Is the COVID-19 virus pathogenic because it depletes specific host microRNAs?
UAB and Polish researchers propose that the COVID-19 virus acts as a microRNA "sponge" to deplete miRNA levels in ways ...
Month: August 2020
Pregnant mother’s immunity tied to behavioral, emotional challenges for kids with autism
UC Davis Health study finds that male offspring are at higher risk to maternal immunity activationCredit: UC Regent Children with ...
Poor hygiene is significant risk for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria colonization
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Scientists have found clear indicators for how the interaction of poor hygiene and antibiotic use ...
Native trees thrive in teak plantations and may protect the Panama Canal
Credit: Jorge Alemán, STRI Native to India, teak is the go-to species for reforestation in Central America. But teak often ...
A method has been developed to study extreme space weather events
Credit: SDO/AIA +SOHO/LASCO COR1+COR2 Scientists at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), together with colleagues from the Karl-Franzens University ...
Versatile new material family could build realistic prosthetics, futuristic army platforms
Researchers have developed a new family of polymers that can self-heal, have shape memory and are recyclableCredit: Texas A&M University ...
Mathematical tool helps calculate properties of quantum materials more quickly
Credit: Forschungszentrum Jülich/Sascha Kreklau Supercomputers around the world work around the clock on research problems. In principle, even novel materials ...
Traces of ancient life tell story of early diversity in marine ecosystems
Credit: Xiaoya Ma If you could dive down to the ocean floor nearly 540 million years ago just past the ...
Study shows frequently used serology test may not detect antibodies that could confirm protection against reinfection of COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 antibody serology assays developed by MD Anderson researchers accurately detect neutralizing antibodiesCredit: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer ...
Program achieves 85% reduction in malaria cases, but does not eliminate the disease
A study in the Mozambican district of Magude provides valuable lessons for global efforts aimed at eliminating the diseaseCredit: ISGlobal ...
Cardiovascular risk factors tied to COVID-19 complications and death
Credit: Sabatino et al, 2020 (PLOS ONE, CC BY 4.0) COVID-19 patients with cardiovascular comorbidities or risk factors are more ...
Watching changes in plant metabolism — live
Researchers use a new method of in vivo biosensor technologyCredit: Plant Energy Biology Lab/Janina Steinbeck Almost all life on Earth, ...
NASA finds wind shear affecting Tropical Storm Josephine
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with a ...
NASA finds wind shear making Tropical Depression 10E struggle
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with a ...
A light bright and tiny: NIST scientists build a better nanoscale LED
New design overcomes long-standing LED efficiency problem -- and can transform into a laser to bootCredit: B. Nikoobakht / N. ...
Targeting the LANDO pathway holds a potential clue to treating Alzheimer’s disease
Reducing neuroinflammation by disrupting a protein involved in recycling cellular components may provide a potential therapeutic approach for treating neurodegeneration ...
Decline in US bird biodiversity related to neonicotinoids, study shows
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Bird biodiversity is rapidly declining in the U.S. The overall ...
Gene variants help explain connection between skin disorder and food allergy risk
Discovery could lead to new screening tests and potential treatmentsCredit: Cincinnati Children's Two common variants in the KIF3A gene increase ...
Dynamic membranes set to solve problems of liquid waste treatment
A paper by Kazan Federal University appeared in Chemical and Petroleum EngineeringCredit: Kazan Federal University The co-authors, Associate Professor Dinar ...
Linking sight and movement
Researchers key in on finding that can help self-driving cars 'see'Credit: Courtesy of Grigori Guitchounts To get a better look ...
