A chemical called TMAO protects deep sea organisms from the crushing effects of extreme pressure. The deeper sea creatures live, the more inhospitable and extreme the environment they must cope...
SuperAgers have neurons in the brain region called the entorhinal cortex that are larger than in peers 20-30 years younger. SuperAgers is a term for individuals whose brains age slower...
A large scale genetic study of over 600,000 individuals showed that 69 genetic variants are linked to beat synchronization. Beat synchronization is how well you move in synchrony with the...
A COVID-19 Vaccine You Can Inhale? 1) A vaccine that can be inhaled is able to block animal-to-animal transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The vaccine was developed...
Air Pollution Exposure During Pregnancy May Affect Growth of Newborn Baby 1) Babies whose mother were exposed to air pollution while pregnant may have their growth affected. The air pollution...
Lemurs rarely hibernate in captivity. Scientist at the Duke Lemur Center has been able to get the fat-tailed dwarf lemur by mimicking seasonal changes in the lemurs' indoor enclosures. By...
A protein called AEG12 found in mosquitos can strongly inhibit the deadly viruses that are responsible for yellow fever, dengue, West Nile, and Zika. AEG12 can even inhibit coronaviruses, although...
Cancer cells can go into hibernation to avoid effects of chemotherapy. This finding was made by scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine. These findings have implications for developing new drug combinations...
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes COVID-19 uses another receptor called Neuropilin-1 to make it more infectious to human cells, according to researchers from Technical University of Munich and the University...
MIT researchers can release hormones like adrenaline and cortisol from the adrenal gland by using magnetic nanoparticles. These hormones are linked to a variety of mental health disorders, including depression...