A new study shows that disappearing sea ice is a significant element of the food web supporting female walruses and their dependent young in the Arctic’s Chukchi Sea. Researchers were able to trace biomarkers that are unique to algae growing within sea ice to connect marine mammals with a foodContinuar Leyendo
When was the last time you had your blood pressure checked? High blood pressure affects 1.13 billion people around the globe and in 2019, it accounted for 10.8 million deaths. Worldwide, it’s the leading risk factor for mortality. More than a third of the Australian population over the age ofContinuar Leyendo
Since the early days of the COVID pandemic, scientists have aggressively pursued the secrets of the mechanisms that allow severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to enter and infect healthy human cells. San Diego, August 20, 2021.- Early in the pandemic, University of California San Diego’s Rommie Amaro, aContinuar Leyendo
New research from Florida State University and Rice University is providing a better estimate of the amount of carbon in the Earth’s outer core, and the work suggests the core could be the planet’s largest reservoir of that element. Tallahassee, FL,. August 20, 2021.- The research, published in the journalContinuar Leyendo
Eating a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of healthy life, while choosing to eat a serving of nuts instead could help you gain 26 minutes of extra healthy life, according to a University of Michigan study. Ann Arbour, August 19, 2021.- The study, published in the journal NatureContinuar Leyendo
Despite causing a surge in infections this summer that has resulted in thousands of hospitalizations and deaths, the delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is not particularly good at evading the antibodies generated by vaccination, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine inContinuar Leyendo
Rates of physical and psychological aggression among couples increased significantly after the implementation of shelter-in-place restrictions at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study led by Georgia State University researchers. Atlanta, August 18, 2021.- The study found that the pandemic resulted in a six-to-eightfold increase inContinuar Leyendo
Messenger-RNA (mRNA) vaccines against the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 provoke a swift and strong response by the immune system’s T cells — the heavy armor of the immune system — according to a study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Although recent studiesContinuar Leyendo
A new paper by VCU researcher Puru Jena «shows that fundamental chemical properties of an atom can be changed» and could lead to the synthesis of new materials with applications to many industries. Richmond, August 17, 2021.- Zinc traditionally has a valence of two, meaning two electrons take part inContinuar Leyendo
The interrupted non-coding regions in pre-mRNAs, termed «introns,» are excised by «splicing» to generate mature coding mRNAs that are translated into proteins. As human pre-mRNA introns vary in length, the splicing mechanisms and factors involved are likely not universal. A study by researchers from Fujita Health University in Japan reportsContinuar Leyendo
