Promising antibiotic candidates discovered in microbes deep in the Arctic Sea
Antibiotics are the linchpin of modern medicine: without them, anyone with open wounds or needing to undergo surgery would be at constant risk of dangerous...
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A distinct “repair” role of regulatory T cells in fracture healing
The study uncovers a unique reparative function of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the process of fracture healing, a discovery that adds a new dimension...
Several advantages when medical abortion is started at home
Being at home is as safe as at the hospital when a medical abortion after twelve weeks of pregnancy is initiated. These are the findings...
Northwestern receives $55 million to advance health research
CHICAGO --- The Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute has received $55 million in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to accelerate the...
RISE project awarded NIH grant
Xiaopeng Zhao, a professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering and founding director of the Applied AI Program in the College of...
Biotech executive and serial entrepreneur appointed to lead NSF program commercializing technologies from leading North Carolina institutions
The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) proudly announces the appointment of Tim Bertram, PhD, as its new Chief Ecosystem Officer. He will serve...
Immune protection against tuberculosis reinfection driven by cells that dampen lung inflammation
The body’s first line of defense against tuberculosis (TB) involves immune cells that suppress lung inflammation instead of activating it, reported University of Pittsburgh and...
Problem gambling may be on the rise among monthly gamblers in Massachusetts, online surveys suggest
In the latest of three online gambling surveys conducted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, monthly gamblers in Massachusetts reported an increase in gambling intensity and gambling...
New process vaporizes plastic bags and bottles, yielding gases to make new, recycled plastics
A new chemical process can essentially vaporize plastics that dominate the waste stream today and turn them into hydrocarbon building blocks for new plastics. A...
Uncovering the secret communication of monkeys: They have names!
New study from Hebrew University reveals that marmoset monkeys use specific calls, known as "phee-calls," to name each other, a behavior previously known to exist...
PFAS-free synthesis of fluorinated pharmaceutical and agrochemical compounds
Chemists at the University of Amsterdam have developed a method to furnish a range of molecules with a trifluoromethyl group attached to a sulphur, nitrogen...
Bacteria able to overcome cost of vancomycin resistance in lab setting
Staphylococcus aureus has the potential to develop durable vancomycin resistance, according to a study published August 28, 2024, in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by...
Global conference to explore cutting-edge research on mitochondria in health, disease, and innovative therapies at World Mitochondria Society Annual Meeting
Leading scientists and researchers from around the world will gather for the World Mitochondria Society (WMS) Annual Meeting, a comprehensive conference focused on the multifaceted...
How a salt giant radically reshaped Mediterranean marine biodiversity
A new study paves the way to understanding biotic recovery after an ecological crisis in the Mediterranean Sea about 5.5 million years ago. An international...
Ancient gene gives spiders their narrow waist
An ancient gene is crucial for the development of the distinctive waist that divides the spider body plan in two, according to a study publishing...
