Maintaining balance in the brain
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—October 19, 2021—With the school year well on its way, we all recognize the importance of getting students energized. However, we also know...
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Arctic krill use twilight to guide their daily rhythms through the polar winter
Most animals sync their body clocks to the daily rhythm of the sun, but what happens during the polar winter when the sun never rises...
AI helping to quantify enzyme activity
Without enzymes, an organism would not be able to survive. It is these biocatalysts that facilitate a whole range of chemical reactions, producing the building...
Cat bacteria treats mouse skin infection, may help you and your pets as well
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine used bacteria found on healthy cats to successfully treat a skin infection on mice. These...
Dairy calves use brushes for more than combing their hair!
Philadelphia, October 19, 2021 – Dairy cows have a natural drive to groom themselves and to scratch those hard-to-reach itches on their bodies. When given...
Drug helps sensory neurons regrow in the mouse central nervous system
A spinal cord injury damages the lines of communication between the body and brain, impeding the signals that drive movement and sensation. Injured motor and...
“Ray guns” let scientists use light instead of DNA to tell plant populations apart
In Star Trek, characters carry a little handheld device called a tricorder that they can point at objects to analyze and identify them. When the...
Climate change affects animal behavior
Humans are shaping environments at an accelerating rate. Indeed, one of the most important current topics of research is the capacity of animals to adapt...
New approach to an old problem: Program project targets biology behind cachexia, a cancer-induced syndrome causing severe weight loss
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers Denis Guttridge, Ph.D., Michael Ostrowski, Ph.D., and colleagues at Indiana University were recently awarded a $9.7 million program project grant by the National...
Older African Americans more physically active in ‘green’ neighborhoods
Adults 50 and older are significantly less active than those younger than 50. Many fall short of the recommended 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous-intensity...
Large study shows regular millet consumption can combat anemia
A new study has shown that regular consumption of millets can improve hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels to reduce iron deficiency anemia, which is rising...
scAAVengr hunt for viruses to cure blindness
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 19, 2021 – A novel computational platform developed by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine identifies top-performing viral vectors that...
Pakistan’s amphibians need more research efforts and better protection
Amphibians are bioindicators of an ecosystem’s health and may also serve as biological control of crop and forest pests. The First Herpetological Congress, organized in...
Infrared light therapy might aid dementia patients
Infrared light therapy might have the potential to help people living with dementia, according to researchers.Credit: Durham University/North News & Pictures Infrared light therapy might...
Scientists show how AI may spot unseen signs of heart failure
A special artificial intelligence (AI)-based computer algorithm created by Mount Sinai researchers was able to learn how to identify subtle changes in electrocardiograms (also known...
