Sodium citrate spray could temporarily restore sense of smell

A substance commonly used to treat bladder issues could temporarily treat people who have lost their…

Gut microbe may improve fatty liver

Oral administration of a commensal gut microbe, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, improves fatty liver in mice. F. prausnitzii…

Raccoon dog represents a more acute risk than raccoon as vector for transmission of local parasites

The raccoon and the raccoon dog are two non-indigenous animal species that have become established in…

Engineers develop novel lens for super-resolution imaging

A novel lens for super-resolution imaging has been created that breaks resolution limitations in microscopy and…

Weak grip a strong predictor of metabolic disease and disability in adults

A simple test to determine a person's grip strength may be a predictor of developing metabolic…

How to hack a cell

A new study outlines a new simplified platform to target and program mammalian cells as genetic…

Addictive nut’s derivatives could help smokers break the nicotine habit

As many as 600 million people in Asia chew areca nuts with betel leaves, sometimes adding…

Sandpiper detectives pinpoint trouble spots in continent-wide migration

Understanding and managing migratory animal populations requires knowing what's going on with them during all stages…

Eagles migrate through bad weather to arrive in time to nest

Migration is tough, and birds do everything they can to optimize it. How do factors like…

‘Spiderman’ worm-snails discovered on Florida shipwreck

Scientists have discovered a new species of worm-snail on a shipwreck in the Florida Keys. The…