Evolutionary biologists discover mechanism that enables lizards to breathe underwater
Credit: Lindsey Swierk TORONTO, ON - A team of evolutionary biologists from the University of Toronto has shown that Anolis lizards, or anoles, are able...
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PatientPartner becomes premier sponsor of ASMBS Foundation’s fundraising efforts
Credit: ASMBS Foundation Newberry, FL - May 13, 2021 - The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Foundation today announced that PatientPartner, a...
How widespread is lemur and fossa meat consumption?
Study reveals the prevalence of lemur and fossa meat consumption in villages around Makira Natural Park, northeastern MadagascarCredit: Charlotte Spria MAROANTSETRA, Madagascar (May 13, 2021)...
Current trend reversed
Physicists at ETH Zurich demonstrate that a tiny cloud of atoms can be turned from a heat engine into a cooler by cranking up the...
Species losses on isolated Panamanian island show importance of habitat connectivity
Credit: OSU photo by Randall Moore CORVALLIS, Ore. - Free from human disturbance for a century, an inland island in Central America has nevertheless lost...
High genomic diversity is good news for California condor
First complete genome reveals high genetic diversity despite recent brush with extinctionCredit: Photo courtesy of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Despite having been driven nearly...
Scientists identify source of weight gain from antipsychotics
New findings identify molecular mechanism behind rapid weight gain in patients treated with risperidoneCredit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - May 12, 2021 - Scientists...
Treating the COVID-19 ‘infodemic’ as an epidemic
How to counter viral misinformation and disinformation: Surveillance, diagnosis, responseCredit: The New England Journal of Medicine ©2021 Writing in the New England Journal of Medicine,...
Call for scientific community to increase diversity and inclusivity in medical research
New initiatives needed to provide access to under-served and under-represented populationsCredit: Peter Morris for Children's Medical Research Institute Sydney, Australia; New York City, USA (May...
Study: Drivers with shift work sleep disorder 3x more likely to be in crash
Researchers at the University of Missouri College of Engineering also examined the relationship between vehicle crashes and two other sleep disorders, sleep apnea and insomniaCredit:...
Ticking upward: MU researcher studies rise of tick-borne diseases in Midwest
Credit: University of Missouri COLUMBIA, Mo. - When Ram Raghavan heard from a former colleague at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that a...
NK cells with bispecific antibody show activity against lymphoma cells
Preclinical study supports clinical trial of cord blood-derived natural killer cells with Affimed's AFM13 as novel cellular therapyCredit: MD Anderson HOUSTON - Cytokine-activated natural killer...
New evidence for electron’s dual nature found in a quantum spin liquid
Results from a Princeton-led experiment support a controversial theory that the electron is composed of two particles.Credit: Catherine Zandonella, Princeton University A new discovery led...
Songbird neurons for advanced cognition mirror the physiology of mammalian counterparts
UMass Amherst research advances understanding of brain circuitsCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst neuroscientists examining genetically identified neurons in a songbird's forebrain discovered a...
A unique vertical farm can produce 10 times more seed potatoes a year
Less than a year after the opening of the World-class Scientific Center "Agrotechnologies for the Future", Russian scientists had a breakthrough: the first-ever vertical farm...
