Achieving a balance: Animal welfare and conservation

Animal care experts and veterinarians evaluate the balance between animal welfare and conservation needs for a…

Researchers breathe new life into COPD research using mouse models

Researchers revealed that the immune cells basophils caused emphysema in mice with COPD-like features induced by…

Insecticide resistance genes affect vector competence for West Nile virus

In a context of overuse of insecticides, which leads to the selection of resistant mosquitoes, it…

Learning new vocabulary during deep sleep

Researchers showed that we can acquire the vocabulary of a new language during distinct phases of…

Carbon-capture technology scrubs CO2 from power plants like scuba-diving gear

Scientists have developed a process that removes CO2 from coal-burning power plant emissions in a way…

Effectively collecting tiny droplets for biomedical analysis and beyond

In a single sneeze or a cough, as many as 40,000 tiny droplets are forcibly propelled…

A new approach to peripheral nerve injury?

Neuroscientists studying how the body's immune system breaks down damaged peripheral nerves. Their latest research changes…

Pinpointing the cells that control the brain’s memory flow

From the cab driver heading for Times Square to the commuter returning home on the freeway,…

Dynamic aspirin: Molecular vibrations drive electrons over large distances

Aspirin is not only an important drug but also an interesting physics model system in which…

When organs start to scar: Connective tissue on the wrong road

The increased deposition of connective tissue is a problem in chronic diseases of many organs such…