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COVID-19 Can Awaken Hidden Viruses Throughout the Body, UT-Led Study Finds
Researchers say dormant viruses many people harbor can reactivate during COVID-19 and may be linked to long COVID symptoms.
Experimental Drug Turns Cancer’s Favorite Fuel—Sugar—Against It
The dual molecule delivers a one-two punch to cancer cells exploiting their hunger for sugar while cutting off their backup fuel supply.
Marine Science Institute
How Invasive Rats Rewire Coral Reef Food Webs Creating Winners and Losers
Simon Brandl and colleagues found that rats on islands alter the types and abundances of animals living on surrounding coral reefs.
Those Toddler Foods on Grocery Shelves? More than 80% Are Ultraprocessed
UT nutritional scientists found that nearly half of the foods exceeded recommended sugar, sodium, fat or calories.
Teens who Start the Day with Breakfast, Especially Foods with Protein, Eat Better Overall
Teens who ate breakfast took in more nutrients and consumed less daily fat and sugar than those who skipped it.
One Idea, Two Cosmic Mysteries: Linking Little Red Dots and Globular Clusters
In a preprint publication, John Chisholm and colleagues find that LRDs may be an early form of global cluster.
Publishing in a Leading Journal as Undergraduates
Three undergraduate researchers published with a team in Nature, shedding new light on a microbe and its host.
Inside UT’s Quantum Ecosystem: From Breakthroughs to Possibilities
The University of Texas at Austin is charging ahead with quantum innovations, built on a history of quantum science leadership.
McDonald Observatory
Nearby “Super Earth” May Be a Better Candidate for Life Than Previously Thought
The planet, known as GJ 3378b, orbits a small, cool star is 25 light-years from Earth and is in its star’s “habitable zone.”
Limited Connections: How Stress Affects Our Brain
A study by Alison Preston and colleagues focused on how old and new memories are integrated in the hippocampus.