Immune recognition of self and non-self explored in new study
Unless you are an identical twin, you probably aren’t often mistaken for someone else. Likewise, our own sense of self as distinct from all other...
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Percentage of SWOG trial participants on Medicaid grew significantly with ACA
Researchers from the SWOG Cancer Research Network, a clinical trials group funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), have found that the Affordable Care Act’s...
New NJIT-led center wins pharma backing to improve drug design, shorten development times
Swallowing a pill is simple. Developing one the body will absorb into the bloodstream and deliver to the precise location, at the right concentration and...
This illusion, new to science, is strong enough to trick our reflexes
Have a look at this image. Do you perceive that the central black hole is expanding, as if you’re moving into a dark environment, or...
University of Kentucky study: Asymptomatic COVID-19 could still cause pregnancy risks
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 31, 2022) — According to a new University of Kentucky College of Medicine study, asymptomatic COVID-19 infection during pregnancy could still have potential long-term consequences...
Aging-US | A novel discovery in age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
BUFFALO, NY- May 31, 2022 – A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) on the cover of Volume 14, Issue 10, entitled, “Effect...
New UCI-led study finds that your genetic sex determines the way your muscle “talks” to other tissues in your body
Irvine, CA – May 31, 2022 – A new University of California, Irvine-led study identifies sex-specific circuits of muscle signaling to other tissues and that...
LJI scientists publish first head-to-head comparison of four COVID-19 vaccines
LA JOLLA, CA—Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have published the first analysis of how four types of COVID-19 vaccines prepare the body...
Pregnant moms and depression: Study links rising symptoms to kids’ behavioral issues
Children whose mothers experience rising levels of depression from the period before pregnancy until the months just after giving birth are at greater risk of developing emotional,...
McLean researcher Nikolaos Daskalakis awarded International Life Science Grant
Highlights:Credit: McLean Hospital Highlights: An international team including McLean Hospital’s Nikolaos P. Daskalakis, MD, PhD, has been awarded a multimillion-dollar research grant from the prestigious...
New antibiotics could tackle drug-resistant tuberculosis bacteria
Infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis kills 1.5 million people worldwide every year. Antibiotics to treat TB exist, but in recent years, multi-drug resistant (MDR), extensively drug-resistant...
New study points to potential strategy to reduce fatigue after COVID-19 vaccination
Despite their strong effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2, mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are associated with adverse post-vaccination effects, such as fatigue; how can this be avoided? In a...
Anti-Asian hate tweets during COVID-19
In January of 2020, SARS-CoV-19 reached the United States. With it came an even faster-spreading virus—xenophobic rhetoric referring to the pandemic’s epicenter in Wuhan, China....
Gemini north telescope helps explain why Uranus and Neptune are different colors
Astronomers may now understand why the similar planets Uranus and Neptune are different colors. Using observations from the Gemini North telescope, the NASA Infrared Telescope...
A cloudless future? The mystery at the heart of climate forecasts
We hear a lot about how climate change will change the land, sea, and ice. But how will it affect clouds?Credit: NOAA We hear a...