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Rice scientists analyze structure, mechanism of phage protein that steals electronsCredit: Illustration by Ian Campbell/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 22, 2020) - Beneath the ocean's...

Using wastewater to monitor COVID-19

Credit: NIAID Wastewater could be used as a surveillance tool to monitor the invasion, spread and eradication of COVID-19 in communities. A recent review paper...

A natural amino acid could be a novel treatment for polyglutamine diseases

Researchers from Osaka Univ., National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, and Niigata Univ. identify the amino acid arginine as a potential disease-modifying drug for polyglutamine...

Peer-reviewed data shows remdesivir for COVID-19 improves time to recovery

Preliminary results from NIH clinical trial publishedCredit: NIAID WHAT: The investigational antiviral remdesivir is superior to the standard of care for the treatment of COVID-19,...

Stem cells from placental amniotic membrane slow lung scarring in pulmonary fibrosis

Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - In a study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM), a team led by researchers at the Eugenia...

Female Gulf War combat veterans have persistent symptoms more than 25 years later

Credit: Augusta University photographer Kim Ratliff AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 25, 2020) - More than a quarter century after the Gulf War, female veterans who saw...

Defects in developing frog brain can be prevented or repaired with bioelectric drugs

Researchers suggest the discovery offers a roadmap for exploration of therapeutic drugs that could help repair birth defects in humansCredit: Vaibhav Pai, Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE,...

7,000 years of demographic history in France

Credit: © Eva-Maria Geigl et Thierry Grange, Institut Jacques Monod (CNRS/Université de Paris) A team led by scientists from the Institut Jacques Monod (CNRS/Université de...

uOttawa researchers discover new sex hormone

New hormone that stimulates sexual functions in fish could lead to novel infertility treatments in humansCredit: Pixabay When University of Ottawa biologists Kim Mitchell and...

Bristol scientists see through glass frogs’ translucent camouflage

Credit: Dr James Barnett Glass frogs are well known for their see-through skin but, until now, the reason for this curious feature has received no...

There is no escaping from climate change, even in the deep sea

Credit: Isaac Brito-Morales et al., Nature Climate Change. May 25, 2020 Even though the deeper layers of the ocean are warming at a slower pace...

Marine species are outpacing terrestrial species in the race against global warming

Credit: © Gaël Grenouillet Global warming is causing species to search for more temperate environments in which to migrate to, but it is marine species...

A new law in laser physics could make eye surgery simpler

New soliton laser pulses deliver high energy in a trillionth of a secondCredit: Louise Cooper/University of Sydney Scientists have developed a new type of laser...

Study reveals first evidence inherited genetics can drive cancer’s spread

Credit: Elizabeth and Vincent Meyer Laboratory of Systems Cancer Biology at The Rockefeller University Sometimes cancer stays put, but often it metastasizes, spreading to new...

Understanding ceramic materials’ ‘mortar’ may reveal ways to improve them