Pollution and pandemics: A dangerous mix

Pollution may bear part of the blame for the rapid proliferation in the United States of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the spread of...

Common SARS-CoV-2 mutation may make COVID-19 more susceptible to a vaccine

A common strain of coronavirus has mutated to help it spread quickly, but the spike mutation may make SARS-CoV-2 more susceptible to vaccine...

Mimicking SARS-CoV-2 nasal infection in monkeys

A new rhesus macaque animal model recapitulates the clinical and pathological manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) observed...

Once-discounted binding mechanism may be key to targeting viruses

Researchers detail subtle stabilizing effects in cells' ability to recognize coronaviruses that compromise the immune system. The discov...

Chemists discover the structure of a key coronavirus protein

Chemists have determined the molecular structure of a protein found in the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This protein forms a cation-selective channel a...

Life after COVID hospitalization: Study shows major lasting effects on health, work and more

Outcomes for COVID-19 patients two months after a stay in one of 38 Michigan hospitals include high rates of death, rehospitalization, linge...

How organ functions were shaped over the course of evolution

A large-scale study conducted by molecular biologists has yielded groundbreaking new insights into the evolution and regulation of gene expr...

Folding proteins feel the heat, and cold

A new study shows proteins that presumably evolved to avoid water as they fold may actually behave in ways scientists did not anticipate. ...

Thermodynamics of off-equilibrium systems

Arguably, almost all truly intriguing systems are ones that are far away from equilibrium -- such as stars, planetary atmospheres, and even ...

Making a case for organic Rankine cycles in waste heat recovery

Researchers say that cascaded organic Rankine cycle systems could improve the way in which environmentally-friendly power is generated from ...

Scientists identify protein that protects against Lyme

Researchers have discovered a protein that helps protect hosts from infection with the tick-borne spirochete that causes Lyme Disease, a fin...

Mental health strained by disaster

A new study found that suicide rates increase during all types of disasters -- including severe storms, floods, hurricanes and ice storms --...

Silicone surface mimics topology, wettability of a real human tongue

The tongue helps people taste food, but structures on its surface also help them sense textures -- something that's also very important ...

Climate-adapted plant breeding

Securing plant production is a global task. Using a combination of new molecular and statistical methods, a research team was able to show t...

Detecting Alzheimer's disease before symptoms arise

Both of Andrew Kiselica's grandfathers developed dementia when he was in graduate school. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily htt...

Review of plants' role in antibacterial activity clears new paths for drug discovery

New research examines 459 plant natural products that met rigorous criteria for demonstrating antibacterial activity. from Latest Science ...

Connecting two classes of unconventional superconductors

The understanding of unconventional superconductivity is one of the most challenging and fascinating tasks of solid-state physics. Different...

Sensor for smart textiles survives washing machine, cars and hammers

If the smart textiles of the future are going to survive all that we throw at them, their components are going to need to be resilient. Now,...

Novel population of neurons identified that control binocular eye movements in 3D space

Researchers have discovered a previously undescribed population of neurons called saccade-vergence burst neurons that help control our eyes ...

Framework to study brain connectivity in living organisms

A new study lays out a large medical analytics framework that can be used in neuroscience and neurology to study brain connectivity in livin...