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Credit: ©Science China Press Speciation is the process by which new species forms and is the driving force of biodiversity. Since Darwin published On the...

Using machine learning to estimate COVID-19’s seasonal cycle

Berkeley Lab scientists aim to assess the role of climate variables in disease transmissionCredit: Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University One...

ESO telescope sees signs of planet birth

The twist marks the spotCredit: ESO/Boccaletti et al. Observations made with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have revealed the telltale signs...

Nanobowls serve up chemotherapy drugs to cancer cells

Credit: Nano Letters 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00495 For decades, scientists have explored the use of liposomes -- hollow spheres made of lipid bilayers -- to deliver...

Climate change will turn coastal Antarctica green, say scientists

Credit: Sarah Vincent Scientists have created the first ever large-scale map of microscopic algae as they bloomed across the surface of snow along the Antarctic...

Exercise improves memory, boosts blood flow to brain

Study: 1-year workout program shows benefits for older people at risk of dementiaCredit: UTSW DALLAS - May 20, 2020 - Scientists have collected plenty of...

Fulbright Board selects TTUHSC faculty member for scholar program

Prestigious award will allow Queen to make second trip to LatviaCredit: TTUHSC Courtney Queen, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences...

COVID-19 related strokes, other neurological impact under study

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Traditional stroke treatments like clot-dissolving tPA and surgical removal of big clots in the brain are good choices...

Fishing rod ‘selfie stick’ and scientific sleuthing turn up clues to extinct sea reptile

Skeleton high on a London museum wall -- mostly ignored for a century -- spurs a study finding that the creatures swam in seas from...

Prellis Bio’s Externalized Human Immune System rapidly generates 300 SARS-CoV2 antibodies

Company pursues treatment and preventative therapies for COVID-19Credit: Prellis Biologics, Inc. HAYWARD, Calif. May 19th, 2020--Prellis Biologics, Inc. today announced that it has generated 300...

Depression symptoms linked to reduced cognitive control in people with autism

Credit: UC Davis Health According to a UC Davis study, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and those with typical development show...

Determining the quantity and location of lipids in the brain

Credit: Photo by Della Perrone for the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. Researchers at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois at...

Protein shapes matter in Alzheimer’s research

Credit: Ashutosh Tiwari/Michigan Tech Sometimes proteins misfold. When that happens in the human brain, the pileup of misfolded proteins can lead to neurodegenerative diseases like...

Field courses boost student success, support STEM diversity efforts, study reveals

Hands-on field learning key to retention, success of underrepresented biology studentsCredit: Mickie Tang The challenge of diversifying STEM fields may get a boost from the...

Scientists use light to accelerate supercurrents, access forbidden light, quantum world