Surprising discovery links Piezo1 and cholesterol during brain development

A new study reveals how mechanical forces and tissue mechanics influence the morphology of the developing…

Climate data can help model the spread of COVID-19

COVID-19 transmission can be more accurately modeled by incorporating meteorological factors, with ultraviolet (UV) radiation as…

Psychological distress before COVID-19 infection increases risk of long COVID

Depression, anxiety, worry, perceived stress, and loneliness measured early in the pandemic, before infection with COVID-19,…

COVID face masks don't impair most social interaction, study suggests

A new study debunks the idea that wearing a mask to slow the spread of disease damages most…

Growing numbers of Native American households in Nevada face plumbing poverty, water quality problems

A growing number of Native American households in Nevada have no access to indoor plumbing, a…

A newly discovered planet 40% larger than Earth may be suitable for life

It’s one of two new planets that were recently found about 100 light years from Earth,…

Replacing social media use with physical activity

If you spend 30 minutes less on social media every day and engage in physical activity…

Measuring wastewater coronavirus accurately

Monitoring of viruses in wastewater enables the course of a pandemic and its burdens on various…

Simple animal model reveals how environment and state are integrated to control behavior

A new neuroscience study shows how stimuli and states such as smells, stressors and satiety converge…

More than 1.1 million sea turtles poached over last three decades

Researchers estimate that more than 1.1 million sea turtles have been illegally killed and, in some…