Discovered in Val Aurina, South Tyrol (Italy) and now in the laboratory of Eurac Research’s mummy experts, the remains will…
Radiologists find chest X-rays highly predictive of COVID-19
Radiologists investigated the usefulness of chest X-rays in COVID-19 and found they could aid in a rapid diagnosis of the…
How we sleep today may forecast when Alzheimer’s disease begins
Neuroscientists have found a way to estimate, with some degree of accuracy, a time frame for when Alzheimer’s is most…
Investigational COVID-19 vaccine candidate prevents severe clinical disease in animals
New research demonstrates that a candidate COVID-19 vaccine elicited robust immune response in Syrian golden hamsters and prevented severe clinical…
Therapeutic testbed for age-related macular degeneration
As we get older, many of our body’s processes start slowing down. For instance, a cut on the hand will…
How to capture images of cells at work inside our lungs
Scientists have discovered how to capture ‘live’ images of immune cells inside the lungs. The group is the first in…
Is consciousness continuous or discrete? Maybe it’s both, argue researchers
Two major theories have fueled a now 1,500 year-long debate started by Saint Augustine: Is consciousness continuous, where we are…
Study reveals lactose tolerance happened quickly in Europe
A new study published in Current Biology reveals that the ability for humans to digest milk (lactase persistence) spread through…
Antibiotics affect breast milk microbiota in mothers of preterm infants, study finds
Researchers have found that mothers of preterm babies have highly individual breast milk microbiomes, and that even short courses of…
Innovative biocontainment unit shows promise to protect healthcare workers
The U.S. Army partnered with the University of Pittsburg Medical Center to create a biocontainment unit that could help healthcare…