Month: November 2019

Credit: Charles Tambiah/ CoE for Translational Photosynthesis Plants make sugars to form leaves to grow and produce grains and fruits ...

Identifying the efficacy of treating encephalitis in leukemia therapy

Revealing the mechanism of glial cell activityCredit: @ Korea Brain Research Institute Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI, President Pann Ghill ...

Better biosensor technology created for stem cells

Rutgers innovation may help guide treatment of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's diseasesCredit: Letao Yang, KiBum Lee, Jin-Ho Lee and Sy-Tsong (Dean) Chueng ...

Gimme shelter: Seven new leech species call freshwater mussels home

Credit: Anna L. Klass The frequent presence of leeches with a hidden lifestyle in the mantle cavity of freshwater mussels ...

Finding Nemo’s cousins

Meet the little fish that can see UV lightCredit: Prof Justin Marshall, University of Queensland The fish made famous in ...

Scientists develop sensor to save children, pets left in vehicles

Credit: University of Waterloo A small, inexpensive sensor could save lives by triggering an alarm when children or pets are ...

CRISPR: More than just for gene editing?

researcher finds new use for revolutionary gene-splicing tool; Electrochemical CRISPR platform could lead to quick blood test for disease identification ...

Early dispersal for quadrupedal cetaceans: amphibious whale from middle Eocene

Early dispersal for quadrupedal cetaceans: an amphibious whale from the middle Eocene of the southeastern PacificCredit: O. Lambert. Scientists have ...

What and how much we eat might change our internal clocks and hormone responses

Credit: @Helmholtz Zentrum München / Uhlenhaut. The research conducted in mice found that the time-of-day dependent metabolic cycle is altered ...

New sphenisciform fossil further resolves bauplan of extinct giant penguins

A new sphenisciform fossil from the north island of New Zealand further resolves the bauplan of extinct giant penguinsCredit: Simone ...

Ancient gas cloud reveals universe’s first stars formed quickly

Credit: Illustration is courtesy of the Max Planck Society Washington, DC-- The discovery of a 13 billion-year-old cosmic cloud of ...

Superfood for Mesozoic herbivores? Emerging data on extreme digestibility of equisetum and implications for young, growing herbivorous sauropods

Credit: C.T. Gee The long-necked, big bodied sauropod dinosaurs comprise some of the largest terrestrial vertebrates to walk the earth. ...

Many teens have low iron, B12 levels years after bariatric surgery

Beneficial weight-loss treatments come with need for regular nutrition check-ups, new study reportsCredit: Cincinnati Children's The good news: bariatric surgery ...

Glutamine-blocking drug slows tumor growth and strengthens anti-tumor response

Credit: Howard Korn A compound developed by Johns Hopkins researchers that blocks glutamine metabolism can slow tumor growth, alter the ...

TTUHSC researchers publish preclinical data on new drug combination to treat neuroblastoma

Credit: TTUHSC Neuroblastoma is the most common cancer outside of the brain in infants and young children and often fails ...

A distinct spin on atomic transport

Work that demonstrates simultaneous control over transport and spin properties of cold atoms establishes a framework for exploring concepts of ...

Physicians create guide for identifying, treating vaping lung illness

Clinicians' tool for EVALI treatment published in The Lancet Respiratory MedicineCredit: University of Rochester Medical Center As lung injuries from ...

New study suggests ‘Pac-Man-like’ mergers could explain massive, spinning black holes