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If naked mole-rats were human, they would be prescribed hearing aids. With six mutations in genes associated with hearing, naked mole-rats can barely hear the constant squeaking they use to communicate with one another.

Johns Hopkins Medicine and NCI Frederick researchers have demonstrated in mice that they can easily deliver a promising anti-rejection therapy directly to a transplanted heart by packaging it within a tiny protein gel cocoon known as a hydrogel.

Early results demonstrate initial feasibility of a procedure that might help thousands with corneal blindness who cannot receive corneal transplants due to damage, such as chemical burns

The ability for humans to digest milk as adults has altered our dietary habits and societies for centuries. But when and how that ability – known as lactase persistence or lactose tolerance – occurred and became established is up for debate.

Why so many COVID-19 patients get blood clots (thrombosis) remains uncertain. But scientists at Uppsala University and the University Hospital have now identified a mechanism they believe to be implicated. A particular protein triggers a part of our immune system that can boost the blood’s tendency to coagulate and form clots. The study is now published in Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

However, the effect of the vaccine specifically against COVID-19 has not been demonstrated

Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how the enteric nervous system forms, which could pave the way for new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s.

Materials scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have invented a new type of surgical glue that can help join blood vessels and close wounds faster and may also serve as a platform to deliver pain relief drugs.