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,...
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$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...
Reducing plastic pollution by adding RNA-inspired ‘breaking points’
Once plastic products are used and discarded, they can linger in oceans, collecting in large “garbage patches” and harming sea life. One potential solution, a...
Biomarker discovery can lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of asthma and COPD
Rutgers researchers have discovered that people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a protein in their lungs that leaks a small molecule into...
Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct — climate change did
For five million years, woolly mammoths roamed the earth until they vanished for good nearly 4,000 years ago – and scientists have finally proved why.Credit:...
Origin of domestic horses finally established
Horses were first domesticated in the Pontic-Caspian steppes, northern Caucasus, before conquering the rest of Eurasia within a few centuries. These are the results of...
Molecular atlas of senescent cells could chart way to therapies for age-related diseases and cancer
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 20, 2021 – Most cells throughout the body can divide and multiply to replace old cells and repair damaged tissue, but in response to certain stresses,...
Savannah chimpanzees, a model for the understanding of human evolution
To prosper, most great apes need lush forests in Africa (bonobos, chimpanzees, and gorillas) or Southeast Asia (orangutans), except for some groups of chimpanzees that...
A rapid mechanism for muscle self-repair independent of stem cells
Muscle is known to regenerate through a complex process that involves several steps and relies on stem cells. Now, a new study led by researchers...
Termite brains can grow in anticipation of a single moment of flight and light
New research on dampwood termites (Zootermopsis angusticollis and A. nevdensis) shows select members of the colony will experience brain changes in anticipation of cognitive demand.Credit: Sean O'Donnell,...
Preventing postsurgical adhesions using hydrogel barriers
(LOS ANGELES) – Following surgery within the abdominal or pelvic cavities, scar tissue often forms on the inner linings of these cavities and may adhere...
Concordia researchers develop a new way to find cancer at the nanometre scale
Diagnosing and treating cancer can be a race against time. By the time the disease is diagnosed in a patient, all too often it is...
Small-scale foragers left more than footprints on the landscape
Archaeological sites like the Great Wall of China and the pyramids can be seen with the naked eye from space, but for ancient societies that...
