Capturing Ecology – Winning images from the British Ecological Society photography competition announced
Credit: Roberto Garcia Roa and British Ecological Society
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New analysis approach could help boost sensitivity of large telescopes
WASHINGTON — Some of the largest and most sophisticated telescopes ever made are under construction at the Simons Observatory in Northern Chile. They are designed...
Scientists receive $4.8m to pursue gene therapy for ‘incurable’ disease
Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) is an inherited, degenerative neuromuscular disorder that initially impairs motor function, such as gait and coordination, but can lead to scoliosis, heart...
To save nature, focus on populations, not species
AMHERST, Mass. – Human-released greenhouse gasses are causing the world to warm, and with that warming comes increasing stress for many of the planet’s plants...
Protein mutation that causes Parkinson’s may prevent another neurodegenerative disease
A University of Massachusetts Amherst scientist has discovered that a mutation in the misfolding protein that causes Parkinson’s disease offers protection against another fatal neurodegenerative...
Experimental COVID-19 vaccine offers long-term protection against severe disease
FOR RELEASE AT: Thursday, December 1, at 2 p.m. US ETCredit: UNC School of Medicine FOR RELEASE AT: Thursday, December 1, at 2 p.m. US...
Oncotarget | Essential amino acids as diagnostic biomarkers of hepatocellular carcinoma based on metabolic analysis
“The current and previous findings provide a rationale for further investigations into the potential utility of leucine, valine, and tryptophan as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers...
How can sex education training videos be more inclusive?
Sexuality education often fails LGBTQIA2S+ students*, few of whom report ever receiving inclusive education at school. Yet sexuality education classrooms have the potential to be...
Patients may be at higher risk of overdose when opioid therapy for pain is discontinued
Opioid-related overdose is now a leading cause of accidental death in the United States and Canada. A study published December 1st in the open access...
Primary series and original booster provide protection against Omicron infection
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are less effective against Omicron infections than other variants. A study publishing December 1st in the open access journal PLOS Medicine by...
A quality-conscious protein
An interdisciplinary team of scientists from Cologne, Heidelberg and Munich have discovered a new function of a well-known enzyme: The signal peptidase complex in the...
Where did Omicron come from?
First discovered a year ago in South Africa, the SARS-CoV-2 variant later dubbed “Omicron” spread across the globe at incredible speed. It is still unclear...
Despite peculiarities, conservation challenges are similar in Madagascar and Brazil
Nature in Madagascar, an island off southeast Africa slightly larger than metropolitan France, is so unusual that 82% of its plant species and 90% of...
UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima and Deputy Executive Director Matthew Kavanagh highlight inequalities in sex and gender, access to drugs and access to funding, as barriers to tackling AIDS and other pandemics
UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima and Deputy Executive Director Matthew Kavanagh highlight inequalities in sex and gender, access to drugs and access to funding, as...
Small studies of 40Hz sensory stimulation confirm safety, suggest Alzheimer’s benefits
A pair of early stage clinical studies testing the safety and efficacy of 40Hz sensory stimulation to treat Alzheimer’s disease has found that the potential...
