Rapid blood test identifies COVID-19 patients at high risk of severe disease
Measuring mitochondrial DNA could predict who will need ICU care, intubation Credit: WANDY BEATTY One of the most vexing aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is...
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Better diet and glucose uptake in the brain lead to longer life in fruit flies
Improved neuronal glucose uptake plus healthier eating might have anti-aging effects Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered...
The human foot functions like a spring of adjustable stiffness during running [RESEARCH ARTICLE]
Nicholas B. Holowka, Alexander Richards, Benjamin E. Sibson, and Daniel E. Lieberman Like other animals, humans use their legs like springs to save energy during...
Interplays between pre- and post-natal environments affect early-life mortality, body mass and telomere dynamics in the wild [RESEARCH ARTICLE]
Tiia Kärkkäinen, Pauliina Teerikorpi, Wiebke Schuett, Antoine Stier, and Toni Laaksonen Early-life conditions are crucial determinants of phenotype and fitness. The effects of pre- and...
The influence of sagittal trunk lean on uneven running mechanics [RESEARCH ARTICLE]
Soran AminiAghdam, Reinhard Blickhan, and Kiros Karamanidis The role of trunk orientation during uneven running is not well understood. This study compared the running mechanics...
Respiratory sinus arrhythmia and submersion bradycardia in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) [RESEARCH ARTICLE]
Ashley M. Blawas, Douglas P. Nowacek, Austin S. Allen, Julie Rocho-Levine, and Andreas Fahlman Among the many factors that influence the cardiovascular adjustments of marine...
Monoterpenes alter TAR1-driven physiology in Drosophila species [RESEARCH ARTICLE]
Luca Finetti, Lasse Tiedemann, Xiaoying Zhang, Stefano Civolani, Giovanni Bernacchia, and Thomas Roeder Monoterpenes are molecules with insecticide properties whose mechanism of action is, however,...
Life-long exposure to hypoxia affects metabolism and respiratory physiology across life stages in high-altitude deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) [RESEARCH ARTICLE]
Catherine M. Ivy and Graham R. Scott Hypoxia exposure can have distinct physiological effects between early developmental and adult life stages, but it is unclear...
Task-dependent vocal adjustments to optimize biosonar-based information acquisition [RESEARCH ARTICLE]
Daniel Lewanzik and Holger R. Goerlitz Animals need to acquire adequate and sufficient information to guide movements, yet information acquisition and processing are costly. Animals...