SPL Scientists have engineered an antibody that attacks 99% of HIV strains and can prevent infection in primates. It is built to attack three critical parts of the virus – making it harder for HIV to resist its effects. The work is a collaboration between the US National Institutes of […]
The large and the small are most at risk of extinction, on land and in water GETTY IMAGES The biggest and the smallest of the world’s animals are most at risk of dying out, according to a new analysis. Size matters when it comes to extinction risk, with vertebrates in […]
Restricted expression of apelin receptor (green) to the endothelial cells (red) in adipose tissue. New research from Yale University details how apelin could be a potential target for future therapies for type 2 diabetes. Blood vessels have an often-overlooked role of regulating the transfer of nutrients from the blood to […]
Eastern fox squirrels on the UC Berkeley campus have been found to organize their nut caches by variety, quality and preference. Depositphotos Squirrels are smart. One that runs afoul of a homeowner has to be relocated several miles away, preferably across a body of water, or else it will resolutely find […]
DAVID M PHILLIPS/GETTY IMAGES THE GRAY CLAPBOARD house on the two-lane road in a western suburb of Boston looked, in fall 1974, the way you would expect a comfortable old Massachusetts house full of children to look. It was rambling and tall, made out of a house and a barn butted […]
Researchers are starting to discover the curing powers of plasma—bringing the ion-based form of matter into medical realms. A kind of plasma called non-equilibrium atmospheric pressure plasma can help heal wounds, destroy cancer cells and kill harmful bacteria. The jets of plasma that doctors might use, however, often become turbulent with the […]
Steam from active volcanoes has hollowed out extensive cave systems under the Antarctic ice that could be home to unique ecosystems, scientists say A secret world of animals and plants—including unknown species—may live in warm caves under Antarctica’s glaciers, scientists said Friday. The caves, hollowed out by steam from active volcanoes, […]
(Credit: dotshock/Shutterstock) Studies of human evolution typically look at spans of thousands of years — the length of time it often takes various mutations to take hold and become noticeable. Evolution is more dynamic than that though; it’s an ongoing process with subtle variations on traits emerging while others dip […]
A new therapy changes the balance of osteoblasts (pictured here) and fat cells in the bone marrow, leading to stronger bones. Science Picture Co/Science Source A drug that can reverse diabetes and obesity in mice may have an unexpected benefit: strengthening bones. Experiments with a compound called TNP (2,4,6-trinitrophenol, which […]
Dating of Neanderthals gone awry? Remains of our hominin cousins previously found in Croatia’s Vindija Cave return to the spotlight with new research that claims earlier studies got their age very wrong. (Credit Ivor Karavani) With every new find, our understanding of the twilight of the Neanderthals, our nearest hominin kin, […]