INTERLEUKIN-33 INVOLVED IN IMMUNITY TO SARS-COV-2
A new study reveals the involvement of interleukin-33, an important alarm signal, when immune cells get exposed to Sars-CoV-2 for a...
USING GENETICS, RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY POTENTIAL DRUGS FOR EARLY TREATMENT OF COVID-19
A new study using human genetics suggests researchers should prioritize clinical trials of drugs that target two proteins to manage...
LEAKING CALCIUM IN NEURONS AN EARLY SIGN OF ALZHEIMER'S PATHOLOGY
Alzheimer's disease is known for its slow attack on neurons crucial to memory and cognition. But why are these particular neurons in...
ALUMINUM IS INTRICATELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEUROPATHOLOGY OF FAMILIAL ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
A new study continues to support a growing body of evidence that aluminum contributes to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers...
FIGHTING DEMENTIA WITH PLAY
A dementia diagnosis turns the world upside down, not only for the person affected but also for their relatives, as brain function...
WHERE SIBERIAN ORCHIDS THRIVE: NEW HOTSPOT OF ORCHIDS DISCOVERED NEAR NOVOSIBIRSK
In Siberia, near Novosibirsk, scientists discovered a unique orchid hotspot, where they found 14 species, some of which had never been...
BRAIN DISEASE TRANSMITTED BY TICK BITES MAY BE TREATABLE
The virus that causes tick-borne encephalitis appears to trick the immune system, misdirecting it into producing inferior antibodies....
ABRUPT ICE AGE CLIMATE CHANGES BEHAVED LIKE CASCADING DOMINOES
Throughout the last ice age, the climate changed repeatedly and rapidly during so-called Dansgaard-Oeschger events, where Greenland...
DISCOVERY COULD HELP LENGTHEN LIFESPAN OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Researchers have made a significant discovery in the field of materials science, for the first time providing a full picture of how...
METABOLIC CHANGES IN FAT TISSUE IN OBESITY ASSOCIATED WITH ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS
A twin study indicates that the machinery responsible for energy handling in fat tissue is working poorly in obesity. In the study,...
PILLAR OF SUPPORT: BREAKTHROUGH DISCOVERY COULD SPEED UP BONE IMPLANT RECOVERY
A research team has uncovered a new technique that can speed up recovery from bone replacements. Novel micropillars, 10 times smaller...
A SULFOSUGAR FROM GREEN VEGETABLES PROMOTES THE GROWTH OF IMPORTANT GUT BACTERIA
A team of scientists has analyzed how microbes in the gut process the plant-based, sulfur-containing sugar sulfoquinovose. Their study...
THE TUBERCULOSIS PATHOGEN RELEASES ITS TOXIN BY A NOVEL PROTEIN TRANSPORT SYSTEM
Six years ago, researchers described the first toxin ever found for the deadly pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, the mechanism...
BLOCKING A PROTEIN COULD HELP OVERCOME CANCER RESISTANCE TO PARP INHIBITORS
Researchers have found that blocking a specific protein could increase tumor sensitivity to treatment with PARP inhibitors. Their work...
LEISURE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS LINKED WITH HEALTH BENEFITS BUT WORK ACTIVITY IS NOT
The first large study showing that leisure time physical activity and occupational physical activity have opposite, and independent,...
TOWARD A RELIABLE ORAL TREATMENT FOR SICKLE CELL DISEASE
For those who have sickle cell disease, there are only a few treatment options, which include bone marrow transplants, gene therapy...
PULP MILL WASTE HITS THE ROAD INSTEAD OF THE LANDFILL
Waste materials from the pulp and paper industry have long been seen as possible fillers for building products like cement, but for...
'EMOTIONAL' REVIEWS PREDICT BUSINESS SUCCESS, NEW STUDY SHOWS
A new study was able to predict the success of movies, commercials, books and restaurants by relying on the 'emotionality' of reviews...
CAN A 3D PRINTED BEETLE MODEL SIMULATE THE REAL THING?
Zoology and biology researchers produce and test 3D printed beetle models to find out if they would be a feasible option when testing...
GRAPHENE: EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL IN A QUANTUM MATERIAL
In a new study, a team of researchers demonstrates that graphene's nonlinearity can be very efficiently controlled by applying comparatively...
Odor snaps late tie with 1st hit as Yankee, NY tops Rays 8-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Rougned Odor snapped a 10th-inning tie with his first hit as a Yankee, Gio Urshela homered and drove in three runs, and New York rallied Sunday to avoid... Read more ...
Close Up: Looking at the abortion amendment; Conference on LGBTQ youth
KCCI takes a look at the abortion amendment that is currently being debated at the Statehouse and how it could be left up to Iowa voters. Read more ...
Texas Tech star Mac McClung enters transfer portal while prioritizing focus...
McClung was the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and a second-team All-Big 12 honoree Read more ...
Del Posto, the Lauded Italian Restaurant, Will Permanently Close
Its executive chef, Melissa J. Rodriguez, has purchased the restaurant with a group of investors, with plans to open a similarly ambitious Italian restaurant. Read more ...
Priest at helm of NYC's prestigious Regis HS getting ousted over...
The Jesuit priest at the helm of prestigious Regis High School in Manhattan is being ousted over claims of sexual misconduct, Read more ...
Henrik Lundqvist shuts door on NHL return this season
Henrik Lundqvist has made it clear he is still aiming for a return to the NHL despite undergoing open-heart surgery, but it definitely won't be this season. The former Rangers... Read more ...
Luis Rojas drops Michael Conforto in Mets' batting order to end funk
The Mets' manager tells him, "You're only one swing away from getting back." Read more ...
‘Could have said nothing': Andrew Yang scorned after he tries to jump on...
Former presidential hopeful and current New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang found himself on the wrong end of Twitter when he posted an image of his former dog... Read more ...
CNN lampooned for blasting Fox News hosts for lack of ‘vaccine selfies': ‘It...
CNN's Brian Stelter has drawn mockery online after he took aim at Fox News hosts, pointing out that despite “everyone else” in the media posting vaccine selfies, they have not... Read more ...
Darius Garland, Collin Sexton out for Cavaliers vs. Pelicans with Injuries
The Cleveland Cavaliers will be missing some firepower for Sunday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans ... Read more ...