Three critical factors in the end-Permian mass extinction
The end of the Permian was characterized by the greatest mass extinction event in Earth’s history. 252 million years ago, a series of volcanic eruptions...
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Milk may exacerbate MS symptoms
The prompt for the study came from MS patients: "We hear again and again from sufferers that they feel worse when they consume milk, cottage...
Intestinal cells change functions during their lives
Intestinal cells can change specializations during their lives. The BMP signaling pathway – an important communication mechanism between cells – appears to be the driver...
Scientists reveal how chronic liver injury causes bone loss
A research team led by Prof. CHEN Di from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences along with other...
Targeting necroptosis for inflammatory myopathies
A new study has suggested that treatment to target necroptosis in muscle fibers using a necroptosis inhibitor lessens myositis-induced muscle weakness as well as muscle...
Discarded disposable face masks pose a threat to marine life
Disposable face masks could be harmful to wildlife, according to researchers who have observed harmful effects of the masks on keystone marine animals in coastal...
Protein protects brain cells most impacted by glaucoma
AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 1, 2022) — A ubiquitous protein called sigma 1 receptor, which is known to protect cells from stress, appears key to the...
Noble False Widow Spider captures bats in the attic
Scientists from the Ryan Institute in NUI Galway have published the first record of a Noble False Widow spider feeding on a protected species of...
Scaling laws in enzymes may help predict life ‘as we don’t know it.’
The only references we have for “life” are the forms we know on Earth. Astrobiologists suspect that the search for alien life, and even for...
Tufts University researchers investigate how opioid use affects offspring in rats
New research from scientists at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University suggests opioid use before pregnancy—even if not used during pregnancy itself—could result in a...
New approach to flexible robotics and metamaterials design mimics nature, encourages sustainability
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study challenges the conventional approach to designing soft robotics and a class of materials called metamaterials by utilizing the power...
NYITCOM scientists to use innovative imaging technique in NIH-funded research on diabetic heart failure treatments
A research team from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM), led by Biomedical Sciences Instructor Satoru Kobayashi, Ph.D., has secured a grant...
Nostalgia can relieve pain
Reflecting on fond memories goes a step beyond making you feel warm and fuzzy: nostalgia can reduce pain perception. Nostalgia decreases activity in pain-related brain...
Thalamic cortices mediate nostalgia-induced pain relief
Ever noticed that looking at photos of good times with family or friends diminishes the pain of your headache? Nostalgia has already been shown to...
Discovery of an innate immunological memory in the intestine
The innate immune system plays a crucial role in regulating host-microbe interactions, and especially in providing protection against pathogens that invade the mucosa. Using an...
