Day May 13, 2021

IMAGE: To establish a healthy relationship with “good ” gut bacteria, the body trains the immune system to recognize these microbes at early stages. view more  Credit: François-Joseph Lapointe, Université de Montréal Our body’s relationship with bacteria is complex. While infectious…

IMAGE: Lead author Jovana Stojanovic, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology view more  Credit: Concordia University If you did not catch the flu this year — and there is an overwhelming chance that you did…

IMAGE: Constantine Simintiras and his colleagues in Thomas Spencer’s lab have found a non-invasive way to study fluid produced in the uterus during pregnancy. view more  Credit: University of Missouri. The quest to create safer, more successful pregnancies is one of…

IMAGE: In 2020, stores sold out of garden seed, coops and rabbit cages. Meat shortages led many to wonder what to eat for protein when supply chains are disrupted and some… view more  Credit: Allison Mills/Michigan Tech In 2020, stores sold…

MINNEAPOLIS (05/12/2021) — In a study recently published in Nature, University of Minnesota Medical School researchers found that senescent immune cells are the most dangerous type of senescent cell. Cells become senescent when they are damaged or stressed in the…

DURHAM, N.H.– A national report from the University of New Hampshire shows close to one and a half million children each year visit a doctor, emergency room or medical facility as a result of an assault, abuse, crime or other…

A portable, rapid testing platform can detect gonorrhea infections in patient samples in under 15 minutes, far faster than standard-of-care tests that can take hours or days. The platform accurately detected infections and determined resistance to a common antibiotic in…

IMAGE: A noninvasive method for measuring brain blood flow with light has been developed by biomedical engineers and neurologists at UC Davis, and used to detect brain activation. The new method,… view more  Credit: Wenjun Zhou, UC Davis A new, noninvasive…

IMAGE: University of Montana researcher Meradeth Snow holds a vial containing ancient human DNA. view more  Credit: UM photo by Tommy Martino MISSOULA – Only an anthropologist would treasure millennia-old human feces found in dry caves. Just ask Dr. Meradeth Snow,…

IMAGE: Letter by Albert Einstein, validated by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where Einstein bequeathed his notes, letters and records. view more  Credit: Dyer et al. 2021, J Comp Physiol A / The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The 1949 letter by…