Discarded disposable face masks pose a threat to marine life
Disposable face masks could be harmful to wildlife, according to researchers who have observed harmful effects of the masks on keystone marine animals in coastal...
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Protein protects brain cells most impacted by glaucoma
AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 1, 2022) — A ubiquitous protein called sigma 1 receptor, which is known to protect cells from stress, appears key to the...
Noble False Widow Spider captures bats in the attic
Scientists from the Ryan Institute in NUI Galway have published the first record of a Noble False Widow spider feeding on a protected species of...
Scaling laws in enzymes may help predict life ‘as we don’t know it.’
The only references we have for “life” are the forms we know on Earth. Astrobiologists suspect that the search for alien life, and even for...
Tufts University researchers investigate how opioid use affects offspring in rats
New research from scientists at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University suggests opioid use before pregnancy—even if not used during pregnancy itself—could result in a...
New approach to flexible robotics and metamaterials design mimics nature, encourages sustainability
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study challenges the conventional approach to designing soft robotics and a class of materials called metamaterials by utilizing the power...
NYITCOM scientists to use innovative imaging technique in NIH-funded research on diabetic heart failure treatments
A research team from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM), led by Biomedical Sciences Instructor Satoru Kobayashi, Ph.D., has secured a grant...
Nostalgia can relieve pain
Reflecting on fond memories goes a step beyond making you feel warm and fuzzy: nostalgia can reduce pain perception. Nostalgia decreases activity in pain-related brain...
Thalamic cortices mediate nostalgia-induced pain relief
Ever noticed that looking at photos of good times with family or friends diminishes the pain of your headache? Nostalgia has already been shown to...
Discovery of an innate immunological memory in the intestine
The innate immune system plays a crucial role in regulating host-microbe interactions, and especially in providing protection against pathogens that invade the mucosa. Using an...
How a two-faced molecule can silence problematic genes
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) develop a hybrid technology to safely and effectively silence disease-causing genes in certain immune cells Credit: Department of...
Elephant seal’s map sense tells them when to head ‘home’
Each year, pregnant female elephant seals take an approximately 240-day trek over 10,000 kilometers across the Eastern North Pacific Ocean before returning to their breeding...
Ergonomic chair based on the innovation by Lithuanian researchers might help reduce back pain
Soon, people working sedentary jobs will be able to take advantage of the innovation created by Lithuanians and prevent troublesome back pain – a joint...
Mineralization of amber insects provides new view of amber taphonomy
Inclusions in amber can preserve organisms' organs, tissues and cells in high fidelity, and are known as "exceptionally preserved" fossils.Credit: NIGPAS Inclusions in amber can...
Mystery solved about the origin of the 30,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf
The almost 11 cm high figurine from Willendorf is one of the most important examples of early art in Europe. It is made of a...
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