New sickle cell disease gene therapies depend on getting the right mouse
Sickle cell disease is an extremely debilitating condition that affects up to 40% of the population in African countries, with patients suffering episodes of excruciating...
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Upside-down design expands wide-spectrum super-camera abilities
DURHAM, N.C. – By turning a traditional lab-based fabrication process upside down, researchers at Duke University have greatly expanded the abilities of light-manipulating metasurfaces while...
After facial feminization surgery, transgender people report better psychosocial health
A UCLA study offers the first evidence that transgender patients who receive gender-affirming facial feminization surgery reported better mental health after their procedures.Credit: Courtesy of...
Citizen scientists from 200 years ago and today help shed light on climate change trends
Nearly 200 years ago, a system of academies across New York set out to collect data on the state's climates and seasons. Equipped with thermometers,...
What causes the brain’s emotional hub to switch to negative states?
Tucked into the temporal lobe, near the base of our brain, sits a small, almond-shaped region called the amygdala that processes our emotions. Neuroscientists at...
Students without disabilities achieve the same academic results with or without classmates with disabilities in Poland, with implications for the future development of inclusive education
Students without disabilities achieve the same academic results with or without classmates with disabilities in Poland, with implications for the future development of inclusive educationCredit:...
Women earn less than men overall, but the gender pay gap is smaller in occupations with a higher ratio of male employees, according to study of over 6,000 Germans
Women earn less than men overall, but the gender pay gap is smaller in occupations with a higher ratio of male employees, according to study...
Imaging solves mystery of how large HIV protein functions to form infectious virus
LA JOLLA—(July 6, 2022) Understanding how HIV replicates within cells is key for developing new therapies that could help nearly 40 million people living with...
Even in the most pristine coral reefs, microplastics are pervasive
Even in the most pristine coral reefs, microplastics are pervasiveCredit: Catherine Sheila, Pexels, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) Even in the most pristine coral reefs, microplastics are pervasive...
Methodist Hospital of Southern California joins Keck Medicine of USC as USC Arcadia Hospital
LOS ANGELES — Keck Medicine of USC announces that Methodist Hospital of Southern California in Arcadia is now part of Keck Medicine, and will be...
‘Supergene’ wreaks havoc in a genome
The human genome is littered with “selfish genetic elements,” which do not seem to benefit their hosts, but instead seek only to propagate themselves.Credit: University...
CSU researchers create tool to evaluate water use for responsibly sourced gas operations
Colorado State University engineers have partnered with third-party assessor Project Canary to develop a method for measuring freshwater usage by natural gas operations to help evaluate operators...
Case solved: The biosynthesis of strychnine elucidated
Many of us know strychnine from crime reports, novels or films. Agatha Christie had several of her victims die of strychnine poisoning. She described what...
Honeycomb maze reveals role of hippocampus in navigation decisions
Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre at University College London have discovered that the hippocampus creates a vector-based representation to support animals to make optimal...
Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Openwater Form collaboration
(LOS ANGELES) – The Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) has formally signed a collaborative agreement with San Francisco-based Openwater. TIBI, founded in 2020, fosters...