New, promising opportunities for treating skin fibrosis
Collagen, the main component of the skin’s extracellular matrix, can cause a pathological condition if it is in excess. Applying an electric field to the...
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TEDDY study compares characteristics of children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes before and after age 6
Tampa, FL (Oct. 21, 2021) -- New findings from the international The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study add to a growing...
‘Raptor-like’ dinosaur discovered in Australian mine, actually uncovered as a timid vegetarian
Fossil footprints found in an Australian coal mine around 50 years ago have long been thought to be that of a large ‘raptor-like’ predatory dinosaur,...
Back pain common among astronauts offers treatment insights for the earth-bound
— As more people travel into space, Johns Hopkins Medicine experts expect more physicians will see patients with space travel-related pain.Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine —...
Towards precision medicine for dialysis patients
Every day, the human kidneys clean about 1,500 liters of blood by producing approximately 1–2 liters of urine. Thereby, the body gets rid of excess...
Illinois Tech awarded state government funding to develop the Neurotissue and Organoid Innovation Laboratory
During a visit to Illinois Institute of Technology’s Mies Campus in Chicago, Governor J. B. Pritzker announced that the State of Illinois would be providing...
ISS National Lab releases research announcement focused on in-space production applications in biomanufacturing
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL. October 20,2021 - The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory has unveiled a research announcement seeking proposals to demonstrate biomanufacturing activities in...
Pilot study explores neural mechanisms of balance dysfunction after traumatic brain injury
East Hanover, NJ. October 20, 2021. Using neuroimaging techniques and electroencephalography (EEG), Kessler Foundation researchers compared the neural correlates of balance in individuals with traumatic...
Gender gap revealed in academic journal submissions during first COVID-19 wave
A study of 2,329 academic journals has found that, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, fewer manuscripts were submitted by women than by...
International team of researchers discover first dinosaur era crab fully preserved in amber
Fossils trapped in amber provide a unique snapshot of the anatomy, biology, and ecology of extinct organisms. The most common fossils found in amber, which...
Unique dinosaur-era fossil bridges a gap in the evolution of crabs
During the dinosaur era, a crab wandering near a coastal forest was buried alive in tree resin and became fossilized. 100 million years later, Javier...
No silver bullet
There’s a widespread hypothesis that links the resilience of coral reefs with their remoteness from human activities — the farther away they are from people,...
$7.5 million to study elusive cell type important in aging, cancer, other diseases
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is joining the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) new research network focused on the study of senescent...
Scientists publish first large-scale census of coral heat tolerance
In a first-of-its-kind study, Florida’s critically endangered staghorn corals were surveyed to discover which ones can better withstand future heatwaves in the ocean. Insights from...
Glial cells crucial to maintaining healthy gut immunity
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have uncovered a fundamental role of glial cells in the nervous system of the gut in maintaining a healthy...
