Songbird can keep time with the best of them
When it comes to keeping time, an unassuming species of songbird is on a par with professional musicians, according to new research led by scientists...
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Go with the flow: New findings about moving electricity could improve fusion devices
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have found that updating a mathematical model to include a physical property...
Vaccine-induced immune response to omicron wanes substantially over time
WHAT: Although COVID-19 booster vaccinations in adults elicit high levels of neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, antibody levels decrease substantially within 3...
Chiral sources for metamaterial interface waveguides
Metamaterial interface waveguides can confine and guide electromagnetic (EM) waves, which has attractive potential in integrated photonics physics and wireless devices, from radio frequencies to...
Influenza surveillance system may have shown early signs of COVID-19 pandemic
Outliers in the number of cases of influenza-like illness (ILI) that tested negative for influenza were present in global influenza surveillance networks early in the...
Study finds why many IVF embryos fail to develop
'sNEW YORK, NY--In humans, a fertilized egg is no guarantee of reproductive success. Most embryos stop developing and perish within days of fertilization, usually because they have an abnormal number of chromosomes....
Insilico Medicine appoints Sujata Rao, M.D., as Senior Vice President to oversee clinical development
July 19, 2022, New York---Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI) driven drug discovery company, has appointed Dr. Sujata Rao as Senior Vice President...
UTMB study shows vaccine rapidly protects against lethal Lassa fever
GALVESTON, TEXAS -- Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch have achieved success with a new vaccine developed to fight Lassa Virus, a pathogen...
The zinc link: Unraveling the mechanism of methionine-mediated pluripotency regulation
Differentiation of pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) is regulated through a methionine-mediated mechanism, which has now been pinpointed by Tokyo Tech researchers. They have revealed that...
Five leading children’s hospitals secure $29M in federal funding to enhance future pandemic readiness
A group of children’s hospitals from across the country will coordinate on the response to future pandemics and other disasters through a new $29 million...
Booster shots offset some of Omicron immune evasion tactics
Although Omicron subvariants of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic coronavirus have evolved to evade antibody responses from the primary COVID-19 vaccine series, a new laboratory study suggests...
Nasal sprays will be essential to thwart variants, UVA collaborative research confirms
Those widely available COVID-19 vaccinations keeping the majority of the population free from serious illness will not be enough to stop the spread of the...
New aerogel maintains functionality, superelasticity at extreme temperatures
Aerogel materials serve a vital role as protective materials needed for many fields, including as electromagnetic interference shielding material for 5G technology, thermally insulating material...
Severe acute hepatitis of unknown causes in children is on the rise: A pediatric investigation review probes deeper for insights
In children in the US and UK, a sudden increase in the number of cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown causes (SAHUC) and pediatric...
New key protection against COVID-19 found in saliva!
The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has spread around the world at an unprecedented rate, evading containment countermeasures. Understanding the mechanisms by which SARS-CoV-2 successfully evades the...
