Study reveals structure of a ‘master switch’ controlling cell division
Understanding the structure of the FoxM1 protein and how it works could guide development of new cancer-fighting drugs Unregulated cell ...
Month: May 2019
Threatened beetles benefit from forest thinning
Credit: Photo: Oskar Gran Wood-living beetles that use oak trees are a species-rich and threatened animal group in modern forestry ...
How stress leads to Facebook addiction
Psychology Friends on social media such as Facebook can be a great source of comfort during periods of stress. However, ...
New snake species in Europe named after a long-forgotten Iron Age kingdom
The description of a new rat snake species from eastern Turkey, Elaphe urartica, has been published in the journal PeerJCredit: ...
‘Mindreading’ neurons capable of having expectations about the behavior of the others
They simulate decision-making processes, predicting the intentions of another individual. Dysfunctions in these 'simulation neurons' may explain difficulties in social ...
New mutations for herbicide resistance rarer than expected, study finds
Credit: Photo courtesy Patrick Tranel CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- After exposing more than 70 million grain amaranth seeds to a soil-based ...
The message that addiction is a disease makes substance users less likely to seek help
Research finds that people with substance-use problems who read a message describing addiction as a disease are less likely to ...
Jumping drops get boost from gravity
Credit: Virginia Tech A decade ago a new idea was brought into the general scientific community - shedding water from ...
The discovery of acoustic spin
Credit: ©Science China Press Spin is a fundamental physical quantity that describes a specific type of angular momentum. Take the ...
Texture-modified foods for people with dysphagia
A piece of research by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country is calling for an effort to bring various thickeners ...
Avalanche Victims: When can rewarming lead to survival?
An international study led by Eurac Research draws up the criteria for correctly assessing the chances of survivalCredit: Eurac Research ...
Release of solar panel dataset helps cities make power grids more safe, reliable
More data is required to better predict and understand how solar energy can be integrated into the power gridCredit: Australian ...
German Research Foundation continues funding for research into limits of weather forecast
DFG approves second funding period for Transregional Collaborative Research Center "Waves to Weather" (CRC/TRR 165) The German Research Foundation (DFG) ...
Finding a cell’s true identity
New artificial intelligence tools sort cells into types and find commonalities among cells from new contexts based on patterns of ...
Finland takes action to enhance protein self-sufficiency
Finland is in an excellent position to enhance its protein self-sufficiency while building a sustainable, carbon-neutral food chain. A new ...
Efficient triplet pair separation in dibenzopentalene derivatives
Credit: ©Science China Press Singlet exciton fission (SF) was considered as an attractive avenue to boost the solar cell efficiencies ...
Researchers identified novel oncogenic function for receptor linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Image: Guillaume Jacquemet. Common and rare SORLA single nucleotide polymorphisms have been associated with the development of Alzheimer's disease. ...
Stiffening arteries in teenagers with persistent obesity
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg Children and adolescents with long-term obesity have increased arterial stiffness by their late teens, a ...
Irina Borodina wins 2019 EU Prize for Women Innovators
Group leader at DTU Biosustain and co-founder of BioPhero, Irina Borodina, was awarded the prestigious 2019 EU Prize for Women ...
Scientists found a way to increase the capacity of energy sources for portable electronics
Scientists from Skoltech, Moscow State University (MSU) and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) have proposed a new approach ...