Does cannabis use amplify the effect of prenatal alcohol exposure and vice versa?
Study focuses on impact of simultaneous usage on developing brain, nerves and blood vesselsCredit: University of Houston An unforeseen consequence ...
Month: April 2020
Scientists studied the growth rate effect of gut bacteria on degradation of dietary fibers
Credit: TalTech It is known that approximately 80% of human immune system functions in the gastrointestinal tract. Gut bacteria and ...
Surveying the lipid landscape
Credit: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna Researchers increasingly aim at utilising the manifold functions of lipids in our bodies, ...
Offspring may inherit legacy of their father’s Toxoplasma infection
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia Australian researchers have revealed for the first time that males infected with the ...
Mobile telehealth system in China facilitates clinical communication during COVID-19
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 27, 2020--A mobile telehealth system (MTS) has been used in ...
Hierarchically porous TiO2/rGO with exposed (001) facets for lithium storage capacity
Credit: ©Science China Press The design of materials with high capacity, excellent rate capability and long cycle life is one ...
A new platform for the diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis receives funding from the ERC
Dr. Antonella Consiglio's group will receive 150,000 euros for an 18-month project. The project aims to develop a stem cell-based ...
Wide bandgap semiconductor devices based on silicon carbide may revolutionize electronics
Devices built with silicon carbide offer faster switching speeds, lower losses and higher blocking voltages, which are superior to those ...
Rat spinal cords control neural function in biobots
The interaction between a rat spinal cord and an engineered muscle system displays behavior similar to the peripheral nervous systemCredit: ...
Correlations in COVID-19 growth point to universal strategies for slowing spread
Models drawing on chaos theory find growth in nine countries conforms to a power law curve and highlight the value ...
How blood cells deform, recover when traveling through tiny channels
Two different types of shape recovery behaviors for red blood cells traveling through microfluidic channels may pave the way to ...
Simulating borehole ballooning helps ensure safe drilling of deep-water oil, gas
Experimental study on borehole ballooning leads to a device which may help prevent serious drilling accidentsCredit: Reyu Gao WASHINGTON, April ...
Key progress on the MRI compatible DBS electrodes and simultaneous DBS-fMRI
Credit: College of Engineering, Peking University Simultaneous deep brain stimulation (DBS) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is critical for ...
Fused-ring electron acceptor with 3D exciton and charge transport
Credit: Zhan Xiaowei Recently, Professor Zhan Xiaowei's group from the College of Engineering at Peking University made new progress in ...
New HKBU-led study unveils COVID-19 transmission patterns and reopening plans
Credit: Hong Kong Baptist University With the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in lockdowns in different parts of the world, from the ...
Finding the genes to build a better cancer treatment
Credit: WSU Scientists are one step closer to understanding how the cancer-fighting drug Taxol is produced by trees. In a ...
MA3Bi2I9 single-crystal enables X-ray detection down to nanograys per second
Credit: ©Science China Press Sensitive X-ray detectors are essential for medical radiography, industrial inspection and security screening. However, commercially available ...
Is planet Earth young or old?
Credit: World Scientific The Age of the Earth -- A Physicist's Odyssey spells out how the age of our planet has ...
X-ray analysis sheds light on construction and conservation of artefacts from Henry VIII’s warship
21st century X-ray technology has allowed University of Warwick scientists to peer back through time at the production of the ...
Joan W. Conaway elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Credit: Stowers Institute KANSAS CITY, MO--The Stowers Institute for Medical Research is pleased to announce that Joan Weliky Conaway, PhD, ...
