WHOI and NOAA release report on U.S. socio-economic effects of harmful algal blooms
Credit: U.S. National Office for Harmful Algal Blooms Harmful algal blooms (HABs) occur in all 50 U.S. states and many produce toxins that cause illness...
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First results from Fermilab’s Muon g-2 experiment strengthen evidence of new physics
UMass Amherst researchers contribute to landmark findingsCredit: Fermilab/DOE AMHERST Mass. - The long-awaited first results from the Muon g-2 experiment at the U.S. Department of...
Red deer have personality and it is related to their dominance behavior
Credit: University of Turku An international team of researchers has studied individual differences in the behaviour of red deer. They found that several observed behaviours...
Study shows why crossing obstacles is difficult for patients with Parkinson’s disease
The scientists detected incapacities related to gait timing and foot placement. Their discoveries serve as a basis for the development of an exercise protocol that...
Ant responses to social isolation resemble those of humans
Social isolation results in changes of behavior and activity of immune and stress genesCredit: photo/©: Susanne Foitzik, JGU Ants react to social isolation in a...
AGS honors Dr. Helen Fernandez for outstanding contributions to geriatrics education
Credit: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today announced that Helen Fernandez, MD, MPH, a national geriatrics education leader...
Carbon dioxide levels reflect COVID-19 risk
University of Colorado Boulder duo confirms value of measuring carbon dioxide to estimate infection riskCredit: Image courtesy of Spanish newspaper El Pais: https://tinyurl.com/c2jsb8r9 Tracking carbon...
Junctions between three cells serve as gateways for the transport of substances
Researchers at the University of Münster discover how cell contacts are dynamically remodelled during egg development in fruit flies / Study published in "Developmental Cell"Credit:...
Urolithin A shows effective against muscular dystrophy
Credit: © Amazentis / EPFL Auwerx Lab Progression of Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy (DMD) can be delayed in mice by supplementing their diets with Urolithin A,...
NASA’s Webb Telescope packs its sunshield for a million mile trip
Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn Engineers working on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have successfully folded and packed its sunshield for its upcoming million-mile (roughly 1.5 million...
Genomes of the earliest Europeans
Ancient genomes shed new light on the earliest Europeans and their relationships with NeandertalsCredit: MPI-EVA/ Nikolay Zaheriev An international research team has sequenced the genomes...
Unraveling the mysteries of sleep disorders in multiple system atrophy
New study shows that in multiple system atrophy, sleep disorders are a common but scarcely studied symptom associated with disease severityCredit: Pexels Unusual diseases are...
Crohn’s disease may be caused by immune signaling failure
Study reveals how T cells in the small intestine respond to bile acids, offering localized treatment direction for a cause of chronic illnessCredit: Scott Wiseman...
Crunching on coral
Research finds that coral predators exert a much larger influence on young coral than expectedCredit: UC Santa Barbara You might not think an animal made...
Scientists discover two new species of ancient, burrowing mammal ancestors
120-million-year-old animals evolved 'scratch digging' traits independentlyCredit: MAO Fangyuan A joint research team led by Dr. MAO Fangyuan and Dr. ZHANG Chi from the Institute...
