Viral impostors: Breakthrough for virus research
Pseudoviruses resemble impostors: although harmless, they are designed in such a way that they can hardly be distinguished from their dangerous relatives. This makes them...
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Unraveling the mysteries of the brain with the help of a worm
Do we really know how the brain works?Credit: Francesco Randi, Princeton University Do we really know how the brain works? In the last several decades,...
Looking sharp! Shark skin is unique and may have medical use, too
By David L. ChandlerCredit: Etty Bachar-Wikström By David L. Chandler WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Sharks differ from other fish in many ways, including an apparently...
Physicians advocate to combat physicians’ moral injury and lift the stigma associated with it
Amsterdam, November 2, 2023 – Depression, suicidal ideation, burnout, and moral injury are on the rise among physicians working in the US healthcare system. A...
Chimpanzees use hilltops to conduct reconnaissance on rival groups – study
Chimpanzees use high ground to conduct reconnaissance on rival groups, often before making forays into enemy territory at times when there is reduced risk of...
Visualizing fungal infections deep in living host tissue reveals proline metabolism facilitates virulence
An international team of scientists led by researchers from the Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, SciLifeLab, Stockholm University has published in PLoS Pathogens...
How organs of male and female mammals differ
The development of sex-specific characteristics is frequently seen in mammals. These characteristics stem from the activation of corresponding genetic programmes that until now have been...
New strategy attacks treatment-resistant lymphomas
A surprising mechanism that makes some cancers treatment-resistant has been discovered by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators. Â The mechanism, which involves the shuttling of...
New designs for solid-state electrolytes may soon revolutionize the battery industry
Researchers led by Professor KANG Kisuk of the Center for Nanoparticle Research within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), have announced a major breakthrough in...
UMBC team makes first-ever observation of a virus attaching to another virus
No one had ever seen one virus latching onto another virus, until anomalous sequencing results sent a UMBC team down a rabbit hole leading to...
Exploding stars
When massive stars or other stellar objects explode in the Earth's cosmic neighborhood, ejected debris can also reach our solar system. Traces of such events...
Plant populations in Cologne are adapted to their urban environments
A research team from the Universities of Cologne and Potsdam and the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research has found that the regional lines...
New clues to the mechanism behind treatment-resistant depression
Philadelphia, November 2, 2023 – Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a widespread mental health condition that for many is disabling. It has long been appreciated...
Bartering light for light: scientists discover new system to control the chaotic behavior of light
NEW YORK, November 2, 2023 — Harnessing and controlling light is vital for the development of technology, including energy harvesting, computation, communications, and biomedical sensing....
Infirmary Health partners with Ochsner Accountable Care Network to improve health outcomes for seniors across the Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS, LA- Ochsner Health, the leading healthcare system in the Gulf South, and Infirmary Health, Alabama's largest private non-profit healthcare provider, are proud to...
