Flavor your food with “flavanols (flavan 3-ols)” to burn excess fat, new study suggests
In cold conditions, brown adipose tissue (BAT) or brown fat generates heat to keep the body warm. Compared with white adipose tissue, BAT has more...
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Big-headed ancient fish had land on its mind
Sophisticated CT scanning of the cranium of an Australian fish fossil has given new insights to explain how fish first left the water to invade...
Cool microscopy
Fluorescence light microscopy has the unique ability to observe cellular processes over a scale that bridges four orders of magnitude. Yet, its application to living...
Life arose on hydrogen energy
December 13, 2021 – How did the first chemical reactions get started at the origin of life and what was their source of energy? Researchers...
The sky’s the limit: Using airborne DNA to monitor insect biodiversity
Scientists at Lund University have discovered for the first time that it is possible to detect insect DNA in the air. Using air from three...
Solar parks could boost bumble bee numbers in a win-win for nature
New research shows that simple changes to how UK solar parks are managed could boost ground nesting bumble bee populations in the parks and surrounding...
How can a protein help us remember?
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have gained insights into the biochemistry of long-term memory. Studying fruit flies, they found that the Apterous...
A longer-lasting COVID vaccine? UCLA study points the way
FINDINGSCredit: NIAID/NIH FINDINGS Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have identified rare, naturally occurring T cells...
Doctoral student finds alternative cell option for organs-on-chips
Organ-on-a-chip technology has provided a push to discover new drugs for a variety of rare and ignored diseases for which current models either don’t exist...
MicroRNAs: Biological indicators of the physiological status of animals
Known to be fine regulators of gene expression, microRNAs are small molecules that remain particularly stable in biofluids—blood, urine, etc. In humans, these molecules have...
Aging stiffens the blood vessels but their flexibility also fluctuates based on a woman’s hormone state
A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä in the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences measured arterial stiffness in women from wide age range....
New phenomenon: Forest mammals eavesdrop on messy monkeys
Eavesdropping doesn’t just belong in the playbooks of police officers and spies. It is also a phenomenon that plays out among animals. Previous studies have...
Dinosaurs’ last spring: Study pinpoints timing of Chicxulub asteroid impact
A groundbreaking study led by researchers at Florida Atlantic University and an international team of scientists conclusively confirms the time year of the catastrophic Chicxulub...
Stopping arthritis before it starts
More than a million Americans undergo knee and hip replacements each year. It’s a last resort treatment for pain and mobility issues associated with osteoarthritis,...
WVU engineers creating software for aerobots to explore Venus
Engineers at West Virginia University are propelling exploration forward by creating control software for a group of aerial robots (aerobots) that will survey the atmosphere of Venus,...
