WVU’s RNI first in US to use deep brain stimulation to fight opioid addiction
Credit: Greg Ellis/West Virginia University MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and WVU Medicine, today (Nov. ...
Month: November 2019
Nanoparticle orientation offers a way to enhance drug delivery
Coating particles with 'right-handed' molecules could help them penetrate cancer cells more easilyCredit: Jihyeon Yeom CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT engineers ...
Infectious cancer in mussels spread across the Atlantic
Evidence from DNA sequencing reveals that an infectious cancer spread to 2 different species of mussels on both sides of ...
E. coli gain edge by changing their diets in inflammatory bowel disease
Credit: Getty Images What if you had to plan your outings based on how your stomach felt that day or ...
Discovered a new process of antitumor response of NK cells in myeloma
Credit: Beatriz MartÃn NK cells mean Natural Killer cells. They are part of the innate immune system. They are known ...
Chromosomal aberrations created during in vitro fertilization do not endanger future baby
Credit: DrKontogianniIVF (pixabay.com) Compared to the mother's body, the egg fertilized in a test tube has rather different conditions for ...
Declaration of a climate emergency and next steps for action
Credit: New York Public Library Scientific consensus on the threat of climate change is well established, reaching back 40 years ...
XenonPy.MDL — Comprehensive library of pre-trained models for materials properties
Transfer learning may serve as a solution to the scarcity of materials property dataCredit: Ryo Yoshida A joint research group ...
Achilles heel of tumor cells
Credit: Image: Armin Wiegering / University of Wuerzburg In 90 percent of all cases of colon cancer, the tumour cells ...
Jaw-some wombats may be great survivors
Credit: The University of Queensland Flexible jaws may help wombats better survive in a changing world by adapting to climate ...
Scientists studied the reasons for plant extinction in different world regions
A team of Russian researchers from Tyumen State University together with foreign colleagues studied the cases of plant extinction in ...
The most spectacular celestial vision you’ll never see
Views of giant planet in wild orbit would be unparalleledCredit: Teo Mocnik / UCR Contrary to previous thought, a gigantic ...
World scientists declare climate emergency
More than 11,000 scientists endorse six steps to address climate emergencyCredit: Fiona Roughley/University of Sydney A global team of scientists ...
Ultrafast quantum motion in a nanoscale trap detected
Credit: KAIST KAIST researchers have reported the detection of a picosecond electron motion in a silicon transistor. This study has ...
SMART discovers breakthrough way to look at the surface of nanoparticles
New method to explore the surface of nanoparticles, unlike existing chemical procedures which have severe limitationsCredit: SMART The Molecular Probe ...
CBD, THC use during early pregnancy can disrupt fetal development
UNC School of Medicine researchers are the first to show in animal models that components of marijuana, including its cannabinoids ...
3D-printed plastics with high performance electrical circuits
Rutgers innovation could lead to better drones, satellites, biomedical devicesCredit: Md Naim Jahangir Rutgers engineers have embedded high performance electrical ...
New assessment could identify risks of frailty
Credit: University of Strathclyde Signs of frailty, and the risks it brings, could be identified in young and old people ...
Study offers data-driven definition of unhealthy yet pervasive ‘hyper-palatable’ foods
Credit: Isaac Taylor LAWRENCE -- A popular U.S. brand of potato chips once promoted itself with the slogan, "betcha can't ...
Spherical exosomes may deliver what an injured kidney needs
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 5, 2019) - Like a swarm of construction workers in ...
