Science

First dive survey of Lake Tahoe’s lakebed finds high amounts of plastic and other litter

Plastic litter is a growing problem around the world, and new research shows that the bottom of Lake Tahoe is…

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Global warming intensifies typhoon-induced extreme precipitation over East Asia

Last year, Typhoon Hinnamnor -- which caused 36 fatalities -- gained notoriety as the first super typhoon that developed at…

2 years ago

GPCR structure: Research reveals molecular origins of function for a key drug target

Through an international collaboration, scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital leveraged data science, pharmacology and structural information to conduct…

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Polymers that can kill bacteria

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have become a rapidly growing threat to public health. Each year, they account for more than 2.8 million…

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Big impacts from small changes in cell

Tiny things matter -- for instance, one amino acid can completely alter the architecture of the cell. Researchers at the…

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How do painful fibroids grow?

Insights into how uterine tumors grow could give hope to millions of women who deal with painful fibroids. Nearly 8…

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Location, location, location: The hidden power of intracellular neighborhoods

Back in 2018, the lab of Christine Mayr, MD, PhD, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) introduced the world…

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Two types of CBT are equally effective in the treatment of fibromyalgia

There does not appear to be any profound differences between so-called exposure-based CBT and traditional CBT in the treatment of…

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New type of antibody shows promise against multiple forms of flu virus

Researchers have identified a previously unrecognized class of antibodies -- immune system proteins that protect against disease -- that appear…

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Sniffing women’s tears reduces aggressive behavior in men, researchers report

New research, publishing December 21 in the open access journal in PLOS Biology, shows that tears from women contain chemicals…

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