Statins provide protective immune benefits for females
Cholesterol tends to get a bad rap through its association with cardiovascular disease. But its role in the body is much more nuanced.Credit: (Jason Sheldon/UConn...
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Climate change predicted to reduce kelp forests’ capacity to trap and store carbon
Kelp forms vast seaweed forests along temperate coastlines, which sequester large amounts of atmospheric carbon. But according to a study by Karen Filbee-Dexter at the...
Therapeutic drug renders cancer cell weapon harmless
Many tumor cells mist themselves with a protective perfume that disables the immune system. But a drug already approved for other purposes can apparently render...
What has America learned since Hurricane Katrina? Not enough
Before Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, evacuation planners rarely considered the needs of carless and vulnerable populations – low-income, elderly, or young individuals...
Children’s Hospital Colorado doctors pioneer non-invasive “string test” for sedation-free upper gastrointestinal monitoring
Aurora, Colo. (Aug. 24, 2022) – Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado) has announced a new, care-changing test designed by its physicians to monitor inflammation of...
Gensaic enters into collaboration to develop phage-derived gene therapies for central nervous system
NEW YORK, August 23, 2022 – Gensaic, a company that seeks to reimagine gene therapy, announced today that it has entered into a strategic collaboration...
Survey finds demand for cosmetic surgery, driven by women under 45, surged after the pandemic
Houston — After the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new national survey called the Inaugural ASPS Insights and Trends Report: Cosmetic Surgery 2022 finds...
Fighting climate change is wildly popular but most Americans don’t know that
Just after the U.S. Congress passed the nation's most substantial legislation aimed at battling climate change, a new study shows that the average American badly...
Getting less sleep makes people less likely to help others
Whether it’s a night of sleep deprivation, natural sleep variation, or just a single hour of sleep lost for a whole society, research by Eti...
Sleepless and selfish: Lack of sleep makes us less generous
Humans help each other — it’s one of the foundations of civilized society. But a new study by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley,...
NASA schedules SwRI-led PUNCH mission to launch in 2025
SAN ANTONIO — Aug. 23, 2022 — More than 60 engineers and scientists are gathering at Southwest Research Institute Aug. 23-24 to kick off the...
Beach trash accumulates in predictable patterns on Washington and Oregon shores
Citizen scientists recorded trash on Pacific Northwest beaches, from southern Oregon to Anacortes, Washington, to contribute to the growing study of marine trash. A study...
James Peyer to present at the 9th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting 2022
August 23, 2022 – James Peyer, PhD, will present the latest research on the topic Innovations and moonshots in longevity biotech at the world’s largest...
New players in the immune response
The human body contains 600 to 800 lymph nodes, which are specialised organs that trigger immune responses. To be informed about infections in the body,...
People with similar faces likely have similar DNA
A collection of photos of genetically unrelated lookalikes, along with DNA analysis, revealed that strong facial similarity is associated with shared genetic variants. The work...
