Did COVID-19 make tinnitus, ‘ringing’ in the ears, worse?
Tinnitus, most often described as “ringing” in the ears even though no external sound is present, also can be perceived as humming, hissing, buzzing or...
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Mammoths, meet the metaverse
Los Angeles, CA (March 2, 2022) — Fearsome dire wolves and saber-toothed cats no longer prowl around La Brea Tar Pits, but thanks to new...
Plotting the placental protein NRK: Understanding the molecular evolution processes underlying placenta acquisition in eutherian ancestors
The molecular evolution of placental protein NRK and its function in regulating placental growth has finally been clarified by researchers from Tokyo Tech. They elucidated...
THz–fingerprint vibrational spectroscopy at an ultrafast spectral rate
Raman spectroscopy offers a powerful approach to chemical measurement. By directly probing molecular vibrations, it obtains chemical specificity without the need for chemical labels. Thanks...
Targeting the brain’s energy metabolism may hold the key for treating Parkinson’s disease
Nicotinamide riboside (NR) is a member of the vitamin B3 family, which can be found in foods like fruits, vegetables, meat, and milk. It is also...
Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor-binding domains may result in escape variants resistant to therapeutics and vaccines
The SARS-CoV-2 virus is continuously evolving and structural changes to the virus may impact the efficacy of antibody therapies and vaccines. A study publishing February...
Story tips: Beneath the skin, crustacean-inspired cotton, automating clean water, samples in space and capturing furnace emissions
Biology — Beneath the skinCredit: Credit: Kang Ko/UPenn Biology — Beneath the skin University of Pennsylvania researchers called on computational systems biology expertise at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to...
How one marine chemistry lab slashed their carbon footprint
Laboratories may consume large quantities of plastics, generate waste, and emit greenhouse gases. A report published in PLOS Sustainability and Transformation by Jane Kilcoyne and...
Feeding small fish to people instead of to farmed salmon could make seafood production more sustainable
Farming Atlantic salmon requires a high volume of wild-caught fish as feed, but produces only a small percentage of the world’s farmed fish supply. A...
WVU researcher finds over-the-counter meds a ‘needle in the haystack’ of the larger pain pill epidemic
Drug misuse is not exclusive to the opioid epidemic, according to a recent West Virginia Universitystudy. Every year, about 50,000 people in the United States are...
Irish-led €10 million project launches to deliver ‘precision medicine’ for Motor Neuron Disease
An ambitious academic, clinical and industry research programme supported by a €5 million funding grant from Science Foundation Ireland, which will be leveraged with an...
Small water samples can find really big animals
A team of scientists used an emerging genetic tool that analyzes DNA in water samples to detect whales and dolphins in New York waters.Credit: Julie...
The role of lipids in the development of Alzheimer’s disease
Neurons in the brain coexist with and rely on many other cell types to function properly. Astrocytes, which take their name from their star shape,...
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...
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...
