Biology Why Obese Mothers Tend to Have Children With Susceptibility for Metabolic Diseases? (Biology) 26 Jan 2021 A Brazilian study published in the journal Molecular Human Reproduction helps understand why obese mothers tend to have children with a propensity to develop metabolic disease during their lifetime, as suggested by previous research.…
Psychiatry LSD May Offer Viable Treatment for Certain Mental Disorders (Psychiatry) 26 Jan 2021 McGill study a step in understanding the mechanism of psychedelics’ impact on brain and potential for therapeutic use. Researchers from McGill University have discovered, for the first time, one of…
Astronomy Extreme Black Holes Have Hair That can be Combed (Astronomy) 26 Jan 2021 Black holes are considered amongst the most mysterious objects in the universe. Part of their intrigue arises from the fact that they are actually amongst the simplest solutions to Einstein's…
Medicine New study: Malaria Tricks the Brain’s Defence System (Medicine) 26 Jan 2021 Malaria is one of the most common causes of death in children in Africa and is triggered by a small parasite that lives in the blood. When the parasite builds…
Medicine Myeloid Immune Cells in the Blood Tied to Severe COVID-19 (Medicine) 26 Jan 2021 Individual variations in how the immune system responds to SARS-CoV-2 appear to impact the severity of disease. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have now been able to show that…
Medicine Vaccine Shows Potential Against Deadly Leptospirosis Bacteria (Medicine) 26 Jan 2021 A potential vaccine protects hamsters and mice against death caused by multiple Leptospira species, and prevents kidney colonisation in mice. Scientists have designed a single-dose universal vaccine that could protect against the…
Material science Scientists Developed Energy Saving Ceramic Phosphors for High Power LED Systems (Material Science) 26 Jan 2021 Materials scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), in collaboration with an international research team, have advanced the design of composite ceramic materials (Ce3+:YAG-Al2O3), i.e. solid-state light converters (phosphors) that…
