Research shows care from an allergist results in lower health care costs for children with peanut allergy
Care from an allergist is associated with a reduction in total health care costs for U.S. children with peanut allergy, new research finds.
New approach to ‘cosmic magnet’ manufacturing could reduce reliance on rare earths in low-carbon technologies
Researchers have discovered a potential new method for making the high-performance magnets used in wind turbines and electric cars without the need for rare earth elements, which are almost exclusively sourced in China.
New approach to ‘cosmic magnet’ manufacturing could reduce reliance on rare earths in low-carbon technologies
Researchers have discovered a potential new method for making the high-performance magnets used in wind turbines and electric cars without the need for rare earth elements, which are almost exclusively sourced in China.
Several beautiful new bird species found on remote Indonesian islands
Zoologists have found several new species of colorful, tropical sunbirds. The zoologists have identified a new species, the ‘Wakatobi Sunbird’ (Cinnyris infrenatus), which lives on the tiny Wakatobi Islands in central Indonesia. They also examined the …
Several beautiful new bird species found on remote Indonesian islands
Zoologists have found several new species of colorful, tropical sunbirds. The zoologists have identified a new species, the ‘Wakatobi Sunbird’ (Cinnyris infrenatus), which lives on the tiny Wakatobi Islands in central Indonesia. They also examined the …
Biblical military campaigns reconstructed using geomagnetic field data
Researchers reconstructed the geomagnetic fields recorded in 21 archaeological destruction layers throughout Israel and used the data to develop a reliable new scientific tool for archaeological dating. The new tool enables the verification of Old Test…
Biblical military campaigns reconstructed using geomagnetic field data
Researchers reconstructed the geomagnetic fields recorded in 21 archaeological destruction layers throughout Israel and used the data to develop a reliable new scientific tool for archaeological dating. The new tool enables the verification of Old Test…
Study uncovers mechanisms necessary for SARS-CoV-2 infection in macrophages
Researchers have identified a receptor, CD169 (also called Siglec1), that is exclusively expressed on macrophages and contributes to the hyper-inflammatory response of macrophages upon infection with SARS-CoV-2. These findings, they believe, may provid…
Study uncovers mechanisms necessary for SARS-CoV-2 infection in macrophages
Researchers have identified a receptor, CD169 (also called Siglec1), that is exclusively expressed on macrophages and contributes to the hyper-inflammatory response of macrophages upon infection with SARS-CoV-2. These findings, they believe, may provid…
Fossil bird’s skull reconstruction reveals a brain made for smelling and eyes made for daylight
Piecing together the crushed skull of a fossil bird that lived alongside the dinosaurs helped researchers extrapolate what its brain would have looked like: big olfactory bulbs would have meant that this bird, the earliest known animal to eat fruit, ha…
Study looks inside the brain during sleep to show how memory is stored
A new study looks deep inside the brain, where previous learning was reactivated during sleep, resulting in improved memory. Neuroscientists teamed up with clinicians to study the brain electrical activity in five of the center’s patients in response t…
A new approach, not currently described by the Clean Air Act, could eliminate air pollution disparities
Researchers wanted to know if the Clean Air Act is capable of reducing air pollution disparities or if a new approach would be needed. The team compared two approaches that mirror main aspects of the Clean Air Act and a third approach that is not commo…
Young child’s brain, not age, determines nap transitions, research suggests
Why do some 4- and 5-year-olds still nap like clockwork every afternoon, while other preschoolers start giving up habitual napping at age 3? It’s a question many parents no doubt ponder and one that a sleep scientist has been considering for years. Now…
Real-time air quality data ‘life saving’
Research has found sharing real-time air quality readings in developing countries can reduce air pollution and lead to lower mortality rates.
During sleep, one brain region teaches another, converting novel data into enduring memories
Using a neural network model, neuroscientists have found that, as the brain moves between REM and slow-wave sleep cycles, the hippocampus teaches the neocortex what it learned. This process seems to convert novel, fleeting data into enduring memories.
Laying geological groundwork for life on Earth
New research analyzing pieces of the most ancient rocks on the planet adds some of the sharpest evidence yet that Earth’s crust was pushing and pulling in a manner similar to modern plate tectonics at least 3.25 billion years ago. The study also provid…
Evidence for new theory of genetic recombination
New findings suggest an explanation for the century-old mystery of how chromosome recombination is regulated during sexual reproduction.
‘That just sounds wrong’ — New study shows how our brains tell us when a sound is off
Whether it’s a car door not properly closed, a shanked kick in football, or a misplaced note in music, our ears tell us when something doesn’t sound right. A team of neuroscientists has recently uncovered how the brain works to make distinctions betwee…
Study explains why adults’ hearts don’t regenerate
As heart cells mature in mice, the number of communication pathways called nuclear pores dramatically decreases, according to new research. While this might protect the organ from damaging signals, it could also prevent adult heart cells from regenerat…