HKU scientists uncover new mechanism for balancing protein stability during neuronal development
An unexpected heat shock to neurons: HKU scientists and collaborators uncover a new mechanism for balancing protein stability during neuronal ...
Month: June 2020
Summer favorite bitter gourd genome shows unusual domestication, insight into evolution
Credit: Hideo Matsumura, Gene Research Center, Shinshu University The bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) is a summer vegetable that graces the ...
All of the performance, none of the fuss: Nitrile hydrogenation done right
Osaka University researchers synthesize an easy-to-handle nano-cobalt phosphide catalyst for efficient hydrogenation of nitriles to primary aminesCredit: Osaka University Osaka, ...
Cholesterol levels dropping in Western nations but rising in Asia
Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedstrom Cholesterol levels are declining sharply in western nations, but rising in low- and middle-income nations ...
Carpet shell clams reveal high levels of pollution in several coastal lagoons in Tunisia
Credit: University of Córdoba Transitional waters, those situated between land and the sea, such as lagoons and estuaries, are more ...
Borrowing from robotics, scientists automate mapping of quantum systems
Understanding the character of hardware errors helps stabilise the technologyCredit: University of Sydney Scientists at the University of Sydney have ...
NUS researchers uncover mysterious tanaids
Credit: National University of Singapore Tanaids are one of the most underappreciated animals in the world. These small crustaceans can ...
As many as six billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy, according to new estimates
There may be as many as one Earth-like planet for every five Sun-like stars in the Milky way Galaxy, according ...
World’s most complete health analysis of nesting sea turtles conducted in Florida
Study provides critical data for sea turtle conservation and population recoveryCredit: Jennifer Reilly While it's only about a 10-kilometer stretch, ...
Support drives fate of protected gold nanoclusters as catalysts
Credit: The University of Jyväskylä In collaboration with experimentalists from Ghent University, Belgium and Utrecht University, Netherlands, researchers at the ...
Exercise offers ‘profound’ benefits for Friedreich’s ataxia, research suggests
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Health A top exercise researcher at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is urging ...
Tomography studies of coins shed light on the history of Volga Bulgaria
Kazanites teamed up with nuclear researchers from Dubna to publish their resultsCredit: Kazan Federal University Kazan Federal University, Joint Institute ...
New discovery paves way for next generation malaria vaccine
Researchers develop genetically attenuated parasite (GAP) that arrests late in the liver stage of human malariaCredit: Seattle Children's In an ...
Working in the sun — heating of the head may markedly affect safety and performance
Prolonged exposure of the head to strong sunlight significantly impairs cognitively dominated functions and coordination of complex motor tasksCredit: Andreas ...
Wearable patch may provide new treatment option for skin cancer
Credit: Purdue University/Chi Hwan Lee WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Conventional melanoma therapies, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, suffer from the toxicity ...
Antibodies against sugars, internal radiation: Powerful package against cervical cancer
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University The sugar coating on cancer cells helps them thrive, and a new study ...
Shining like a diamond: A new species of diamond frog from northern Madagascar
Credit: Mark D. Scherz Despite the active ongoing taxonomic progress on Madagascar's frogs, the amphibian inventory of this hyper-diverse island ...
The Lancet Global Health: Estimates suggest one in five people worldwide have an underlying health condition that could increase their risk of severe COVID-19 if infected
Credit: The Lancet Global Health The share of the population at increased risk (with at least one underlying health condition ...
Coffee, cocoa and vanilla: an opportunity for more trees in tropical agricultural landscapes
Research team from Göttingen University investigates the land-use history of agroforestry systemsCredit: Kristina Osen The cultivation of coffee, cocoa and ...
Red Sea plankton communities ebb and flow with the seasons
Credit: © 2020 KAUST The communities of tiny picoplankton in oceans reveal a great deal about the health of marine ...
