Special vascular cells adjust blood flow in brain capillaries based on local energy needs
When we smell hot dogs, it may trigger memories of backyard barbeques or attending baseball games during childhood. During this process, the areas of the...
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Targeting Phage Therapy 2023: Many questions remain to be answered!
The 6th World Congress on Targeting Phage Therapy 2023 will take place on June 1-2 at IRIS, Paris, France. Credit: Credits to Targeting Phage Therapy Conference...
What crocodile DNA reveals about the Ice Age
What drives crocodile evolution? Is climate a major factor or changes in sea levels? Determined to find answers to these questions, researchers from McGill University...
LSU Health New Orleans welcomes new Dental School Dean
New Orleans, LA – After a national search, Interim Chancellor Steve Nelson, MD, CM, appointed Angelo J. Mariotti, DDS, PhD, Dean of the LSU Health...
Body phenotypes say a lot, but not everything, about a person’s health, according to new Concordia research
Concordia researchers studying body phenotypes — the observable characteristics like height, behaviour, appearance and more measurables — found that regardless of the muscle they had,...
World-class center for single crystal electron diffraction will be UK first
A new centre based jointly at the University of Southampton and the University of Warwick will draw on expertise from two world class universities and...
Fraudulent microchip use and compliance issues found on controversial lion farms in the Free State, South Africa
A number of serious management and compliance issues were revealed on lion farms in the Free State province, South Africa, by a joint team of...
Expert analysis refutes claims that humans are colonised by bacteria before birth
Scientific claims that babies harbour live bacteria while still in the womb are inaccurate, and may have impeded research progress, according to University College Cork...
Smart bubble management for more efficient green hydrogen production
The green energy transition and European climate neutrality in 2050 demand drastic change for many sectors. Approximately 3 per cent of global carbon emissions derive...
NIPR and JCAR will co-host the Seventh International Symposium on Arctic Research from March 6 to 10, 2023
The Seventh International Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR-7), co-hosted by the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) and Japan Consortium for Arctic Environmental Research (JCAR),...
Mechanical forces in the nervous system play a corrective role
Nerve cells communicate with one another via long processes known as axons and dendrites, or, more generally, neurites. During development, these processes first grow and...
Nanofiber-hydrogel loaded with stem cells shows success treating severe complication of Crohn’s disease
In a new study using a rat model of Crohn’s disease, a biodegradable hydrogel composite loaded with stem cells, developed by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers,...
Global movement demands action to support mothers in science
Seventeen organizations representing hundreds of thousands of female scientists globally have come together to call on research funders to take immediate action to eliminate gender...
Humans have influenced the growth of blue-green algae in lakes for thousands of years
In recent years, there have been increasing reports of toxic blue-green algae blooms in summer, even in German lakes, caused by climate warming and increased...
More steps, moderate physical activity cuts dementia, cognitive impairment risk
Senior women were less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment or dementia if they did more daily walking and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, according to a...
