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NIH study shows specific set of immune cells can harm and also help brain after injuryCredit: Image credit: McGavern Lab/NINDS. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have discovered Jekyll and Hyde immune cells in the brain…

CopyKAT enables researchers to gain new insights when analyzing solid tumor samplesCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON — In an effort to address a major challenge when analyzing large single-cell RNA-sequencing datasets,…

Credit: University of Adelaide Researchers at the University of Adelaide have found new evidence about the positive role of androgens in breast cancer treatment with immediate implications for women with estrogen…

Credit: Chao-Yang Wang's lab, Penn State Range anxiety, the fear of running out of power before being able to recharge an electric vehicle, may be a thing of the past, according to a team of Penn State engineers who are looking at…

Some of the low-carbon policy options currently used by governments may be detrimental to the households and small businesses less able to manage added short-term costs from energy price hikes, according to a new study. However, it…

Case study shows promising proof of concept for ongoing clinical trial Targeted neuromodulation tailored to individual patients' distinctive symptoms is an increasingly common way of correcting misfiring brain circuits in people with…

Credit: Booker Lab, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Images of a protein involved in creating a potent antibiotic reveal the unusual first steps of the antibiotic's synthesis. The improved understanding of the chemistry behind this…

New tools will help ecologists predict when species may be at riskCredit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service More than 3,000 animal species in the world today are considered endangered, with hundreds more categorized as vulnerable.…

Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA, M. Kornmesser. The core mass of the giant exoplanet WASP-107b is much lower than what was thought necessary to build up the immense gas envelope surrounding giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn, astronomers…

A study across New York City found that out-of-hospital sudden deaths follow the geographic distribution of SARS-CoV-2, suggesting an association between the two, investigators report in Heart RhythmCredit: Heart Rhythm Philadelphia,…

Teens talking to teens: 1 in 3 parents strongly support schools having mental health programs like peer support leaders, new national poll suggestsCredit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at Michigan Medicine…

A five-year review of more than 800,000 vehicular stops, tickets, arrests, searches, and contraband in Vermont confirms widespread racial disparities and bias policing among the state's authoritiesCredit: Ian Thomas Jansen-Lonnquist New…

The spread of COVID-19 in Brazil overwhelmed the health systems in all the country's regions, particularly in areas where they were already fragile, according to a collaborative effort involving the Barcelona Institute for Global Health…

Credit: N. Currier, New York Spiritualist mediums might be more prone to immersive mental activities and unusual auditory experiences early in life, according to new research. This might explain why some people and not others…

Findings among children in Amazonian Ecuador offer insights into relative importance of diet vs. energy expenditure for rise in obesityCredit: Samuel Urlacher Variation in consumption of market-acquired foods outside of the traditional…

Improved neuronal glucose uptake plus healthier eating might have anti-aging effectsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that fruit flies with genetic…

Measuring mitochondrial DNA could predict who will need ICU care, intubationCredit: WANDY BEATTY One of the most vexing aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is doctors' inability to predict which newly hospitalized patients will go on to…

Scientific Reports publishes the first study to analyze the relationships among proteomic signatures, religion and spirituality and risk of developing a clinical condition BOSTON - The Study on Stress, Spirituality and Health (SSSH), a…

A University of Saskatchewan study has found that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant worsening of already poor dietary habits, low activity levels, sedentary behaviour, and high alcohol consumption among university students.…

University of Minnesota study opens up possibilities for new transparent materials that conduct electricityCredit: Mkhoyan Group, University of Minnesota In groundbreaking materials research, a team led by University of Minnesota…