Exercise can slow or prevent vision loss, study finds
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Exercise can slow or prevent the development of macular degeneration and may benefit other ...
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As wildfires flare up across West, research highlights risk of ecological change
Credit: Jonathan Coop, Western Colorado University One of Jonathan Coop's first vivid memories as a child was watching the flames ...
Scientists shed new light on how seabirds cruise through air and water
New research shows how some seabirds have evolved the ability to 'fly' at speed through two very different environmentsCredit: Daniel ...
Hints at jaw evolution found in marsupials and monotremes
A connection between ear and jaw bones in marsupials and monotremes shortly after birth provides hints at the evolution of ...
UTEP research reveals more about path bacterial pathogen travels to cause tuberculosis
Credit: J.R. Hernandez / UTEP Communications EL PASO, Texas - Biology students and faculty members from The University of Texas ...
Designing anew: Radical COVID-19 drug development approach shows promise
University of Washington's Baker Lab uses de novo computational design on TACC systems to create new therapeuticsCredit: Ian C Haydon ...
Microscope allows gentle, continuous imaging of light-sensitive corals
Credit: Loretta Roberson WOODS HOLE, Mass. - Corals are "part animal, part plant, and part rock - and difficult to ...
Breaking the silence: scientists investigate epigenetic impact across whole genome
Study exposes silenced sites within 'jumping genes' that could one day drive development of environmentally-resistant cropsCredit: OIST All life depends ...
Revisiting energy flow in photosynthetic plant cells
Credit: The University of Hong Kong By developing innovative methods to visualize energy changes in subcellular compartments in live plants, ...
New genomic atlas of the developing human brain
Scientists at Gladstone and UCSF create a valuable new resource for studying the origins of neurodevelopmental diseaseCredit: Photo: Gladstone Institutes ...
Microplastic pollution accumulates heavily in coastal areas such as fjords and estuaries
Credit: Peter T. Harris, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111398 Microplastic pollution in marine environments is concentrated most highly in coastal habitats, especially fjords and ...
Brain receptor pulls open electrical gate like a puppet master
Credit: Furukawa lab/CSHL, 2020 For the first time, researchers in the lab of CSHL Professor Hiro Furukawa have been able ...
Wild bees depend on the landscape structure
Research team led by University of Göttingen investigates flower strips, organic farming and small crop fieldsCredit: Bettina Donkó Sowing strips ...
Scientists develop novel predictable multi-nucleotide deletion systems in plants
Credit: IGDB Many small regulatory elements, including miRNAs, miRNA binding sites, and cis-acting elements, comprise only 5~24 nucleotides and play ...
Chanterelle mushrooms as a taste enhancer
New method for quality control of chanterelle mushroomsCredit: Leibniz-LSB@TUM Chanterelles (Cantharellus cibarius) are one of the most popular mushrooms in ...
Spider silk can create lenses useful for biological imaging
When properly cured, lenses built on dragline spider silk generate a special type of light jet that can image large ...
Face mask construction, materials matter for containing coughing, sneezing droplets
Simulated coughs and sneezes from mannequins show higher efficacy in multilayered, well-fitted cloth masks.Credit: CREDIT: Siddhartha Verma, Manhar R. Dhanak ...
Respiratory droplet motion, evaporation and spread of COVID-19-type pandemics
Mathematical model sheds light on the motion and evaporation of respiratory droplets responsible for disease transmissionCredit: Swetaprovo Chaudhuri, Saptarshi Basu, ...
A vaccine targeting aged cells mitigates metabolic disorders in obese mice
Researchers from Osaka University develop a novel vaccine that removes senescent immune cells from the body to improve obesity-induced metabolic ...
Salk researchers accelerate, expand COVID-19 research
Salk scientists tackle COVID-19 pandemic with innovative research projects on immunity, vaccine development, viral imaging and moreCredit: Salk Institute LA ...
