Month: January 2020

Credit: IBB-UAB Metals (iron, zinc, nickel, cobalt, etc.) participate in numerous enzymatic reactions and are essential nutrients for bacteria. Inside ...

Researchers discover a new auto-inflammatory disease called CRIA syndrome

Mutations in the RIPK1 gene responsible for CRIA syndromeCredit: Darryl Leja, NHGRI Over the last 20 years, three families have ...

Smartphone cameras can speed up urinary tract infection diagnosis

New 25-minute test could simplify initial diagnosis of urinary tract infections and assist in the fight against the global threat ...

Food Modelling Journal: New open-access venue provides a platform for food scientists

An introductory editorial and an article of a unique publication type are already made available in the next-generation journalCredit: Food ...

Developed a band-aid-like sensor to detect human body conditions in real-time

Dramatically improved sensor stability with complex structural design that mimics snake motions, spider webs, and paper craft Expected to be ...

Fish species benefit from marine protection to varying extents

Marine protected areas in the Mediterranean Sea are home to more fish species, with the greatest gains found among species ...

Complete filling of batches of nanopipettes

Credit: Kanazawa University Nanopipettes, in which a nanoscale channel is filled with a solution, are used in all kinds of ...

Ocean acidification is damaging shark scales

HHU marine biologists publish article in Scientific ReportsCredit: Lutz Auerswald (left) / Jacqueline Dziergwa (right) While regular fish have flat ...

Study shows protein inhibitor as potential treatment approach for common mutations found in non-Hodgkin lymphomas

Findings may create immunotherapy options for lymphomas caused by CREBBP mutationsCredit: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON -- ...

Pancreatic cancer cells secrete signal that sabotages immune attack on tumors

Credit: NYU Grossman School of Medicine A key immune signal has a previously unknown role in turning off the immune ...

Cancer mortality continues steady decline, driven by progress against lung cancer

Drop of 2.2% from 2016 to 2017 is largest ever reportedCredit: American Cancer Society The cancer death rate declined by ...

LED lighting in greenhouses helps but standards are needed

Rutgers research reveals information gaps on LED lighting for indoor cropsCredit: A.J. Both/Rutgers University-New Brunswick While LED lighting can enhance ...

Nano antennas for data transfer

Credit: Department of Physics / JMU Directional antennas convert electrical signals to radio waves and emit them in a particular ...

Bacterial link in celiac disease

Credit: Artist in residence Erica Tandori, from the Rossjohn laboratory at Monash University Bacterial exposure has been identified as a ...

Drones effective tools for fruit farmers

Credit: Olga Walsh People have used the phrase "drone on and on" for a long time. Webster's dictionary defines this ...

Research team traces evolution of the domesticated tomato

UMass Amherst biologists led evolutionary detective work on fruit's originsCredit: University of Georgia/Alexis Ramos AMHERST, Mass. - In a new ...

Cosmic bubbles reveal the first stars

Astronomers detect first stars 'bubbling out' from the cosmic dark agesCredit: V. Tilvi et al./NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory/KPNO/AURA ...

The Milky Way’s impending galactic collision is already birthing new stars

Newborn stars on the outskirts of our galaxy probably formed from material from two dwarf galaxies called the Magellanic CloudsCredit: ...

New map of Milky Way reveals giant wave of stellar nurseries

Interconnected stellar nurseries form the largest gaseous structure ever observed in the Milky Way galaxyCredit: Alyssa Goodman / Harvard University ...

Army selects 20 small businesses, research partners for tech development