High-tech printing may help eliminate painful shots
4D printing creates tiny needles inspired by parasites that could replace hypodermic needlesCredit: Riddish Morde Painful hypodermic needles may not ...
Month: February 2020
Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin induces claudin-4 to activate YAP in oral squamous cell
'Moreover, it was revealed that the complex of YAP1, CLDN4, and zona occludens-2 was formed by CPE treatment, further suppressing ...
Medicaid expansion slashed uninsured rates in Diabetes Belt, study finds
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Medicaid expansion dramatically reduced the numbers of low-income residents without insurance in the Diabetes ...
Dietary interventions may slow onset of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders
Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Feb. 4, 2020) -- Significantly reducing dietary levels of the amino ...
Researchers discover method to detect motor-related brain activity
By applying a nonlinear signal processing method to experimental data, researchers found a connection between motor behavior and brain activities ...
Herringbone pattern in plant cell walls critical to cell growth
Credit: Gu Lab, Penn State Plant cells tend to grow longer instead of wider due to the alignment of the ...
Southern Illinois’ Len Small levee likely to fail even if repaired, study says
Credit: Ken Olson, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Alexander County sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio ...
Kidney stem cells can be isolated from urine
Publication in Scientific ReportsCredit: J. Adjaye Researchers from the Institute for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine (ISRM) at the ...
Fast screening for potential new catalysts
ElectrochemistryCredit: RUB, Marquard It helps to directly ascertain the potential of a possible alloy. The team reports in the journal ...
Double X-ray vision helps tuberculosis and osteoporosis research
Combination measurement shows distribution of metals in biological samplesCredit: Credit: Stachnik et al., „Scientific Reports ", DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58318-7, CC BY ...
First-of-its-kind hydrogel platform enables on-demand production of medicines, chemicals
Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin A team of chemical engineers has developed a new ...
New quasi-particle discovered: The Pi-ton
Actually they had been looking for something completely different, but they found a previously unknown quasi-particle: A bound state of ...
Vulnerability of migrants living with HIV in health care
Credit: Photo by Karin Ledin da Rosa Migrants living with HIV are a particularly vulnerable group in Sweden and Swedish ...
Study links high stillbirth rates worldwide to gender inequality
Credit: Daniel Hallen for The University of Saskatchewan. In the first comprehensive study mapping global patterns of stillbirth rates, University ...
Unlocking the secret of cell regulation
Researchers at the University of Bonn are developing a new method for elucidating the structure of long ribonucleic acidsCredit: (c) ...
Heart muscle cells change their energy source during heart regeneration
Credit: Hessel Honkoop and Fabian Kruse, ©Hubrecht Institute Researchers from the group of Jeroen Bakkers at the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) ...
EU funds €3m project to develop nanodevices against epilepsy and Parkinson’s
Novel nanotechnologies could be used as brain implants, modulating the activity of nerve cells electrochemically and treating neurological diseasesCredit: Photo ...
How cells respond appropriately in harsh environments arising from global warming
Discovery of direct osmotic enhancement of MAP kinase phosphorylation by a cytoplasmic sensorCredit: © 2020 IMSUT, The University of Tokyo ...
Chitosan-graft-Polyacrylamide tested as inhibitor of hydrate formation
Kazan Federal University and Shahid Beheshti University have published their research in Crystal Growth and Design.Credit: Kazan Federal University Currently, ...
New thalattosaur species discovered in Southeast Alaska
Gunakadeit joseeae is the most complete thalattosaur ever found in North AmericaCredit: Artwork by Ray Troll ©2020 Scientists at the ...
