Predictive Power of Biomarkers in Pediatric ICU
Biomarkers allow doctors to detect kidney malfunction earlier, and have the potential to change how we test and treat diseases in the future.
Category: Biology
“Rotten Egg” Gas’ Surprising Role in Breathing
Hydrogen sulfide, commonly known as rotten egg gas, does more than clear a room—it also helps regulate your important bodily functions, like breathing!
The Case of Malignant Cancer in a Dinosaur
Did cancer kill the dinosaurs? A deformed dinosaur bone has given a glimpse of life as a 77-million-year-old cancer “survivor.”
Women Endangered by Male Bias in Clinical Trials
Medications are still formulated with a male bias, but new awareness of how different bodies process drugs could lead to safer dosages for women.
Brain Games Relieve Motion Sickness
New research suggests that doing brain training exercises to improve visuospatial skills could help reduce motion sickness.
Did exploding stars cause this mass extinction?
Researchers at the University of Illinois think supernova explosions triggered the end-Devonian mass extinction 359 million years ago.
Protein Affects 10 Billion Blood Cells a Day
Special proteins in your blood have been identified by researchers for their role in activating stem cells to develop into healthy blood cells.
Can Coronavirus Infect Non-Human Animals?
A new study suggests that many endangered and threatened species, particularly primates, could be susceptible to the novel coronavirus.
How HPV Tricks Your Immune System
Models suggest HPV tricks the immune system by producing a decoy viral protein to distract from its infectious viral proteins.
What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain
Loneliness is recognizable in brain maps that capture levels of closeness with others and feelings of similarity to or difference from others.