NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded study opens the door to correlating deep brain activity and behavior. Researchers are now able to wirelessly record the directly measured brain…
Mouse Study Identifies Diverse Spectrum of Neurons That Govern Movement In a mouse study, National Institutes of Health researchers have identified and mapped a diverse…
Broad foundation of NIH-funded research for enabling technologies prior to pandemic provided a tool kit for rapid development of COVID vaccines. The unprecedented development of…
Study in red-haired mice uncovers mechanisms involved and suggests new treatment strategies for pain. New research led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) provides…
NIH-funded findings point to a role for saliva in SARS-CoV-2 transmission. An international team of scientists has found evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes…
Results from a large clinical trial in the United States and South America indicate that AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, AZD1222, is well-tolerated and protects against symptomatic…
Study suggests forcing bacteria to burn more energy could make them more susceptible to antibiotics. Bacteria have many ways to evade the antibiotics that we…
Oocyte growth relies on physical phenomena that drive smaller cells to dump their contents into a larger cell. Egg cells are by far the largest…
Trained dogs can detect cancer and other diseases by smell. A miniaturized detector can analyze trace molecules to mimic the process. Numerous studies have shown…
NIH study compares how different face masks affect humidity inside the mask. Masks help protect the people wearing them from getting or spreading SARS-CoV-2, the…
Recently, media reports and pre-print scientific papers on SARS-CoV-2 variants have discussed various genetic mutations in the virus that have occurred. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus…
Rhesus macaques develop promising immune response to SARS-CoV-2; Results suggest lasting immunity after infection. In a promising result for the success of vaccines against COVID-19,…
People on a low-fat, plant-based diet ate fewer daily calories but had higher insulin and blood glucose levels, compared to when they ate a low-carbohydrate,…
A Phase 2/3 clinical trial has begun to evaluate a combination investigational monoclonal antibody therapy for its safety and efficacy in people who have mild…
Review of the life histories of RNA viruses, their genetics, and the compounds that could disrupt them offers hope for curtailment of future pandemics. Researchers…
Results from a study of 19 deceased patients suggests brain damage is a byproduct of a patient’s illness. In an in-depth study of how COVID-19…
A self-administered ‘scratch-and-sniff’ test for COVID-19 may be around the corner, according to researchers at Penn State, the University of Florida, and Arizona State University….
Preliminary results suggest anti-COVID19 nanobodies may be effective at preventing and diagnosing infections. National Institutes of Health researchers have isolated a set of promising, tiny…