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Credit: The University of Queensland A dengue virus vaccine candidate has passed an important milestone, with promising results in animal model testing providing hope to...

Evaluation of the diagnostic criteria for anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis in children

Credit: TMIMS Anti-NMDA receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis was first reported to develop in female young adults with ovarian teratoma. However, another study with a larger cohort...

New study reveals where memories of familiar places are stored in the brain

Researchers reveal three brain areas that bridge the brain's perception and memory systemsCredit: Figure by A.Steel et al. As we move through the world, what...

Largest-ever study of artificial insemination in sharks–and the occasional ‘virgin birth’

Credit: Photo by Jay Harvey, Aquarium of the Pacific It's a tough time to be a shark. Pollution, industrialized fishing, and climate change threaten marine...

Orangutan finding highlights need to protect habitat

Iconic great apes in Borneo lost muscle during fruit shortagesCredit: Kristana Parinters Makur/Tuanan Orangutan Research Project Wild orangutans are known for their ability to survive...

Scientists find molecular patterns that may help identify extraterrestrial life

Upcoming Solar System exploration missions will search for extraterrestrial (ET) life, but ET life may not be like Earth life; a new mass spectrometry analysis...

Life may have become cellular by using unusual molecules

All modern life is cellular, but how life came to be cellular remains uncertain. New research suggests chemical compounds likely common on primitive Earth may...

No lasting benefit to tubes over antibiotics for childhood ear infections

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, May 12, 2021 - There is no long-term benefit to surgically placing tympanostomy tubes in a young child's ears to reduce the...

Research reveals ancient people had more diverse gut microorganisms

Credit: UM photo by Tommy Martino MISSOULA - Only an anthropologist would treasure millennia-old human feces found in dry caves. Just ask Dr. Meradeth Snow,...

C-Path announces accelerated data sharing collaboration with Tufts Medical Center

FDA grant supports use of real-world data to generate real-world evidence in neonatesCredit: C-Path TUCSON, Ariz., May 12, 2021 -- Critical Path Institute (C-Path) and...

Previously unknown letter reveals Einstein’s thinking on bees, birds and physics

A recently discovered letter written by Albert Einstein discusses a link between physics and biology, seven decades before evidence emerges.Credit: Dyer et al. 2021, J...

Measuring brain blood flow and activity with light

Credit: Wenjun Zhou, UC Davis A new, noninvasive method for measuring brain blood flow with light has been developed by biomedical engineers and neurologists at...

A new visual library to achieve successful Plus Energy Building design

Mapping culture and climatic energy drivers in EuropeCredit: Cultural-E project Researchers from RMIT University, Eurac Research and University Ca' Foscari Venezia have launched an innovative...

Grant awarded to develop artificial intelligence to improve stroke screening and treatment

Credit: (Photo by Terry Vine) New artificial intelligence technology that uses a common CT angiography (CTA), as opposed to the more advanced imaging normally required...

Backyard chickens, rabbits, soybeans can meet household protein demand