Infectious disease causes long-term changes to frog’s microbiome
Credit: Andrea Jani Just as beneficial microbes in the human gut can be affected by antibiotics, diet interventions and other disturbances, the microbiomes of other...
NEWS INDEX
Wake-up call for neural stem cells
Brain enzyme activates dormant neural stem cellsCredit: Wang Hongyan SINGAPORE, 10 February 2021 - Researchers studying an enzyme in fruit fly larvae have found that...
Protein sequences provide clues to how SARS-CoV-2 infects cells
Credit: Rayne Zaayman-Gallant/EMBL In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was established that SARS-CoV-2 infects cells by binding to the human protein ACE2,...
Cold sores: Discovery reveals how stress, illness and even sunburn trigger flareups
Credit: Courtesy Cliffe lab at UVA Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed light on what causes herpes simplex virus to...
Mail-in sperm testing system just as reliable in predicting male fertility as tests performed in clinic settings
Keck Medicine of USC study shows that semen can accurately be tested up to 52 hours after being collected, offering men greater flexibility in how...
New coloring book salutes women pioneers in STEM
In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Vilcek Foundation shares a free publication celebrating women in STEMCredit: The Vilcek Foundation...
Common pipistrelle bats attracted to wind turbines
Credit: Fiona Mathews One of the most abundant bats in Europe may be attracted to wind turbines, a new study shows. The activity of common...
Bringing bad proteins back into the fold
Study reveals mechanism used to regulate chaperone proteins, which guide other proteins into proper shapesCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Feb. 11, 2021 -...
Gene variants increase risk of Addison’s disease
Credit: Karolinska Institutet Variants of nine genes increase the risk of developing Addison's disease, a rare disease in which the immune system attacks the adrenal...
Family ties explain mysterious social life of coral gobies
Credit: Jim Greenfield The strange social structure of tiny fish called emerald coral gobies may be explained by family loyalty, new research shows. Coral goby...
New turntable-like catalytic reactor promises more sustainable chemical manufacturing
Spinning Disc Mesh Reactor developed by Bath chemical engineers could make pharmaceuticals production safer and more sustainableCredit: University of Bath All-female research team wins funding...
Tiny population of neurons may have big role in depression
Credit: Phil Jones, freelance photographer A tiny population of neurons known to be important to appetite appear to also have a significant role in depression...
Biosensors monitor plant well-being in real time
Diurnal in vivo xylem sap glucose and sucrose monitoring using implantable organic electrochemical transistor sensorsCredit: Thor Balkhed Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed biosensors...
Researchers explore how to protect gut integrity to improve outcomes in blood cancers
Cancer researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center discovered that a single strain of Bacteroides fragilis significantly reduced graft-versus-host disease by protecting gut integrityCredit: MUSC Hollings...
COVID-infected mothers separated from their babies affects breastfeeding outcomes
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 10, 2021--It may be safe for COVID-infected mothers to maintain contact with their babies. Keeping...
