Using the eye as a window into heart disease
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Simulation models exercise, age effects on plaque formation in arteries
WASHINGTON, January 25, 2022 -- Plaque formation in the arteries carrying blood to the head and neck is a serious medical problem, potentially leading to...
‘Lefty’ tightens control of embryonic development
HOUSTON – (Jan. 25, 2021) – A protein known as Lefty pumps the brakes as human embryos begin to differentiate into the bones, soft tissues and organs...
An unexpected attraction of nucleic acids and fat
Lipids and RNA are two of the essential building blocks of cells. Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a versatile molecule. On the one hand, like DNA,...
Alzheimer’s disease: an alternative hypothesis based on synaptic alterations
New research published today in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association could explain why neurons fail to communicate effectively in people with...
Sediments a likely culprit in spread of deadly disease on Florida coral reefs, study finds
MIAMI—A new study found that seafloor sediments have the potential to transmit a deadly pathogen to local corals and hypothesizes that sediments have played a...
Study details changes in omicron’s spike protein
An international team of scientists has determined the precise structural changes in the spike protein of the omicron variant. Their observations explain how the virus...
COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause infertility or harm pregnancy chances, Boston University research shows
Having a COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t impact a couple’s chances of becoming pregnant—but skipping the shots and landing a coronavirus infection might reduce male fertility.Credit: Photo...
New study calls into question the importance of meat eating in shaping our evolution
WASHINGTON (Jan. 24, 2022) — Quintessential human traits such as large brains first appear in Homo erectus nearly 2 million years ago. This evolutionary transition...
Roswell Biotechnologies demonstrates molecular electronics sensors on a semiconductor chip in peer-review paper
The first molecular electronics chip has been developed, realizing a 50-year-old goal of integrating single molecules into circuits to achieve the ultimate scaling limits of...
Current vaccines teach T cells to fight Omicron
LA JOLLA, CA—Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found that four COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, J&J/Janssen, and Novavax) prompt the body to...
Squatina mapama, new species from Panama: first report of an angel shark from the Central American Caribbean
Between 2010 and 2011, two research expeditions sponsored by the Spanish government exploring the biodiversity of benthic organisms —those living on the ocean floor— on...
Calf personality, feeding, and growth: When one style doesn’t fit all
Philadelphia, January 24, 2022 – In a natural setting, cows and nursing calves together set the feeding schedule for the calf, and calves wean gradually,...
Hippos recognize each other’s voices, respond differently to calls of strangers
Hippopotamuses are rather vocal animals. Their “wheeze honk” calls can be heard over long distances, leading researchers to suspect the calls play an important role...
Cracking chimpanzee culture
Chimpanzees don’t automatically know what to do when they come across nuts and stones. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now used field experiments...
