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LA JOLLA, CA—Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found they can dramatically improve survival of mice with cystic fibrosis through a partial...

Changes in sleep and biological rhythms from late pregnancy to postpartum linked to depression and anxiety

HAMILTON, ON (January 18, 2022) – A set of parameters including sleep and biological rhythm variables are closely associated with the severity of depressive and...

Conservation units use unreliable methods to monitor presence of deer, study shows

A study of the management plans for 118 conservation units in Brazil shows that 60% use unsuitable methods to detect the presence of deer, and...

How a contagious cancer spread among clams

A contagious blood cancer jumped from one species of clam to another and spread among clams living in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, shows...

Integrated fiber probe for label-free detection inside living cells.

Seeing inside cells with an integrated nanowire probe

The biological intracellular microenvironment is complex, made up of various cell compartments and intracellular substances. To fully characterize the physiological function of living cells, one...

Automating blood smears for easier malaria diagnosis

WASHINGTON, January 18, 2022 – One of the key steps in diagnosing or treating many bloodborne diseases is to perform a blood smear, where a...

A giant panda’s gut bacteria help it remain chubby while on a bamboo diet

The giant panda feeds exclusively on fibrous bamboo, yet they still manage to stay chubby and healthy. In a study published January 18 in the...

Study finds up to 30% of patients with wet macular degeneration can safely stop eye injections

In a preliminary study of 106 people with “wet” age-related macular degeneration, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that as many as a third of those...

The brain pays attention to unfamiliar voices during sleep

January 17, 2022

A good night’s sleep is not as simple as it appears. While you snooze, your brain continues to monitor the environment, balancing the need to...

$2 million NIH MIRA grant will support trailblazing research in UMass Amherst lab

Jianhan Chen, a University of Massachusetts Amherst chemistry and biochemistry and molecular biology professor, has received a five-year, $2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH)...

New study sheds light on origins of life on Earth

New Brunswick, N.J. (Jan. 14, 2022) – Addressing one of the most profoundly unanswered questions in biology, a Rutgers-led team has discovered the structures of...

Before horses, ass hybrids were bred for warfare

The 4,500-year-old iconography and texts from Mesopotamia show that the elite used equids for travel and warfare; however, the nature of these animals remained mysterious....

Virginia Tech, Temple University scientists awarded grant to research lipedema, an under-studied disease of fat tissues

Most of us want to get rid of fat. Jennifer Munson and Evangelia Bellas just want to understand it.Credit: Matt Chittum for Virginia Tech Most...

Astronaut Tim Peake's first blood draw completed in space

Being in space destroys more red blood cells

A world-first study has revealed how space travel can cause lower red blood cell counts, known as space anemia. Analysis of 14 astronauts showed their...

Hostile takeover in the cell