Meet the food pioneer whose meat replacements are rocking the gravy boat
Pat Brown explains how he’s slicing into the market with plant-based steaks that are eco-friendly and good to eat.
NIH study shows hyaluronan is effective in treating chronic lung disease
Naturally produced by the body, hyaluronan represents a new class of biologic that significantly improves lung health in patients with severe COPD.
Closer look shows Neanderthals on La Cotte de St Brelade interbred with modern humans
Evidence of interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans on Jersey island
Mummy with a gold tongue found in Egypt
Could they speak to the gods?
Nasal spray that protects against COVID-19 is also effective against the common cold
Researchers were able to use cells from human donors and re-grow the structure of the airway surface, the epithelium, to recreate the first line of defense against respiratory viruses.
Newer iPhones Disable Implanted Defibrillators
Newer models of smartphones equipped with magnets, such as the iPhone 12, can disable their device, inhibiting its lifesaving functions
This Flower Is Really a Fungus in Disguise
In Guyanese savannas, a fungus infects grasslike plants, sterilizes them and produces bizarre all-fungal “flower” doppelgängers
White dwarf atmospheres might contain the pulverized crusts of their dead planets
Astronomers have developed a new technique to search for exoplanets―by looking for their crushed up bones in the atmospheres of white dwarfs. And it's working.
A new way to make wood transparent, stronger and lighter than glass
An idea that scientists have been working on for some time
COVID-19 Virus May Prompt Body to Attack Itself
An international team of researchers studying COVID-19 has made a startling and pivotal discovery: The virus appears to cause the body to make weapons to attack its own tissues.
The Arctic Ocean might have been filled with freshwater during ice ages
A geochemical study of sediments suggests that, during recent glacial periods, the Arctic Ocean was completely isolated from the world ocean, with fresh water filling the basin for thousands of years.
How enlisting dentists can speed up Covid-19 vaccinations
OPINION: Dental care providers have the skills, the facilities and the trust of patients who might otherwise miss out
MESSENGER saw a meteoroid strike Mercury
MESSENGER may have seen an impact take place back in 2013
A mysterious disease is killing chimps in West Africa. Scientists may now know the culprit
“Sometimes they’d go to bed healthy and be dead in the morning.”
Fecal transplant turns cancer immunotherapy non-responders into responders
Changing gut microbiome can transform patients with advanced melanoma who never responded to immunotherapy into patients who do
Open Insulin Can Actually Be Stored at Warm Temperatures For Weeks, Scientists Find
Opened insulin can be stored for four weeks in warm conditions without losing efficacy, a study showed Wednesday, giving hope to diabetics in hot countries without access to refrigerators.
How elephants evolved to become big and cancer-resistant
A study shows that elephants possess a large toolbox of genes for evading cancer, and suggests that evolution of tumor suppression capabilities contributed to the development of big bodies
Spicy perfection isn't to prevent infection
This is the chef's kiss of scientific discovery
Surprising new research: We're more like primitive fishes than once believed
People traditionally think that lungs and limbs are key innovations that came with the vertebrate transition from water to land.
Neanderthals' gut microbiota and the bacteria helping our health
Neanderthals' gut microbiota already included some beneficial micro-organisms that are also found in our own intestine.
Signs that SARS-CoV-2 is evolving to avoid immune responses
Mutations are changing, but not eliminating, the antibody response to the virus.
Critical flaw found in lab models of the human blood-brain barrier
Throws nearly a decade's worth of research into question
Some COVID Vaccine Reactions Could Be Pseudoallergy, Experts Say
Cases of complement-activation-related pseudoallergy resemble a severe allergic reaction
How Scientists Shot Down Cancer’s ‘Death Star’
No drug could touch a quivering protein implicated in a variety of tumors. Then one chemist saw an opening.
Scientists switch on tissue repair in inflammatory bowel disease
Method instructs immune system cells to help repair damaged tissues in the intestine, opening the way for more effective treatment of IBD
Fossil may be of one of oldest mammals in Japan
Japanese researchers believe that a jawbone fossil discovered in Fukui Prefecture in 2019 might be from the earliest mammal to ever live within its shores.
Delaying The Second AstraZeneca Dose Actually Increases Protection, New Data Suggests
Delaying the second dose to 12 weeks after the first works especially well