Dopamine’s many roles, explained
Among the neurotransmitters in the brain, dopamine has gained an almost mythical status. Decades of research have established its contribution to several seemingly unrelated brain...
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Honeybees use social distancing to protect themselves against parasites
Honeybees increase social distancing when their hive is under threat from a parasite, finds a new study led by an international team involving researchers at...
A better way to raise chickens for low-intensity, small stakeholders
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – How can rural producers in Rwanda better produce chicken for both household consumption and profit? University of Tennessee researchers are suggesting a...
Morro Bay seagrass loss causes change in fish populations
The loss of seagrass habitat caused a dramatic shift in fish species in Morro Bay. Areas once covered with lush seagrass meadows and unique fish...
This squirrel watches its neighbor’s back
Just because you’re paranoid, that doesn’t mean everything isn’t actually trying to kill you.Credit: Annemarie van der Marel Just because you’re paranoid, that doesn’t mean...
Smartphone app could improve aspirin use for healthy pregnancies
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 29, 2021 – Low-dose aspirin during pregnancy can help prevent preeclampsia, a serious, yet common, hypertension disorder — but it is underused among high-risk pregnant patients,...
Hepatitis C infections among pregnant people increased substantially between 2009 and 2019, VUMC and RAND find
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can lead to long-term health problems including liver damage, liver failure, cirrhosis, liver cancer and even death. These outcomes are...
Dogs learn about word boundaries as human infants do
Dogs extract words from continuous speech using similar computations and brain regions as humans do, a new study combining EEG and fMRI by researchers from...
Uncovering how injury to the pancreas impacts cancer formation
The IdeaCredit: DelGiorno, et. al. The Idea Pioneering research from scientists at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences and the Salk Institute for...
Drug-like molecule points to novel strategies for cancer therapy
A decade ago, genome sequencing revealed a big surprise: about 50 percent of human cancers are linked to mutations in what are known as epigenetic...
Postmenopausal women may benefit from estrogen compound research
URBANA, Ill. – Postmenopausal women have increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease due to loss of estrogen from metabolic changes. A high-fat diet further...
New ribosome-targeting antibiotic acts against drug-resistant bacteria
A new study published in Nature reports on a new antibiotic that binds to the ribosome of bacterial cells and stops drug-resistant pathogens from making...
Hypoxia imaging and combination therapy aid immunotherapy treatment of solid tumors
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Immunotherapy using checkpoint inhibitors can work well to treat cancer, but only a minority of patients respond to therapy. Researchers at the...
Countermarketing based on anti-smoking campaigns reduces buying of sugary ‘fruit’ drinks for children
Public health messages such as in the image (associated with this release) — designed to reduce parents’ purchases of sugar-sweetened beverages marketed as fruit drinks or...
In dry years, rivers become birds’ crowded corridors
In a dry year in the West, when the world turns crispy and cracked, rivers and streams with their green, lush banks become a lifesaving...