Month: July 2020

Credit: ZHAO Yanchun Researchers from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently developed a ...

In the Arctic, spring snowmelt triggers fresh CO2 production

The Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the world and snowmelt is speeding it up with rapid soil ...

Global e-waste surging: Up 21% in 5 years

A record 53.6 million tons (Mt) of e-waste was produced globally in 2019, the weight of 350 cruise ships the ...

The protein that stands between us and autoimmunity

Researchers from Osaka University identify the proteins Tet2 and Tet3 as key regulators of B cell activity and autoimmunityCredit: Osaka ...

Sleep apnea is a public health threat — Researchers developed android app to recognize it

Diagnosing sleep apnea is laborious and expensive, so easy-to-use methods for screening and long-term follow-up are neededCredit: Aalto University/ Matti ...

How old is your dog in human years? Scientists develop better method than ‘multiply by 7’

By mapping molecular changes in the genome over time, UC San Diego researchers developed a formula to more accurately compare ...

New platform gauges effects of plastic nanoparticles on human development and health

Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - Plastic pollution is a critical environmental issue facing the world today, yet the impact ...

CNIO team develop a technology to improve effectiveness of stem cells in regenerative medicine

By introducing a molecule, microRNA 203, this new protocol enhances in vitro and in vivo the potential of stem cells ...

Mini-‘Marsquakes’ measured by InSight lander show effects of sun and wind

Kyushu University research based on NASA InSight Martian lander seismometer data reveals different sources of different types and frequencies of ...

American Cancer Society awards Research Scholar Grant to Brooke Emerling

Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute is pleased to announce that the American ...

New method reveals how the Parkinson’s disease protein damages cell membranes

Credit: Fredrik Höök/Chalmers University of Technology In sufferers of Parkinson's disease, clumps of α-synuclein (alpha-synuclein), sometimes known as the 'Parkinson's ...

Putting zinc on bread wheat leaves

Credit: Photo courtesy of Reza Keshavarz An estimated 17.3% of people worldwide are at risk of inadequate zinc intake; zinc ...

Individuals physically distanced before state mandates, slowing COVID-19 spread

Association between mobility patterns and COVID-19 transmission in US: a mathematical modeling studyCredit: Johns Hopkins University Residents in all 25 ...

Charcoal a weapon to fight superoxide-induced disease, injury

Nanomaterials soak up radicals, could aid treatment of COVID-19Credit: Tour Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 1, 2020) - Artificial enzymes ...

Treatments tested for invasive pest on allium crops

Credit: Riley Harding ITHACA, N.Y. - Native to Europe but discovered in Pennsylvania in 2015, the Allium leafminer is a ...

High-throughput X-ray diffraction instrument comes to Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source

Credit: Wes Agresta / Argonne National Laboratory Nothing brings scientists together like the possibility of better, more versatile research. Case ...

UM Bio Station researchers unlock mystery of subterranean stoneflies

Credit: UM photo FLATHEAD LAKE - In a new study published in the scientific journal Ecology, researchers from the University ...

New Yorkers grow more hesitant about a return to normalcy, poll shows

Employment and housing woes continueCredit: CUNY SPH New Yorkers continue to report much higher than normal rates of depression and ...

Software tool could be used to limit lockdowns, safeguard economy

Credit: Courtesy of George Mason University People hunkered down at home while many businesses, churches, and schools closed this spring ...

Giant leap in diagnosing liver disease