Giant salamander-like creature was a top predator in the ice age before the dinosaurs
Forty million years before the first dinosaurs evolved, a ferocious predator lurked in swampy waters. Its skull alone was over two feet long. It lay...
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New compound could supercharge naloxone in fight against opioid overdoses
Every great superhero needs a sidekick. Now, scientists may have found a drug-busting partner for naloxone.Credit: Emily Moskal/Stanford Medicine Every great superhero needs a sidekick....
The molecular basis of how Pradimicin A binds to viral N-glycan, a potential SARS-CoV-2 entry inhibitor
HIV, Ebola and most recently, COVID-19 viruses have had an enormous impact on our societies world-wide. All these viruses are ‘enveloped viruses,’ viruses that have...
Early-onset El Niño means warmer winters in East Asia, and vice versa
Fukuoka, Japan—The phenomenon known as El Niño can cause abnormal and extreme climate around the world due to it dramatically altering the normal flow of...
Honorary doctor with a focus on rare diseases
Anders Olauson, initiator of the Ågrenska Foundation, has been awarded an honorary doctorate in medicine at Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. He has...
How to avoid wasting huge amounts of energy
Norway wastes huge amounts of energy. Surplus heat produced by industry is hardly exploited at all.Credit: Photo: Aleksander Stokke Båtnes, NTNU Norway wastes huge amounts...
Pregnant fish can also get “baby brain”, but not the way that mammals do
New research reveals that pregnancy-related brain impairment is present in live-bearing fish, but instead of affecting learning and memory as expected from similar research on...
Discovering new anti-aging secrets from the world’s longest-living vertebrate
New experimental research shows that muscle metabolic activity may be an important factor in the incredible longevity of the world’s oldest living vertebrate species –...
Shark hatching success drops from 82% to 11% in climate change scenario
New experimental research shows that the combined effects of ocean warming and acidification could lead to a catastrophic decrease in embryonic shark survival by the...
Artificial light is a deadly siren song for young fish
New research finds that artificial light at night (ALAN) attracts larval fish away from naturally lit habitats, while dramatically lowering their chances of survival in an “ecological...
Machine learning could aid efforts to answer long-standing astrophysical questions
In an ongoing game of cosmic hide and seek, scientists have a new tool that may give them an edge. Physicists at the U.S. Department...
Theoretical design and experimental verification of high-entropy carbide ablative resistant coating
The hot-end components of high-performance high-speed aircrafts need to meet performance requirements such as long service life, wide temperature range oxidation resistance and ablation resistance....
Zayed to lead new Division of Surgical Sciences
Mohamed A. Zayed, MD, PhD, a vascular surgeon known for his pioneering research in vascular diseases, has been appointed director of the newly established Division...
UV radiation damage leads to ribosome roadblocks, causing early skin cell death
In a recent study, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine suggest the cell’s messenger RNA (mRNA) — the major translator and regulator of genetic material —...
Researchers awarded Department of Defense grant to study the role of gut microbiomes to improve outcomes in dystonia
Mohammad Moshahid Khan, PhD, principal investigator and associate professor in the Department of Neurology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health...
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