Weak immune system linked to serious bacterial infection in children
Credit: Murdoch Children's Research Institute A new study has found a bacterial infection that can lead to pneumonia or meningitis ...
Month: October 2019
Improving mine ventilation focus of $1.25 million grant
Credit: Sekhar Bhattacharyya/Penn State Improving ventilation in underground mines with large openings is the focus of a new project funded ...
UVA doctor uses virtual reality to accelerate availability of new treatment
Just one example of VR's potential to improve training, patient careCredit: UVA Health A UVA Health interventional radiologist has harnessed ...
Empty spaces, how do they make a protein unstable?
Partial unfolding of proteins may affect their stability and is a challenge in the industry. So how does a cavity ...
Airborne chemicals instantly identified using new technology developed at NTU Singapore
Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a device that can identify a wide ...
Receptor complexes on the assembly line
Credit: Graphic: Bernd Fakler Rapid communication of neurons in the brain, as well as the ability to learn, fundamentally rely ...
New research to boost global date fruit production
New major project aims to improve global date palm production and protectionCredit: King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) ...
Going against the flow around a supermassive black hole
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), V. Impellizzeri; NRAO/AUI/NSF, S. Dagnello At the center of a galaxy called NGC 1068, a supermassive black ...
Cell family trees tracked to discover their role in tissue scarring and liver disease
Credit: Image created by Lana Woolford, CIR Public Engagement & Communications Officer Researchers have discovered that a key cell type ...
Synthetic cells make long-distance calls
Rice scientists' circuits help bacteria quickly pass signals to an entire communityCredit: Courtesy of The Bennett Lab/Nature Chemical Biology HOUSTON ...
Opening up the black box of heterogeneous catalysis
Credit: Rodrigo García ICIQ The team's new method, published in Nature Communications, will facilitate the discovery of heterogeneous catalysts able ...
Heart attack registry to provide new insight into STEMI occurrence, treatment in India
This is the first prospective cohort study of this magnitude in the region and is already providing unique data about ...
DNA fracturing rewires gene control in cancer
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Understanding the mechanisms that mediate widespread DNA damage in the cancer genome is of great ...
Creating miracles with polymeric fibers
Researchers studied the fabrication of polymeric fibers for use in advanced health careCredit: Hussain Alenezi, Muhammet Emin Cam and Mohan ...
WVU chemists lead the ‘charge’ with new molecular research tool
Credit: Xiaojun Li/West Virginia University illustration New research from West Virginia University is transforming technology for biomedicine and beyond. Eberly ...
FSU research: Strong storms generating earthquake-like seismic activity
Credit: Bruce Palmer/FSU Photography Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Florida State University researcher has uncovered a new geophysical phenomenon where ...
New class of drugs could stop cancers developing treatment resistance
Credit: Worldwide Cancer Research Scientists at Massey University in New Zealand have taken the first step towards a new class ...
Internship program will help address opioid epidemic in underserved communities
$1.2 million grant will expand clinical training to 21 additional predoctoral interns through 2021Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - ...
Science follows from furry mysteries
Book explores how puzzlement over cats' super-feat has teased out modern science and technologyCredit: Greg Gbur Greg Gbur's new book ...
Gene mutation in the chloride channel triggers rare high blood pressure syndrome
Credit: Audrey H. Soria, FMP When the adrenal gland produces too much aldosterone, this often leads to high blood pressure ...
