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Most Bacteria Found in European Kitchens Are Harmless

Bacteria found in 74 kitchens spread among 5 European countries were mostly harmless according to new research published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

12 Jul 2023

First Brain Atlas of Dwarf Cuttlefish

Anything with three hearts, blue blood and skin that can change colors like a display in Times Square is likely to turn heads.

21 Jun 2023

Paleontologists Unearth the Largest-Ever Gomphothere in Florida

About five and a half million years ago, several gomphotheres -; extinct relatives of elephants -; died in or near a river in North Florida.

1 Jun 2023

New Genome-Wide Testing Finds Greater Proportion of Pure Dingoes in the Wild Than Previously Thought

Wild dingo populations have less dog lineage, with a significantly greater proportion of pure dingoes than previously thought, according to new research, challenging the view that pure dingoes are on the decline due to crossbreeding.

31 May 2023

Attaching Microbubbles to Macrophages can Create Tracking Images for Tumor Diagnosis

Macrophages, a type of white blood cell, defend the body by engulfing and digesting foreign particles, such as bacteria, viruses, and dead cells.

9 May 2023

Study Advances Understanding of the Deep Evolutionary History of Viruses

Researchers have proposed a new evolutionary model for the origin of a kingdom of viruses called Bamfordvirae, suggesting a billion-years evolutionary arms race between two groups within this kingdom and their hosts.

3 May 2023

How Exploratory Actions Enable Animals to Efficiently Learn Their Spatial Environment

Neuroscientists have uncovered how exploratory actions enable animals to learn their spatial environment more efficiently.

2 May 2023

Rapid Metagenomics: A Powerful Tool for the Diagnosis of Pathogenic Organisms

According to recent research presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark, metagenomic sequencing can also provide quick and actionable antimicrobial resistance predictions to treat bloodstream infections much faster than traditional laboratory tests and has the potential to save lives and help manage antibiotic use (15–18 April 2023).

17 Apr 2023

New cold "coping" mechanism of plants could offer solutions to breeding more climate resilient crops

On bright chilly mornings you can either snuggle down under the duvet or leap up and seize the day.

31 Mar 2023

Keeping lymph nodes in the body can boost the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy

Cancer treatment routinely involves taking out lymph nodes near the tumor in case they contain metastatic cancer cells.

21 Mar 2023

Experts unravel a vast network that shows how cells adjust in real-time to withstand stresses

Every minute of every day, our body adapts to meet the needs of each moment. When we binge on carbs, exercise, or become sick, chemical reactions inside our cells switch on, slow down, or shift strategy so that we have the energy and strength we need.

14 Mar 2023

Olive oil by-products could have antioxidant benefits

New research has found that a natural by-product of olive oil production could potentially have antioxidant benefits and support exercise.

10 Mar 2023

Earthquakes pose severe long-term impacts on the health of Syrian refugees

Among those in greatest peril after the devasting earthquakes in the Middle East are some 6.6 million internally displaced persons in Syria, as well as 1.9 million Syrian refugees living in Turkey, according to estimations from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

24 Feb 2023

MIT engineers develop new procedure to 3D print a soft, flexible replica of patient's heart

No two hearts beat alike. The size and shape of the the heart can vary from one person to the next. These differences can be particularly pronounced for people living with heart disease, as their hearts and major vessels work harder to overcome any compromised function.

23 Feb 2023

Human sleep architecture varies substantially across seasons, study shows

Whether we're night owls or morning larks, our body clocks are set by the sun. Theoretically, changing day length and light exposure over the course of the year could affect the duration and quality of our sleep.

20 Feb 2023

Robust new method accurately identifies eight antidepressants

In recent years, a mass spectrometry process that can detect the amounts of drugs in a biological sample, such as blood, has become a powerful diagnostic tool for helping medical professionals identify and monitor levels of therapeutic drugs in patients, which can cause unwanted or dangerous side effects.

14 Feb 2023

Running News and Research

Most Bacteria Found in European Kitchens Are Harmless

First Brain Atlas of Dwarf Cuttlefish

Paleontologists Unearth the Largest-Ever Gomphothere in Florida

New Genome-Wide Testing Finds Greater Proportion of Pure Dingoes in the Wild Than Previously Thought

Attaching Microbubbles to Macrophages can Create Tracking Images for Tumor Diagnosis

Study Advances Understanding of the Deep Evolutionary History of Viruses

How Exploratory Actions Enable Animals to Efficiently Learn Their Spatial Environment

Rapid Metagenomics: A Powerful Tool for the Diagnosis of Pathogenic Organisms

New cold "coping" mechanism of plants could offer solutions to breeding more climate resilient crops

Keeping lymph nodes in the body can boost the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy

Experts unravel a vast network that shows how cells adjust in real-time to withstand stresses

Olive oil by-products could have antioxidant benefits

Earthquakes pose severe long-term impacts on the health of Syrian refugees

MIT engineers develop new procedure to 3D print a soft, flexible replica of patient's heart

Human sleep architecture varies substantially across seasons, study shows

Robust new method accurately identifies eight antidepressants

Complete Genomics Drops Genome Sequencing Price to Sub $100 at AGBT General Meeting

Researchers split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen

bit.bio partners with Automata to automate a key aspect of its production of iPSC derived human cells

Plankton could hold key for understanding link between ocean pollution and human health

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

Revolutionizing Mass Spectrometry: A Deep Dive into Plasmion’s SICRIT® Technology

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