 33,000 die of the diseases they...

Laser light, a dye and a nonsurgical implant could help overcome obesity

When dieting and exercise aren’t enough, weight-loss surgery can be an effective obesity treatment. But people who don’t want surgery have other options, including insertion...

SynGAP Research Fund (SRF) announces grants to Dr. Kurt Haas and Dr. Graziella Di Cristo in partnership with Canada’s Rare Diseases: Models and Mechanisms Network (RDMMN)

SynGAP Research Fund & Rare Diseases Models and Mechanisms Network partner to co-fund two SYNGAP1 animal model studies in the labs of Dr. Graziella Di Cristo...

Eating bushmeat could reduce childhood anaemia in Amazon forest communities

Eating wild animals, known collectively as bushmeat or wildmeat, is associated with reduced anaemia cases among children living in the Amazon rainforest, a new study...

Touchy subject: 3D printed fingertip ‘feels’ like human skin

Machines can beat the world’s best chess player, but they cannot handle a chess piece as well as an infant. This lack of robot dexterity...

S100A4 protein may be immunotherapy target for glioblastomas

Houston Methodist researchers identify an immunotherapy target to combat glioblastomas

HOUSTON-(April 5, 2022) – Houston Methodist researchers have identified the genetic and molecular fingerprints of different cancer and immune cells in glioblastoma, the deadliest and...

Decoding the molecular clock that controls neurogenesis in the visual center of Drosophila

The nervous system is made up of diverse cells that arise from progenitors in a specific time-dependent pattern. In a new study, published in Nature Communications,...

Newly identified neutrophil subset is a promising therapeutic target

Using a protein nanoparticle they designed, scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have identified two distinct subtypes of neutrophils and found that one of...

The pleasant smell of wet soil indicates danger to bacteria-eating worms, Concordia researchers find