Leo Wilson

RSV shown to infect nerve cells, cause inflammation and damage

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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common infection in children and senior adults, can also infect nerve cells and trigger inflammation leading to nerve damage, according to a new Tulane University study. RSV can cause mild symptoms such as coughing, sneezing and fever or lead to more severe conditions such as pneumonia or bronchiolitis. But since … Read more

Research team reports observing vibrational spectra of a single protein with infrared nanospectroscopy

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Single protein infrared vibrational spectroscopy(Left) Scheme of near-field infrared spectroscopy measuring a single protein. (Right) The structure of the protein complex F1-ATPase and the subunit measured in this study. Credit: Jun Nishida An interdisciplinary research team, led by Assistant Prof. Jun Nishida and Associate Prof. Takashi Kumagai at the Institute for Molecular Science, has successfully … Read more

Spot ETFs offer an easier and cheaper way to invest in bitcoin

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Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images It’s cheaper than ever to buy bitcoin. After ten years of rejections, the SEC on Wednesday approved 11 applications for bitcoin exchange-traded funds submitted by some of the biggest asset managers in the world, including BlackRock and Fidelity. In many cases, investors will pay lower fees than they … Read more

Liverpool vs Fulham LIVE: Carabao Cup result and final score as Cody Gakpo completes dramatic turnaround

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Liverpool confirm Trent Alexander Arnold sidelined for three weeks with knee injury Liverpool host Fulham in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tonight. The Premier League leaders are on the hunt for four trophies this season and will hope the Carabao Cup is the first of them, although Marco Silva’s side are set … Read more

Unlocking the secrets of a ‘Hot Saturn’ and its spotted star

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Led by researchers from Université de Montréal’s Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx), a team of astronomers has harnessed the power of the revolutionary James Webb Space Webb Telescope (JWST) to study the “hot Saturn” exoplanet HAT-P-18 b. Their findings, published last month in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, paint … Read more

Study finds high levels of job satisfaction among copy editors, little negative effects from pandemic

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted jobs across the workforce, including the editorial sector. But a new study from the University of Kansas found it did not significantly affect how copy editors, proofreaders, and fact-checkers felt about their work and that those working in the professions still have high job satisfaction and a … Read more

In hot water: Coral resilience in the face of climate change

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From intensifying wildfires to record-breaking floods year on year, the effects of climate change have manifested in devastating outcomes on ecosystems that threaten species all over the world. One such ecosystem in peril is coral reefs, which play a major role in sustaining biodiversity in the planet’s oceans but are facing increasingly severe conditions as … Read more