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An FDA-approved drug that has been in clinical use for more than 70 years may protect against lung injury and the risk of blood clots in severe COVID-19 and other disorders that cause immune-mediated damage to the lungs, according to a preclinical study.

One year after winter storms crippled Texas’ electricity grid, contributing to more than 200 deaths, an analysis recommends contracting improvements to reduce decentralized energy markets’ vulnerability to rare events.

Being stressed about doing well on a test might not be limited to humans, according to a new study.

What factors drive the health, growth and productivity of giant kelp? There are several, but according to researchers, what you see depends on the scale at which you’re observing.

A young adult in the U.S. could add more than a decade to their life expectancy by changing their diet from a typical Western diet to an optimized diet that includes more legumes, whole grains and nuts, and less red and processed meat, according to a n…

New research in mice for the first time draws a definitive causal connection between changes in the gut microbiome to behavioral and cognitive changes in an animal model of Alzheimer’s disease.

Scientists have uncovered the source of a mysterious 2021 tsunami that sent waves around the globe. In August 2021, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit near the South Sandwich Islands, creating a tsunami that rippled around the globe. The epicenter was 47 k…

New research has shown that compounds used to fight fungal diseases in plants are likely causing resistance to antifungal medications used to treat people.

In the world of fundamental particles, you are either a fermion or a boson but a new study shows that one can behave as the other as they move from one place to another.

Using data from over 100,000 malignant and non-malignant cells from 15 human brain metastases, researchers have revealed two functional archetypes of metastatic cells across 7 different types of brain tumors, each containing both immune and non-immune …

Channels on the surface of bone cells called osteocytes help build stronger bones in response to mechanical stress, shows a new study.

Researchers say an experimental approach for demonstrating the existence of an axionic behavior in specific materials may not have found it as previously reported. The multinational team was unable to detect the expected increased magnetoconductivity i…

A new set of molecular building blocks aims to make complex chemistry as simple and accessible as a toy construction kit. Researchers have developed a new class of chemical building blocks that simply snap together to form 3D molecules with complex twi…

Massive sponge gardens thrive on top of seamounts in the Central Arctic Ocean, one of the most oligotrophic seas on Earth. They appear to feed on the remnants of an extinct fauna. Microorganisms support the sponges in exploiting this fluffy material as…

Scientists supports a novel theory that the innate immune system can respond differently to specific pathogens. This quality, known as immunological specificity, was previously ascribed only to the adaptive immune system. The study suggests that this i…

Researchers discover a ‘switch’ specific to transcription factors that induce the genes essential for blood vessel development in postnatal periods. Mouse models further showed that the modifiers responsible for the switch are critical for postnatal an…