Most people only consume about half of the recommended amount of dietary fiber, and it can negatively affect overall health. Fiber is key to gut…
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Researchers have developed a guide for detecting rare B cells, crucial in understanding food allergies and immune responses. Utilizing a technique involving antigen tetramers, this…
A study by McMaster University reveals that ketone supplements, popular among athletes for performance enhancement, might actually hinder performance. The research, conducted on well-trained endurance…
Orienteering is a sport that combines navigation and cross-country running. Participants use a map and compass to navigate through a course in the shortest possible…
Remains from the Lindegården excavation site at Ribe Cathedral (Denmark) dated between the 9th and 19th centuries. Credit: Museum of Southwest Jutland Researchers Document Evolution…
The East Smithfield plague pits, which were used for mass burials in 1348 and 1349. Credit: Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) The researchers analyzed over…
Researchers say that consumption of Allura Red food dye over the long term can be a potential trigger of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), Crohn’s disease,…
An illustration of the new drug delivery system. Credit: Ella Marushchenko The “smart” red blood cells deliver antibiotics that target specific bacteria. A natural delivery…
Illustration of bacteriophage viruses attacking bacterium. Scientists harness bacteria-eating viruses to create a powerful new weapon against contamination and infection. Researchers have developed a way…
Scientists found that people danced more when very deep bass frequencies — too low to hear — were played. Scientists turned a live electronic music…
Black Death Shaped Evolution, Setting the Course for How Our Immune Systems Respond to Disease Today
Using DNA extracted from teeth of people who died before, during and during the Black Death pandemic, researchers were able to identify genetic differences that…
The researchers evaluated changes in DNA methylation and discovered that hibernation slows biological aging. A recent study headed by University of Maryland scientists explains why…
Using pieces of a gallstone from a mummy from the 1500s, researchers have been able to reconstruct the E. coli genome. Credit: Division of Paleopathology…
MRI image of brown fat in the posterior neck (the area in teal blue outlined in pink). Credit: McMaster University Study might offer new therapies…
Two for one: Repeated seasonal influenza vaccines also provide kids better protection against future flu pandemics, researchers find. Researchers at McMaster University have found that…
Genetic material found in permafrost sediments from the Yukon contains rich information about ancient ecosystems. Credit: Julius Csotonyi/Government of Yukon In 2010, small cores of…
Researchers used DNA capture-enrichment technology developed at McMaster to isolate and rebuild the fluctuating animal and plant communities during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition. Credit: Julius Csotonyi…
An inexpensive repurposed drug called fluvoxamine (FDA can save the lives of COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an…
Researchers at McMaster University have developed a sophisticated new tool that could help provide early warning of rare and unknown viruses in the environment and…
Scientists now understand the mechanism that leads to platelet activation and clotting. A new lifesaving treatment for people suffering from vaccine-related blood clots has been…