My what big eyes you have
Eyes are crucial players in the evolution of organisms. They allow an animal to find food, a mate, potential prey, to avoid predators and aid...
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Whole spine MRI suspected child abuse
Leesburg, VA, January 12, 2022—According to an article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), whole-spine MRI commonly demonstrates isolated thoracolumbar injuries in children with...
We move along the surface of a doughnut
High-level brain functions result from the orchestration of activity between many thousands of neurons in neural networks. For grid cells, these neural network conversations result...
Dairy calves are social animals
Philadelphia, January 12, 2022 – Most dairy calves are housed individually in the first weeks and sometimes months of their lives, a practice that has...
Regrowing knee cartilage with an electric kick
UConn bioengineers successfully regrew cartilage in a rabbit’s knee, a promising hop toward healing joints in humans, they report in the 12 January issue of...
New treatment target ID’d for radiation-resistant cervical cancer
Understanding how cells die is key to developing new treatments for many diseases, whether the goal is to make cancer cells die or keep healthy...
Study presents novel therapeutic target for treatment of sepsis
A new strategy for preventing complications associated with sepsis is presented by researchers affiliated with the University of São Paulo (USP) and collaborators in an...
New study reveals how the lung’s immune cells develop after birth
From our first breath, our lungs are exposed to microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses. Thanks to immune cells in the lungs, so-called macrophages, we...
New discovery on regulation of organelle contacts
New discovery on regulation of organelle contactsCredit: University of Exeter New discovery on regulation of organelle contacts A pioneering study has revealed how cellular compartments...
Ecological tradeoff? Utility-scale solar energy impedes endangered Florida panthers
Florida, the “Sunshine State,” is rapidly increasing installation of utility-scale solar energy (USSE) facilities to combat carbon emissions and climate change. However, the expansion of...
Long-term use of blood pressure drugs may cause kidney damage, study suggests
New kidney research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is raising concerns that long-term use of drugs commonly prescribed to treat high-blood pressure...
Oregon State University research suggests possibility of vaccine to prevent skin cancer
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Research by the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy suggests that a vaccine stimulating production of a protein critical to the skin’s...
First tarantula to live in bamboo stalks found in Thailand
Inside a bamboo culm in Thailand, researchers discovered the first case of a genus of tarantula that lives exclusively in bamboo stalks.Credit: JoCho Sippawat Inside...
The unexpected benefits of fat in type 2 diabetes
With nearly 10% of the world’s population affected, type 2 diabetes is a major public health issue. An excessively sedentary lifestyle and a too-caloric diet...
Alcohol consumption is affected by a protein linked to the circadian rhythm, new Concordia research finds
It’s a commonly heard question after New Year’s: “Why do we drink the way we do?” A group of researchers has found that at least...
