How to fill a heart
Patients with heart failure often have shortness of breath and become fatigued quickly. They frequently suffer from water retention, heart palpitations, and dizziness. The condition...
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New way of identifying early risk of cardiovascular disease
The risk of developing cardiovascular disease is strongly associated with the “bad” LDL cholesterol. A large study by scientists at Karolinska Institutet now shows that...
Unconventional T cells promote immunity to malaria
Embargoed until Wednesday 1st December 2021 at 2 pm U.S. Eastern Time (EST), Thursday 2nd December at 6 am Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)Credit: Artwork...
Warm-water habitat ‘pays the bills,’ allowing cold-water fish to fuel up
CORVALLIS, Ore. – New Oregon State University research shows that warm-water habitats can be critically important for the survival of cold-water fish such as trout...
COVID-19 during pregnancy doesn’t harm baby’s brain
CHICAGO – COVID-19 of mild to moderate severity in pregnant women appears to have no effect on the brain of the developing fetus, according to...
Satellites reveal Ethiopian elephants under threat – Oxford study
Tens of thousands of illegal human settlements pose a real threat to the continued existence of an endangered elephant population, according to satellite analysis of...
Heart repair and regeneration after a heart attack — a review
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Twenty years ago, clinicians first attempted to regenerate a failing human heart by injecting muscle myoblasts into the heart during a bypass...
Team builds first living robots that can reproduce
Credit: Douglas Blackiston and Sam Kriegman Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences DOI 10.1073/pnas.2112672118 Method of Research Experimental study Subject of Research Cells...
Do official vital records of maternal death detect specific effects of new pandemic viruses?
Emerging viruses can adversely affect women's health, leading to an increase in both complications and deaths during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. This is indicated...
Steam disinfection of baby bottle nipples exposes babies and the environment to micro- and nanoplastic particles
Using a new microspectroscopic technique, collaborating scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Nanjing University in China have found that steam disinfection of silicone-rubber...
Extinct swordfish-shaped marine reptile discovered
A team of international researchers from Canada, Colombia, and Germany has discovered a new marine reptile. The specimen, a stunningly preserved metre-long skull, is one...
Which side is which?: How the brain perceives borders
LA JOLLA—(November 30, 2021) In the classic “Rubin’s vase” optical illusion, you can see either an elaborate, curvy vase or two faces, noses nearly touching....
Biopesticides can be used to degrade aflatoxin in crops
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that 25% of global food crops are contaminated with different types of fungal toxins, such as aflatoxins, highly...
Rhythms of the krill
Around 11:30 a.m. or so, you might find yourself hankering for lunch. The reason for this is that our biological rhythms are trained to tell...
Snow monkeys go fishing to survive harsh Japanese winters – study
Snow monkeys living in one of the world’s coldest regions survive by ‘going fishing’ – scooping live animals, including brown trout, out of Japanese rivers...
