Twice-daily nasal irrigation reduces COVID-related illness, death
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 13, 2022) – Starting twice daily flushing of the mucus-lined nasal cavity with a mild saline solution soon after testing positive for...
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Keeping to a beat is linked to reproductive success in male Rock Hyraxes
A behavioural study published in the British Ecological Society’s Journal of Animal Ecology has linked reproductive success in male rock hyraxes to their ability to...
Report lays out future scenarios for global chemical industry
A new report sends a dire warning to the chemical industry, which it says is on track for a future global warming scenario with catastrophic...
RET inhibitor selpercatinib demonstrates durable responses in tumor-agnostic population
HOUSTON ― The highly selective RET inhibitor selpercatinib was well-tolerated and achieved durable objective responses across multiple tumor types in the Phase I/II LIBRETTO-001 trial,...
Study: Baby Kinda baboons become independent faster if moms are social, dominant
New research shows female Kinda (kihn-dah) baboons who have strong social connections with other female and male baboons, or are more dominant, have babies who...
How visual information travels from the retina to the midbrain
For the first time, neuroscientists from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence (currently in the process of being established)...
Older adults with regular activity routines are happier and do better on cognitive tests, study finds
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 13, 2022 — Older adults who consistently get up early and remain active throughout the day are happier and perform better on cognitive...
Bigger plants don’t always equal more nutritious ones
ImagesCredit: Artwork created by Hatem Rouached Images EAST LANSING, Mich. – While increased carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere encourage plant growth, they also reduce the...
Vestigo Aerospace raises $375K in seed funding to spur deorbit systems
LOS ANGELES and WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Vestigo Aerospace, a space technology company focused on deorbit systems, has closed a seed funding round with an investment of...
Why are dark matter halos of ultra-diffuse galaxies so … odd?
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A study co-led by physicists at UC Riverside and UC Irvine has found that dark matter halos of ultra-diffuse galaxies are very odd, raising...
Forests’ carbon uptake will be compromised by climate change, leaf temperature study suggests
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study led by Oregon State University suggests leaves in forest canopies are not able to cool themselves below the surrounding...
Mysterious diamonds came from outer space, scientists say
Strange diamonds from an ancient dwarf planet in our solar system may have formed shortly after the dwarf planet collided with a large asteroid about...
What killed dinosaurs and other life on earth?
Determining what killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period has long been the topic of debate, as scientists...
Treg cell transplantation proves effective in treating brittle bone disease in mouse model
The building blocks of a structure consist of load-bearing elements that rarely change despite renovations or repairs. They remain intact and consistent over time, but...
How human cells become Zika virus factories
LA JOLLA, CA—Zika virus has a trick up its sleeve. Once inside the body, the virus likes to make a bee line for dendritic cells,...
