The brains of shrimps and insects are more alike than we thought
Crustaceans share a brain structure known to be crucial for learning and memory in insects, a University of Arizona-led research team discovered.Credit: Gabriella Wolff and...
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UH Hilo professor’s marine animal biodiversity research featured in Science
Credit: UH Hilo A team of researchers led by the Biology Department at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo has its new study on animal biodiversity patterns...
Jellyfish help understand the timing of egg production
Key protein has links to regulators of vertebrate feeding and reproductionCredit: Gonzalo Quiroga Artigas In animals, releasing eggs in a timely manner is vital to...
Chinese researchers detail chest CT findings in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia
Most patients have ground-glass opacities (GGO) or mixed GGO and consolidation and vascular enlargement in the lesion--lesion likely to have peripheral distribution and bilateral involvement...
Hydrogen sulfide heightens disease in tuberculosis, suggesting a new therapeutic target
The tuberculosis bacteria induce increased hydrogen sulfide production by human macrophages, which increases pathogenesis.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A new culprit -- hydrogen sulfide --...
Anti-evolution drug could stop antibiotic resistance
Credit: Veening lab The spread of antibiotic resistance is partly due to the ability of bacteria to pick up DNA from their surroundings. A new...
Scientists created an ‘impossible’ superconducting compound
Credit: Science Advances Scientists have created new superconducting compounds of hydrogen and praseodymium, a rare-earth metal, one substance being quite a surprise from the perspective...
Two complete genome sequence for coronavirus in Brazil were published
With FAPESP's support, researchers at the University of São Paulo in Brazil, Adolfo Lutz Institute and Oxford University in the UK trained a laboratory team...
How our brains create breathing rhythm is unique to every breath
'Every breath is like a new song with the same beat.'Credit: UCLA/Feldman lab Breathing propels everything we do--so its rhythm must be carefully organized by...
‘Optical tweezers’ help in quest for better cancer treatments
Credit: Matthew Comstock Stem cells involved in replenishing human tissues and blood depend on an enzyme known as telomerase to continue working throughout our lives....
New technology helps reduce salt, keep flavor
Credit: WSU Eating too much salt can have significant negative health implications, and modern processed food typically contains high levels of salt to improve taste...
Researchers develop new explanation for destructive earthquake vibrations
Credit: Julia Carr PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Earthquakes produce seismic waves with a range of frequencies, from the long, rolling motions that make skyscrapers sway, to...
New Cas9 variant makes genome editing even more precise
Researchers develop more specific CRISPR-Cas9 gene scissorsCredit: Bratovic et al., 2020 CRISPR-Cas9 has revolutionized the field of genetics by its ability to cut DNA at...
Reitman Foundation funds pilot study of treatments for neonatal abstinence syndrome
Kessler Foundation researchers examine outcomes of neonates who undergo treatment at Children's Specialized Hospital for withdrawal from prenatal exposure to opioidsCredit: Kessler Foundation/Jody Banks East...
UTA associate professor named fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Adnan honored by engineering societyCredit: UT Arlington Ashfaq Adnan, an associate professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at The University of Texas at...
