Astronomers reveal rare double nucleus in nearby ‘Cocoon Galaxy’
Credit: Photo by Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - The so-called "Cocoon Galaxy" not only has a unique shape, ...
Month: February 2020
Boston College chemist Jia Niu receives NSF CAREER Young Investigator Award
NSF grant will support research to grow polymer chains more uniformlyCredit: Peter Julian/Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. -- Boston College ...
Development of the immune system varies according to age, location and anaemia
A study performed with children from Mozambique and Tanzania indicates that anaemia could reduce vaccine efficacyCredit: ISGlobal Age and geographical ...
Charting immune system development in sub-Saharan African children
Research aims to boost vaccination efficacy in the populations where it matters mostCredit: Image courtesy of Dr Natalia Guimaraes Sampaio ...
New understanding of childhood immune systems may improve vaccine efficacy
Credit: Christian Heuss Children's immune system composition and vaccine responsiveness is determined by a myriad of factors, such as age, ...
Army scientists look inside batteries with a molecular eye
Credit: U.S. Army photo by Jhi Scott ADELPHI, Md. (Feb. 5, 2020) - Scientists are closer to understanding exactly what ...
NASA satellite observes Tropical Storm Francisco’s formation
Credit: NASA Worldview Shortly after Tropical Cyclone Francisco formed on Feb. 5 in the Southern Indian Ocean, NASA's Aqua satellite ...
Analysis of human genomes in the cloud
EMBL scientists present tool for large-scale analysis of genomic data with cloud computingCredit: Aleksandra Krolik/EMBL Most bioinformatics software used for ...
Finding genetic cancer risks
EMBL scientists describe how our genetic background influences cancer developmentCredit: Rayne Zaayman-Gallant/EMBL Germline variants are present in every single cell ...
First comprehensive survey of virus DNA found within cancer cells
Credit: Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes Researchers from the University of East Anglia have helped to carry out the first ...
Wilderness Medical Society issues important new clinical practice guidelines
Updated guidelines published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine provide most up-to-date and relevant clinical information to frontline providers in wilderness ...
Research brief: Ocean temperatures impact Central American climate more than once thought
New UNLV research provides context for climate history of Guatemalan rainforestsCredit: Amos Winter, Indiana State University Tourists today spend thousands ...
Why males pack a powerful punch
Upper arm strength, different from females', may have specialized for forceful blowsCredit: Photo by Jeremy Morris Elk have antlers. Rams ...
The shape of water: What water molecules look like on the surface of materials
Scientist combine data analysis techniques with molecular dynamics simulations to understand the structure of water on material surfaces.Credit: Tokyo University ...
High-precision imaging revealed what holds on the smallest light responsive gold chain
Manufacture of chemical sensors and catalysts based on gold nanoclusters gained new light from recent cutting-edge researchCredit: The University of ...
How manipulating ligand interactions in metal clusters can spur advances in nanotechnology
Researchers uncover how interactions among ligands dictate the final structure of metal clusters, which have various applications in modern electronic ...
Autism screening rate soars with use of CHICA system developed by Regenstrief and IU
100% screened for autism when doctors prompted by novel clinical decision support systemCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Universal early screening ...
Study: Higher opioid doses fail to lessen pain
Analysis based on more than 50,000 VA patientsCredit: Jeff Bowen Increasing chronic pain patients' opioid prescription doses does not seem ...
Tumor secreted ANGPTL2 facilitates recruitment of neutrophils to the lung to promote lung pre-metastatic niche formation and targeting ANGPTL2 signaling affects metastatic disease
Oncotarget Volume 11, Issue 5: The authors determined that tumor-derived ANGPTL2 stimulates lung epithelial cells, which is essential for primary ...
Cathode ‘defects’ improve battery performance
A counterintuitive finding revealed by high-precision powder diffraction analyses suggests a new strategy for building better batteriesCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory ...
