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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 15, 2022 – It was a medical mystery: When University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists induced a particular genetic mutation in mouse...

Beset in mucus, Coronavirus particles likely travel farther than once thought

RICHLAND, Wash.—A modeling study raises questions about how far respiratory droplets, like those that transmit the virus that causes COVID-19, can travel before becoming harmless....

Psilocybin treatment for major depression effective for up to a year for most patients, study shows

Previous studies by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers showed that psychedelic treatment with psilocybin relieved major depressive disorder symptoms in adults for up to a month....

3D kidney structure created from mouse ES cells

Trestle Biotherapeutics announces license agreement with Kumamoto University for key stem cell biology technology for regenerative medicine

SAN DIEGO – Trestle Biotherapeutics, a private company based in San Diego, today announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Kumamoto University....

Lichens are in danger of losing the evolutionary race with climate change

Algae are more than just the green scum that shows up on aquarium walls. The tiny plants, when teamed up with a fungus, can form...

For female yellowthroats, there’s more than one way to spot a winning mate

For female common yellowthroats, beauty isn’t just skin – or features – deep. New research provides evidence that large or showy physical features of males attract females...

Studies compare best ways to treat wide-neck aneurysms

SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 14, 2022) — Aneurysms are weak, bulging portions of blood vessel walls. These blood-filled sacs resemble balloons in structure and have necks like...

Loneliness has a different neural basis than social anxiety

Despite similar symptoms, loneliness and social anxiety are driven by different brain states, according to new research published in JNeurosci.Credit: Lieberz et al., JNeurosci 2021...

4EPS affects myelin production in the mouse brain

A microbial compound in the gut leads to anxious behaviors in mice

A Caltech-led team of researchers has discovered that a small-molecule metabolite, produced by bacteria that reside in the mouse gut, can travel to the brain...

Close-up of the microfluidics enabling deterministic co-encapsulation of single cells at outstanding efficiencies.

DisCo: Boosting the efficiency of single-cell RNA sequencing

Single-cell RNA sequencing, or “scRNA-seq” for short, is a technique that allows scientists to study the expression of genes in an individual cell within a...

Blood levels of common antiepileptic drugs drop during pregnancy, causing breakthrough seizures

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 14, 2022 – Blood levels of many commonly used antiepileptic drugs drop dramatically with the onset of pregnancy, report researchers from the University...

Fossil Record, a Natural History Museum of Berlin

Natural History Museum of Berlin’s journal Fossil Record started publishing on ARPHA Platform

Fossil Record - the paleontological scholarly journal of the Natural History Museum of Berlin (Museum für Naturkunde Berlin) published its first articles after moving to...

Researchers establish the relationship between mitochondrial oxidation and cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease

Study reveals likely link between mitochondrial dysfunction and age-dependent cognitive disorders

The mitochondrial electron transport chain, which is required for generating energy during cellular processes, also produces reactive oxygen species (ROS) that attack tissue and cause...

Red blood cell transfusions can increase mortality rates of newborns on ECMO, study finds

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 14, 2022) – Newborns in respiratory failure who require the life-sustaining support of ECMO also require transfusion of red blood cells. But a...

Cultivated and wild bananas in northern Viet Nam threatened by а devastating fungal disease