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James Dahlman and Phil Santangelo are helping to define an evolving era in medicine, one in which messenger ribonucleic acid — mRNA — can be delivered directly to...

Exploring the signals that underlie learning

When you start learning how to do something new, like swinging a tennis racket or playing a musical instrument, the simplest tasks can feel difficult....

Hemoglobin elicits rearing and digging behaviors in lactating female mice

Hemoglobin acts as a chemosensory cue for mother mice to protect pups

Biochemists in Japan were surprised to discover that the molecule hemoglobin in the blood works not only as an oxygen carrier, but when the blood...

Epigenetic effects of pollution persist for multiple generations in water fleas

A new study led by University of Liverpool reserchers has shown that the effects of pollutants can be transmitted over many generations in water fleas and...

How guard cell chloroplasts obtain energy

Whether Guard Cells (GCs) carry out photosynthesis has been debated for decades. Earlier studies suggested that guard cell chloroplasts (GCCs) cannot fix CO2 but later...

Injuries to Zambian lions and leopards caused by shotguns and wires snares greatly underestimated

The incidence of lion and leopard injuries caused by humans in Zambia is much higher than previously thought. Using a simple forensic examination technique, researchers...

Model Performance for Mortality Prediction Post-TIPS Placement

FIPS score best predicts survival after TIPS placement for cirrhosis

Leesburg, VA, February 9, 2022—According to an article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), when predicting post-TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt) survival for patients...

Your microbiome shapes your life. But where did it come from?

Baltimore, MD— The gut microbiome is an ecosystem of hundreds to thousands of microbial species living within the human body. These populations affect our health,...

85% of coral reef fish studied are overfished, new research shows

A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science found concrete evidence that more than...

Machine-learning model discriminating between COVID-negative and positive saliva supernatant.

New and improved SARS-CoV-2 detection method using Raman spectroscopy and machine learning

The novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, which causes the highly contagious COVID-19, has infected millions of people worldwide. The global spread of this deadly pandemic has...

Genome of extinct Steller’s sea cow reveals surprising link to human skin disease

Steller’s sea cow was an extraordinary creature, an enormous, kelp-eating, cold-water relative of the dugong and manatees that was hunted to extinction within three decades...

Chandra Mohan, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Endowed Professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Houston

Potential Biomarkers Identified for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Lupus

A globally renowned expert in autoimmune diseases and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at the University of Houston has identified potential biomarkers for neuropsychiatric symptoms of...

Hungry for love: gut molecule discovered that flips the feeding-to-mating switch

On Valentine’s Day, couples all over the world will enjoy romantic dinners to celebrate love and relationships. The association between nutrition and mating is not...

Dr Jonathan Tellechea, a synthetic biologist, working on the project

Scientists create a global repository for cell engineering

A cloud-based repository that creates a digital fingerprint of engineered microorganisms has been successfully trialled. Credit: Professor Natalio Krasnogor/Newcastle University, UK A cloud-based repository that creates...

High-resolution 3D study of pine pollen reveals nanofoams are key to surviving mass extinctions