Sleep Apnea Worsens Heart Disease – Yet It Often Goes Untreated
Statement Highlights: Between 40% and 80% of people in the U.S. with cardiovascular disease also have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), yet it is underrecognized and…
Clash of the Titans: Hubble Spots a Cataclysmic Cosmic Collision
A cataclysmic cosmic collision takes center stage in this Hubble Picture of the Week. The image features the interacting galaxy pair IC 1623, which lies…
Rare but Possible: COVID-19-Related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults
In rare cases, adults who have recovered from COVID-19 may develop multisystem inflammatory syndrome, and clinicians should consider this possibility in adults with specific symptoms,…
Smaller Bodies, Longer Wings, Earlier Migrations: Untangling the Multiple Impacts of Climate Warming on Birds
When a University of Michigan-led research team reported last year that North American migratory birds have been getting smaller over the past four decades and…
Rhino Anti-poaching Campaign Goes Nuclear
The innovative anti-poaching Rhisotope Project aims to significantly reduce demand for rhino horns through the safe application of radioisotopes and radiation research. From 2010 to…
Anti-aging Protein in Red Blood Cells Helps Prevent Mental Decline, Poor Memory and Hearing Deficits
Mice lacking ADORA2B in their blood exhibit accelerated aging, including poor memory and hearing deficits. Research conducted by Qiang et al has discovered a link…
An Inconstant Hubble Constant? New Research Suggests Fix to Cosmological Cornerstone
More than 90 years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble observed the first hint of the rate at which the universe expands, called the Hubble constant. Almost…
Mechanistic Link Between Red Meat Consumption and Development of Colorectal Cancer
Red meat consumption may promote DNA damage-associated mutations in patients with colorectal cancer. Genetic mutations indicative of DNA damage were associated with high red meat…
Complementary Cognition: The Evolution of Collective Intelligence
The period preceding the emergence of behaviorally modern humans was characterized by dramatic climatic and environmental variability – it is these pressures, occurring over hundreds…
The Earth Has a Pulse: 27.5-Million-Year Cycle of Geological Activity Discovered
Analysis of 260 million years of major geological events finds recurring clusters 27.5 million years apart. Geologic activity on Earth appears to follow a 27.5-million-year…
Probing Deeper Into the Origins of Cosmic Rays With Geometric Brownian Motion
Simulation model provides first step in developing algorithms to enhance detection methods. Cosmic rays are high-energy atomic particles continually bombarding Earth’s surface at nearly the…
59 Labs Around World Handle the Deadliest Pathogens – Only 1 in 4 Score High on Safety
Did the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 result from high-risk research gone wrong? Regardless of the answer, the risk of future pandemics originating from research with dangerous pathogens is real….
Quantization of Electric Charge: Absorption of an Individual Electron Captured on Film
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have observed the absorption of a single electron by a levitated droplet with such a magnification that it is…
Probiotic Protection? Gut Bacteria Discovered That Protects the Intestine From Invasion of the COVID-19 Virus
Researchers from Yonsei University in South Korea have found that certain commensal bacteria that reside in the human intestine produce compounds that inhibit SARS-CoV-2. The…
Potential Causes of Increased Transmission in COVID-19 Variants
Patients with B.1.1.7 (Alpha variant/UK) and B.1.351 (Beta variant/South Africa) less likely to be asymptomatic, despite no increase in viral load. Although two SARS-CoV-2 variants…
New Technique Enables Quick Identification of Potential Drugs to Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Researchers from the Miami University in Ohio have optimized a new technique that will allow scientists to evaluate how potential inhibitors work on antibiotic-resistant bacteria….
During COVID-19 Pandemic, Increased Screen Time Linked With Increased Mental Distress
Increased screen time among young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic correlated with a rise in pandemic-related distress, according to research led by investigators at the…
RockOn! Student Experiments to Blast Off From NASA Wallops
After being developed via a virtual learning experience, more than 70 experiments built by university students across the United States are ready for flight on…