Cellular stress causes cancer cell chemoresistance
Postgenomic technologies reveal new mechanism of stress-induced chemoresistanceCredit: © Robert Ahrends There is a broad range of mechanisms associated with ...
Month: June 2020
Will lockdown loneliness make us loners?
Researchers at UCL find reduced social preference in isolated zebrafish is caused by stress and anxiety, not observed anti-social patterns.Credit: ...
Winner of the Art of Neuroscience competition announced
Credit: Nicki Coveña, University of Amsterdam The tenth edition of the Art of Neuroscience competition is won by Lidija Kononenko, ...
Women generate lower travel-related greenhouse gas emissions, NZ study finds
Credit: University of Otago Women use more diverse modes of travel and generate lower greenhouse gas emissions than men, despite ...
Study confirms the importance of informal learning in hospitals
Research reveals that informal knowledge exchanges are key in complex settings such as healthcare, as demonstrated by the COVID-19 crisisCredit: ...
Putting COVID-19 diagnostic tests to the ‘test’ — how do they hold up?
Credit: Kashif Aziz Khan, York University As SARS-CoV-2 has the potential to mutate, it is important to check the efficacy ...
Glycolysis involved in immunosuppression by polyphenol; PCB2DG
Credit: Sachi Tanaka, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Department of Agriculture, Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Shinshu University ...
Lizard legacy sheds new light on web of life
A special issue of Austral Ecology is celebrating the legacy of an internationally renowned ecologist, whose work launched a momentum ...
Healthcare professional revenue falls nearly 50% across nation during COVID-19 pandemic
Oral surgery and gastroenterology decline the most of specialties studied, per fair health's third COVID-19 report, 'Healthcare professionals and the ...
Antarctic sea-ice models improve for the next IPCC report
Credit: Dave Allen The world of climate modeling is complex, requiring an enormous amount of coordination and collaboration to produce. ...
Signatures of fractional electronic charge observed in topological insulators
The recent measurement of fractional charge, appearing in the current issue of the journal Science, stems from the team's theoretical ...
Scientists reveal relationship between Dek and Intron retention during muscle stem cells quiescence
Credit: HKUST Muscle stem cells, the reserve stem cell in the skeletal muscles, are responsible for muscle repair after damage. ...
Liquid metals break down organic fuels into ultra-thin graphitic sheets
First synthesis of ultra-thin graphitic materials at room temperature using organic fuelsCredit: UNSW, Sydney For the first time, FLEET researchers ...
Bees? Please. These plants are putting ants to work
In a world first, Edith Cowan University (ECU) researchers have discovered a plant that has successfully evolved to use ants ...
Falling clean energy costs can provide opportunity to boost climate action during COVID-19 recovery: UN
184 GW of clean power capacity added in 2019, up 12% from GW added in 2018; New capacity delivered with ...
UC Riverside and Eurosemillas partner to bring the next generation of avocados to market
Eurosemillas will test some of UCR's avocado scion and advanced rootstock selections on other continentsCredit: Stan Lim/UC Riverside UC Riverside ...
SLC35B1 as a key modulator of a UDPGA transporter into the endoplasmic reticulum
Researchers from Kanazawa University identify SLC35B1 as the UDP-glucuronic acid transporter into endoplasmic reticulum. This discovery suggests that SLC35B1 is ...
A ‘hole’ lot of sponge! New technique to create super-sponges is a game changer
Scientists have devised new methods for the post-synthetic modification of Metal-Organic Frameworks to produce properties in the material ideal for ...
Study discovers BAM15 as a potential treatment for obesity
Drug prevents weight gain, fat buildup, and reduces blood sugarCredit: Graphic by Kathryn Pergola BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - A new ...
A rare heart bone is discovered in chimpanzees
Credit: Rutland Experts from the University of Nottingham have discovered that some chimpanzees have a bone in their heart, which ...
