Humans disrupting 66 million-year-old feature of ecosystems
The U-shaped relationship between diet and size in modern land mammals could also stand for “universal,” says a new study, which has found that the...
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Cortisol in shelter dog hair shows signs of stress
Despite the good care, a shelter can be a stressful environment for dogs. Researchers at Utrecht University investigated if the amount of the hormone cortisol...
Study casts doubt on impact of menthol-flavored tobacco ban
A ban on the sale of menthol-flavored cigarettes that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is on track to implement may have unintended consequences,...
Vision improvement is long-lasting with treatment for blinding blood vessel condition
New research shows that a treatment for retinal vein occlusion yields long-lasting vision gains, with visual acuity remaining significantly above baseline at five years. However,...
Researchers demonstrate label-free super-resolution microscopy
WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a new measurement and imaging approach that can resolve nanostructures smaller than the diffraction limit of light without requiring any...
The protein that keeps the pancreas from digesting itself
LA JOLLA—(April 21, 2022) Every day, your pancreas produces about one cup of digestive juices, a mixture of molecules that can break down the food...
Bonds from the past: A journey through the history of protein synthesis
The genetic information stored in DNA is “decoded” to form proteins via the process of translation. This involves the formation of peptide bonds between amino...
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology researchers detect coronavirus particles with “slow light”
Despite all the bad news the COVID-19 pandemic brought upon the world, it has helped us gain a better perspective of our readiness to fend...
Symptom data help predict COVID-19 admissions
Researchers at Lund University and Uppsala University are conducting one of the largest citizen science projects in Sweden to date. Since the start of the...
Brains and brawn helped crows and ravens take over the world
Crows and ravens are well known for their black color and the harsh “caw” sound they make. They are intelligent birds that use tools, solve...
‘Whup’ and ‘grumble’ calls reveal secrets of humpback whales
Sounds made by humpback whales – including a previously unknown call – have given researchers a glimpse of their lives in the high seas.Credit: Sea...
Western University researchers urge legislation to end organ donation anonymity
Philadelphia, April 21, 2022 – A team of researchers at Western University is calling for an end to a long-held, strict policy of anonymity in...
Women with long COVID-19 syndrome have more symptoms
A new study found that females with Long COVID-19 syndrome were more symptomatic than males. Females were statistically significantly more likely to experience difficulty swallowing,...
Illinois Tech’s CyberHawks win record-breaking national cybersecurity championship
CHICAGO—April 20, 2022—A team of students from Illinois Institute of Technology’s cybersecurity student organization CyberHawks won the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Cyber Games National Championship this...
For neurons, where they begin isn’t necessarily where they end
The making of a human brain remains a mostly mysterious process that races from an embryonic neural tube to more than 100 billion interconnected neurons...