Eastern wolves evolved separately from grey wolves
A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, provides interesting new evidence about the evolution of North American wolves, which...
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Time out: We all need a three-day weekend
As a four-day work week is trialled in countries across the globe, health researchers at the University of South Australia say they’re ‘all in’ when...
Using a new technique, PESI/MS/MS, to analyze the nutritional compounds in crops
Anthocyanins are compounds related to the color of plants. They also have beneficial effects on human health and are used as a supplement. Various species...
HKU biologists determine the evolutionary age of individual cell types providing critical insights for animal development
A research team led by Dr Chaogu ZHENG from the School of Biological Sciences at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has recently made a...
Notable birth cohort effects on the incidence trend of renal replacement therapy in Japan
Niigata, Japan - A new Japanese study reveals significant birth cohort effects on the incidence trend of ESKD requiring RRT.Credit: Niigata University Niigata, Japan -...
Refining your search: A team approach to identifying patient cohorts using data from the electronic health record
Finding the right patients for clinical trials can be a struggle and require much time and effort. Clinical researchers have wondered whether screening the electronic...
Sex of blood donor has no effect on recipient survival
A large clinical trial of more than 8,700 patients published in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that the sex of a donor has...
Oldest bat skeletons ever found described from Wyoming fossils
Scientists have described a new species of bat based on the oldest bat skeletons ever recovered. The study on the extinct bat, which lived in...
5,500 people diagnosed with rare genetic diseases in major research study
Around 5,500 people with severe developmental disorders now know the genetic cause of their condition, thanks to a major nationwide study which will help improve...
New technique allows researchers to dig into molecular causes of pediatric bipolar disorder
It’s extremely difficult to study the biological basis of psychiatric disorders, in part because researchers can’t easily collect brain cells from living people to study...
International team of scientists preparing to study Turkey’s East Anatolian fault in the aftermath of February’s major earthquakes
COLUMBIA, Mo. — In February, the countries of Turkey and Syria were devastated by a pair of high-magnitude earthquakes occurring nine hours apart. The two...
Selenium as a predictor of metabolic syndrome in middle age women
“Recently, optimizing selenium intake in the population to prevent diseases has been an important issue in modern health care worldwide.”Credit: Impact Journals “Recently, optimizing selenium...
A new vision for soybean meal: designer tempeh
In a novel effort to create the next generation of plant-based, protein-rich environmentally sustainable and savory alternatives to animal meat, a University of Massachusetts Amherst...
Google Trends reveal how the spread of chickenpox may have been suppressed during the COVID-19 pandemic
Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0283465Credit: Sabale et al., 2023, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0283465 Article Title: Impact assessment of immunization and the COVID-19 pandemic...
New 52 million-year-old bat species discovered in Wyoming, US, is the oldest bat skeleton known
Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0283505Credit: Rietbergen et al., 2023, PLOS ONE, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0283505 Article Title: The oldest known bat skeletons and their implications for...
