Research story tip: Down syndrome mice open door to better understanding of the disorder
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine Scientists across the globe often use mouse models in the study of human conditions to advance the pursuit of medicines and...
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Exploding stars may have caused mass extinction on Earth, study shows
Credit: Graphic courtesy Jesse Miller CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Imagine reading by the light of an exploded star, brighter than a full moon - it might...
The historical partnership that revolutionized battery research at Argonne
Credit: Mark Lopez / Argonne National Laboratory Researchers around the world are on the hunt to find cheaper, better lithium-ion battery materials to power large...
Analysis shows that political speeches now use simpler language, express more sentiments
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Research by Kansas State University shows how politicians from both major parties have changed their political speech from...
Enzyme cocktail developed in Brazil powers production of second-generation ethanol
Brazilian researchers used genetic engineering to develop a low-cost platform for the production of enzymes that break down sugarcane trash and bagasse for conversion into...
Northern white rhino rescue program resumes work with successful egg harvest
Credit: Rio/Ol Pejeta Conservancy/BioRescue After a hiatus of a few months owing to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the international team of scientists and conservationists continued...
Low ‘good’ cholesterol levels found in Latin America and the Caribbean
New findings suggest low levels of HDL cholesterol are the most common kind of lipid disorder in Latin America and the CaribbeanCredit: Image credit: Scientific...
Cool new worlds found in our cosmic backyard
Citizen scientists and NOIRLab facilities key to discovery of almost 100 nearby cool brown dwarfsCredit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld Acknowledgement: William Pendrill How complete is our census...
Evolution in real-time: How bacteria adapt to their hosts
Some bacteria become increasingly infectious when they have to move from cell to cell in order to surviveCredit: © Patrick Arthofer In the environment, they...
Calculating hadrons using supercomputers
Antoni Woss earned JSA's 2019 Thesis Prize for exploring the theory underpinning the properties of subatomic particles and how they can decayCredit: Antoni Woss Hadrons...
Species competition and cooperation influence vulnerability to climate change
Some species work together to maximise their fitness at suboptimal temperatures in the presence of competitors, making them especially vulnerable to habitat destruction in the...
Biomedical scientists piece together how medication paralyzes parasitic worms
Credit: Richard Martin AMES, Iowa - For years, many scientists and medical professionals likely misunderstood how a commonly prescribed medication for elephantiasis battled the disease,...
LJI team gets first-ever look at a rare but vital stem cell in humans
New understanding of immune cell origins may offer cancer and COVID-19 drug targetsCredit: Daniel Araujo, La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA--Neutrophils are the warriors...
Green apple e-cigarette flavorant triggers reward-related behavior in the brain
Credit: Lead Author Skylar Cooper, PhD candidate, Marshall University HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A common green apple vape flavor enhances nicotine reward, which could heighten reward...
Federal and state websites flunk COVID-19 reading-level review
Online pages used long sentences, complex wording when sharing health infoCredit: Richard Clark/Dartmouth College HANOVER, N.H. - August 18, 2020 - Information about COVID-19 offered...
