Biology

Researchers have Discovered that the Universal Flu Vaccine Offers Protection Against Influenza A and B Virus Variants

Researchers have Discovered that the Universal Flu Vaccine Offers Protection Against Influenza A and B Virus Variants

According to a recent study by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, a new universal flu vaccine protects against various…
COVID Mortality is linked to a Common Gene Variant

COVID Mortality is linked to a Common Gene Variant

Because three percent of the world population possesses these gene variants, the findings may have implications for hundreds of millions of individuals around the world.…
Research Reveals that Marine Conservation Efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands Benefit Important Fish Species

Research Reveals that Marine Conservation Efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands Benefit Important Fish Species

A recent Oregon State University study indicated that a more than 30-year marine conservation effort in the U.S. Virgin Islands assisted in the recovery of…
Saharan Plesiosaur Fossils Indicate They Were Not Just Marine Animals

Saharan Plesiosaur Fossils Indicate They Were Not Just Marine Animals

Small plesiosaur fossils, long-necked marine reptiles from the dinosaur era, were discovered in the Sahara Desert of Morocco, a 100 million year old river system.…
New Information on the Prion Protein and Immune System Interaction

New Information on the Prion Protein and Immune System Interaction

The neurodegenerative disease scrapie can serve as a model for other diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s caused by the buildup of proteins that induce tissue…
A New Finding Might Describe How Prion Diseases Spread Among Different Animal Types

A New Finding Might Describe How Prion Diseases Spread Among Different Animal Types

A discovery revealed by medical experts at the University of Alberta may help to understand how prion illnesses, such as mad cow disease and chronic…
A New Mechanism Increases the Lifespan of the Immune System

A New Mechanism Increases the Lifespan of the Immune System

A new mechanism that slows down and may even prevent the natural aging of immune cells – one of the nine ‘hallmarks of aging’ –…
Neanderthals Generate fewer Brain Neurons than Modern Humans

Neanderthals Generate fewer Brain Neurons than Modern Humans

The question of what makes modern humans unique has long been a driving force for researchers. Comparisons with our closest relatives, the Neanderthals, therefore provide…
Fossils of a 66 million-year-old Giant Sea Lizard Discovered

Fossils of a 66 million-year-old Giant Sea Lizard Discovered

Fossils of a giant killer mosasaur have been discovered, along with the fossilized remains of its prey. Researchers have discovered a huge new mosasaur from…
Microbiologists Investigate Giant Viruses in Arctic Epishelf Lake, Climate Change threatens it

Microbiologists Investigate Giant Viruses in Arctic Epishelf Lake, Climate Change threatens it

Investigators have produced an assessment of the abundance of the viruses in the Milne Fiord Epishelf Lake near the North Pole. Less than 500 miles…
North Atlantic hit a Tipping Point, according to a study on Little Ice Age

North Atlantic hit a Tipping Point, according to a study on Little Ice Age

Scientists have used centuries-old clam shells to see how the North Atlantic climate system reached a “tipping point” before the Little Ice Age. The Little…
In an ALS Safety Trial, Stem Cell-gene Therapy showed promise

In an ALS Safety Trial, Stem Cell-gene Therapy showed promise

Investigators have developed an investigational therapy using support cells and a protective protein that can be delivered past the blood-brain barrier. This combined stem cell…
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