“Mini-brains” provide clues about early life origins of schizophrenia
Multiple changes in brain cells during the first month of embryonic development may contribute to schizophrenia later in life, according to a new study by...
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University of Ottawa led CoVaRR-Net to bolster research on Omicron variant thanks to $9 million grant from CIHR
The Coronavirus Variants Rapid Response Network (CoVaRR-Net), led by the University of Ottawa’s Marc-André Langlois, has received a $9-million grant extension from the Canadian Institutes...
The choline transporter in the brain is necessary for tuning out unneeded information
In habituation, an organism gets so used to a ubiquitous sight, smell, sensation or sound that it virtually disappears. Runa Hamid of the CSIR-Centre for...
Cough or fever first? Study analyzes order of COVID-19 symptoms
The most likely order of symptoms that COVID-19 patients experience is different for different variants of the virus, according to a new study publishing December...
California Academy of Sciences researchers describe 70 new species in 2021
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 16, 2021) — In 2021, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 70 new plant and animal species to the...
Marine life can cling together to survive effects of climate change
Some marine species can help protect others from climate change by shielding them from heat, according to a new study by a Texas A&M University...
Pet scans help guide drug to best treat orthopaedic implant bacterial infections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Courtesy of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Treating bacterial infections associated with orthopaedic implants has often...
Spot the difference
A black cat is deceptively similar to a panther, apart from its size. Making this distinction is crucial when being pursued, and something humans achieve...
Humans Reached Remote North Atlantic Islands Centuries Earlier Than Thought
New evidence from the bottom of a lake in the remote North Atlantic Faroe Islands indicates that an unknown band of humans settled there around...
Theropod dinosaur jaws became stronger as they evolved – study
Theropod dinosaurs evolved more robust jaws through time allowing them to consume tougher food, a new study reveals.Credit: Gabriel Ugueto. Theropod dinosaurs evolved more robust...
Kurī overlooked for ecological impact on early New Zealand
The arrival of humans, and the kiore (Pacific rat) they brought with them, has been well documented as bringing about major changes to Aotearoa New...
Major gift focuses efforts on a rare, but devastating, genetic eye disease
In healthy vision, a gene called PRPH2 provides instructions to make a protein called peripherin 2 (PRPH2), which plays a key role in the normal...
How diet influences taste sensitivity and preference
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- What you eat influences your taste for what you might want to eat next. So claims a University of California, Riverside, study performed on...
Gene therapy advance could reverse a common genetic cause of hearing loss
Hearing loss has been linked to mutations in at least 100 different genes, but up to 16 percent of genetic hearing loss can be traced...
60 years of children’s books reveal persistent overrepresentation of male protagonists
An analysis of thousands of children’s books published in the last 60 years suggests that, while a higher proportion of books now feature female protagonists,...
