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(Max-Planck-Gesellschaft) New study decodes the molecular diversity of neurons in the zebrafish retina.

(University of California - San Diego) UC San Diego and Ludwig Cancer Research scientists describe how a phenomenon known as "chromothripsis" breaks up chromosomes, which then reassemble in ways that ultimately promote c...

(Stanford Medicine) COVID-19 antibodies preferentially target a different part of the virus in mild cases of COVID-19 than they do in severe cases, and wane significantly within several months of infection, according to ...

(Kaiser Permanente) The use of a standardized tool for assessing the risk of serious outcomes in patients with chest pain was associated with women at high risk receiving comparable care to men, according to new research...

(Umea University) How can conifers that are used for example as Christmas trees keep their green needles over the boreal winter when most trees shed their leaves? Science has not provided a good answer to this question b...

(Boston University School of Medicine) The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to cause dramatic shifts in the practice of otolaryngology. In an effort to mitigate exposure to these airborne particles, researchers from Bosto...

(University of Gothenburg) Immunizing children against chickenpox would save money, but offering shingles vaccinations to all 65-year-olds would not. These are examples of findings in a University of Gothenburg thesis ex...

(Tohoku University) Researchers at Tohoku University have developed the first all-in-one miniature pH probe for real-time investigations of intrinsic extracellular pH dynamics in the deep brain structures.

(University of Zurich) Modified CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing scissors are enabling researchers at UZH to make alterations to the genetic material of single-cell organisms that are indistinguishable from natural mutations. Th...

(Penn State) Even people who consider themselves to be casual cigarette smokers may be addicted, according to current diagnostic criteria. Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and Duke University found that many...

(Linguistic Society of America) Research presentations on topics as diverse as the history and development of African American Language, the linguistic nature of keysmashes, and the "myth" of Standard German dominance ar...

(Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research) Researchers led by Ludwig San Diego Member Don Cleveland and Peter Campbell of the Sanger Center have solved the mystery of how free-floating circular DNA fragments, which are almos...

(Compuscript Ltd) Announcing a new publication for BIO Integration journal. In this review article the authors Zeling Guo, Shanping Jiang, Zilun Li and Sifan Chen from Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China review how ...

(EurekAlert!) The most-visited news release on EurekAlert! in 2020 racked up just under 1 million hits -- the most in the site's near 25-year history.

(Massachusetts General Hospital) In a perspective published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine, experts from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Department of Medicine, Office of Equity and Inclusion and Center for...

(Massachusetts General Hospital) Lower than expected levels of protective SARS-CoV-2 antibodies pass through the placenta from mothers who are infected in the third trimester with the virus that causes COVID-19. This low...

(American Friends of Tel Aviv University) A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) presents an innovative treatment for deafness, based on the delivery of genetic material into the cells of the inner ear. The genetic m...

(UT Southwestern Medical Center) UT Southwestern scientists have adapted a classic research technique called forward genetics to identify new genes involved in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In a study published this we...

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Women were 39% more likely to die by 1 year after a first stroke. The sex difference was due to advanced age and more severe strokes in women

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) The same societal factors that have caused worse outcomes in cancer for some minority populations are now causing disparities in COVID outcomes. Potential policy changes could...

(Compuscript Ltd) Announcing a new publication for BIO Integration journal. In this commentary the authors Phei Er Saw and Sangyong Jon from Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China and the Korea Advanced Institute of Sc...

(Wolters Kluwer Health) When patients have a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order, it means they have chosen not to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). But hospital nurses report significant variations in the way DNR ...