Investigators involved in a multicenter study co-led by Cedars-Sinai discovered a pathway by which immune cells prevent the lungs’ protective barrier from healing after viral infections like COVID-19. The findings, published in Nature may lead to new therapeutic treatment options. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed how viral infections can cause...

Immune cells prevent lung healing after viral infection

New research shows that parasitic nematodes, responsible for infecting more than a billion people globally, carry viruses that may solve the puzzle of why some cause serious diseases. A study led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) used cutting-edge bioinformatic data mining techniques to identify 91 RNA viruses in...

Newly discovered viruses in parasitic nematodes could change our understanding of how they cause disease

Austin, TX

Researchers have discovered an antibody able to neutralize all known variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as distantly related SARS-like coronaviruses that infect other animals. As part of a new study on hybrid immunity to the virus, the large, multi-institution research team led by The University...

Newly discovered antibody protects against all COVID-19 variants

KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. A recent study published in Water Biology and Security highlighted the significant role of food source variations in shaping the gut microbiome of spotted dolphins, even when they inhabit similar environments. “The gut microbiome serves crucial functions in food digestion and acts as a secondary immune...

Wild and human-cared spotted dolphins harbor different gastrointestinal microbiomes

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Fruit flies walking on miniature treadmills are helping scientists learn how the nervous system enables animals to move in an unpredictable and complex world. Insights from using these fruit fly-sized treadmills were reported Aug. 30 in Current Biology, a Cell Press journal. Several videos of the flies running on the treadmills are available for viewing on the online research paper. The lead author is Brandon G. Pratt, a recent physiology and biophysics Ph.D. graduate of the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.

Miniature treadmills accelerate studies of insects walking

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"Baby why you gotta be so mean?" The zodiac is a fascinating system that many people turn to for insights into personality traits, behaviors, and compatibility. While every zodiac sign has its unique strengths and challenges, some signs are often perceived as being a bit more sharp-edged, vindictive or difficult (to say the least) to deal with. In this article, we'll delve into the four zodiac signs commonly considered the "meanest," exploring the characteristics that contribute to this perception and how these traits manifest in their interactions with others. To lighten the mood, we'll include some funny quotes about each sign's mean streak.

The 4 Meanest Signs in the Zodiac

Dania Beach, FL

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If you’ve recently shopped at the Walmart Neighborhood Market on East Sheridan Street in Dania Beach, you might want to double-check your purchases. A recent inspection by the Florida Department of Agriculture revealed some alarming issues, including moldy meat and improperly stored chicken.

Moldy Meat and Warm Chicken: Walmart Neighborhood Market  Faces Inspection Troubles in Florida

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Libra Moon trines Pluto on September 4 and will bring good luck to three zodiac signs. The astrological transition will favor them and earn them a fortune. Things will go their way everywhere. Some signs will envy them as they will excel at home and work. Are you anticipating good luck?

3 Zodiac Signs That Will Encounter Good Luck | September 4, 2024

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Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Despite what we’ve been led to believe, the timing of evening screen use, rather than the activity itself, negatively impacts youth sleep, a University of Otago study has found. Current sleep guidelines recommend no screen use in the hour or two before bed. However, the researchers found screen time...

Keep devices out of bed for better sleep – Otago study

In a marine science version of the game Cluedo, researchers from the US have now accused a larger shark, with its deciduous triangular teeth, in the open sea southwest of Bermuda. This scientific whodunnit is published in Frontiers in Marine Science. “This is the first documented predation event of a...

Large sharks may be hunting each other – and scientists know because of a swallowed tracking tag

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Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a tiny six-pound dog named Alistair who is looking for his forever home. At only one year old, this little boy is a sweet dog who is thought to be a Maltese, "but we can’t make any guarantees that he would be suitable for those with allergies," explains the nonprofit animal rescue.

Meet The Tiny 6lb Dog Looking For Love

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Federal, state and local public health officials have confirmed the first case of the Oropouche virus in Kentucky and Jefferson County in a person who had returned to Louisville after traveling to the Caribbean.

Health officials report first case of Oropouche virus, aka ‘Sloth Fever,’ confirmed in Kentucky

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment. Drought stress has long been a limiting factor for crop production around the world, a challenge exacerbated by climate change. For more than a century, scientists have targeted a key plant trait known as water use efficiency (WUE) to...

CABBI team designs efficient bioenergy crops that need less water to grow

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A Denver City Council committee will consider Tuesday changing the term “feminine hygiene products” to the more inclusive “menstrual hygiene products” in city sales tax documents.

Denver considers name change for feminine hygiene products

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- When ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence can produce scientific articles that look real — especially to someone outside that field of research — what’s the best way to figure out which ones are fake?. Ahmed Abdeen Hamed, a visiting research fellow at Binghamton...

New tool detects fake, AI-produced scientific articles

About The Study: Among adults age 60 years and older in 19 U.S. states, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination was associated with a reduced likelihood of hospitalization with RSV compared with no vaccination. These findings expand upon prelicensure trial results in 2 ways. First, they provide evidence of vaccine protection against RSV-associated hospitalization, of which an estimated 60,000 to 160,000 occur annually among U.S. adults age 65 years and older. Second, they demonstrate protection in a population that more closely represents those at high risk of severe RSV disease, including adults age 75 years and older and those with immunocompromising conditions.

RSV vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization among US adults 60 years and older

Young male northern elephant seals are captured on camera returning to a deep sea cabled observatory off Canada's British Columbia coast, demonstrating new insight into fish foraging behavior. ###. Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0308461. Article Title: Deep-sea cabled video-observatory provides insights into the behavior at depth of sub-adult male northern elephant seals,...

Young male northern elephant seals are captured on camera returning to a deep sea cabled observatory off Canada's British Columbia coast, demonstrating new insight into fish foraging behavior

Eating any amount of fish during pregnancy was associated with about a 20% lower likelihood of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis, particularly in females, and a slight reduction in autism-related traits in offspring, according to a new study funded by the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program at the National Institutes of Health.

Eating fish but not omega-3 supplements during pregnancy associated with lower likelihood of autism diagnosis, NIH-funded study finds

In two-dimensional quantum materials, chiral edge states are one-dimensional conducting channels through which electrons travel in one direction only, like cars on a one-way road. This is because chirality is a special form of asymmetry. Imagine a material like a sheet of paper. A chiral edge state is like a flow of electrons along the edge of the paper. Chiral means that if the electrons flow from left to right on one edge, then they flow from right to left on the opposite edge. Under these conditions electron collisions are strongly suppressed because they cause electrons to change direction, which is not allowed on a one-way chiral edge “road.” These collisions are the primary cause of electrical resistance in wires, so chiral channels act like highly efficient resistance-free conductors. Researchers have created chiral edge states in atomically thin devices made of three graphene layers. They used a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) to image the chiral channels with atomic resolution.

Chiral asymmetry creates a path to high-efficiency future electronics

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New discovery of how bacteria navigate their environment could change how we treat infection

Previous studies argued that bacterial cells are too small to directly sense differences in chemical concentration, including chemicals like nutrients and the antibiotics used to treat...

New discovery of how bacteria navigate their environment could change how we treat infection

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