Biology
Chronic high blood pressure during pregnancy doubled between 2008 and 2021 in the U.S.
Research Highlights: Research Highlights: The number of individuals in the United States who had chronic hypertension or chronic high blood...
Nile perch invasion triggered genetic bottlenecks in lake Victoria’s endemic cichlids
Newfound evidence reveals that the upsurge of the exotic Nile perch in Lake Victoria had long-lasting effects on the genetic...
International research team unveils impact of east Asian gene variant on Type 2 Diabetes risk
SINGAPORE — It was earlier discovered that a variation in the PAX4 gene specifically predisposes East Asians to a higher...
Vitamin B6: New compound delays degradation
Vitamin B6 is important for brain metabolism. Accordingly, in various mental illnesses, a low vitamin B6 level is associated with...
Sharks have depleted functional diversity compared to the last 66 million years
New research by Swansea University and the University of Zurich has found that sharks retained high levels of functional diversity...
Tiny New Zealand bird delivers a lesson in birdsong evolution
Credit: Photo by Ines G. Moran Parrots, songbirds, and hummingbirds can learn to make new sounds. No-one knew,...
Is magnesium the sleeping potion that enables sandhoppers to survive cold winters?
Magnesium compounds are a common ingredient of many remedies designed to help people wind down and escape the stresses of...
Only one in 20 therapies tested in animals reach approval for human use
An analysis of reviews of translational biomedical research reveals that just 5% of therapies tested in animals reach regulatory approval...
Modifying genomes of tardigrades to unravel their secrets
Some species of tardigrades are highly and unusually resilient to various extreme conditions fatal to most other forms of life....
The scary, yet promising world of phages, the pathogen’s pathogen
Bacteriophages, viruses that attack and destroy bacteria, are everywhere in the natural world where they play a vital role in...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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