Don’t focus on genetic diversity to save our species
Credit: Image by Philip Barrington from Pixabay. Scientists at the University of Adelaide have challenged the common assumption that genetic diversity of a species is...
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Seasonal variation in daylight influences brain function
Credit: University of Turku Seasons have an impact on our emotions and social life. Negative emotions are more subdued in the summer, whereas seasonal affective...
Whale Sharks show remarkable capacity to recover from injuries
Credit: Marine Conservation Society Seychelles A new study has for the first time explored the rate at which the world's largest fish, the endangered whale...
Global Virus Network names USF Health the GVN Southeast US Regional Headquarters
The University of South Florida Health is the first regional headquarters named by Global Virus Network to support the coalition's global headquartersCredit: Photo courtesy of...
The invisible smallest particles matter for the air we breathe
Credit: Lubna Dada Researchers of the University of Helsinki have resolved for the first time, how the ultrafine particles of atmosphere effect on the climate...
New features of a gene defect that affects muzzle length and caudal vertebrae in dogs
Researchers discover new features of a gene defect that affects the length of the muzzle and caudal vertebrae in dogsCredit: YVONNE LÜNEBURGER/PIXABAY A recent genetic...
New therapeutic target for Huntington’s treatment
New perspective on the role of sRNAs in the diseaseCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Huntington's disease is caused by a mutation in the Huntingtin gene (HTT),...
TBE patients’ lasting problems
Credit: Photo by Gunnar Jonsson Impaired memory, reduced motivation, and declining motor skills. These are some of the problems that may persist several years after...
Largest comprehensive Middle East GWAS reveals Arab genetic risk factors
QATAR GENOME RESEARCH CONSORTIUM investigators identify genetic associations with 45 clinically relevant traits in the Qatari populationCredit: Qatar Foundation Doha, Qatar - (February 23, 2021)...
Artificial pancreas system upgraded with AI algorithm
Credit: POSTECH Diabetes is on the rise worldwide. It is a permanent condition that requires care over a life time. To help manage it, an...
Alzheimer Europe sets out recommendations to improve data sharing in dementia research
Credit: Alzheimer Europe Luxembourg, 23 February 2021 - At an online European Parliament workshop hosted by Deirdre Clune MEP (Ireland), Alzheimer Europe launched a new...
New sensor paves way to low-cost sensitive methane measurements
Recent advances could make it feasible to deploy networks of methane sensors to detect this greenhouse gas at large facilitiesCredit: Sameer Khan WASHINGTON -- Researchers...
Evan Snyder named Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Renowned stem cell researcher recognized by his peers for seminal contributions to regenerative medicineCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute LA JOLLA, CALIF. - Feb....
‘Walking’ molecule superstructures could help create neurons for regenerative medicine
3D-printed novel biomaterial mimics properties of living tissuesCredit: Stupp Lab / Northwestern University Imagine if surgeons could transplant healthy neurons into patients living with neurodegenerative...
The magic angle of twisted graphene
Credit: JC Charlier UCLouvain Graphene, a two-dimensional material composed exclusively of carbon, has revealed extraordinary properties, including thermal and electrical conductivity, transparency, and flexibility. When...
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