New method of detecting illnesses including coronavirus and cystic fibrosis
Examining individual molecules to detect the presence of disease in bloodCredit: EatFishDesign A new and quicker method of diagnosing diseases ...
Month: September 2020
How microbes and dust travel from Africa to the Americas
Credit: Virginia Tech Each year, over 180 million tons of dust are swept up from the Sahara Desert, blown across ...
Electromagnetic chirality: From fundamentals to nontraditional chiroptical phenomena
Credit: by Jungho Mun, Minkyung Kim, Younghwan Yang, Trevon Badloe, Jincheng Ni, Yang Chen, Cheng-Wei Qiu, and Junsuk Rho Recent ...
Viruses on glaciers highlight evolutionary mechanism to overcome host defenses
Credit: Gary Barker Viruses are often thought of as a human problem, however they are the most abundant biological entities ...
Decades-old mystery of lithium-ion battery storage solved
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin For years, researchers have aimed to learn more about a group of metal ...
Photo catalysts show promise in creating self-cleaning surfaces and disinfecting agents
A joint paper by Kazan Federal University, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, and Russian Oil and Gas University was published in ...
Keeping the beat – it’s all in your brain
Researchers identify neural markers related to beat synchronizationCredit: McGill University How do people coordinate their actions with the sounds they ...
HSS doctors offer practical advice on reaching peak performance during surgical training
Article in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsCredit: Hospital for Special Surgery Studies show that athletes and musicians ...
Subtypes and developmental pathways of innate T cells identified
Credit: You Jeong Lee, Sanguk Kim (POSTECH) There are memory cells that remember previously encountered pathogens and help to react ...
A molecular approach to quantum computing
New research demonstrates how the use of molecules in quantum computing leads to fewer errorsCredit: Caltech The technology behind the ...
Finding cortisone alternatives with fewer side effects
DNA binding is essential for effectiveness of steroidsCredit: Laura Escoter / TUM The work group around Henriette Uhlenhaut, Professor for ...
Brain tumor drug receives rare disease designations from the FDA
The drug treats fast-growing, deadly brain cancers with no effective treatmentCredit: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation The U.S. Food and Drug ...
Guilt by dissociation: Study sheds light on serotonin in autism
Leading FAU neuroscientist and collaborators help unravel neurotransmitter puzzleCredit: Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D. Recent estimates indicate a prevalence of autism ...
New populations of black holes revealed by gravitational waves
Credit: N. Fischer, H. Pfeiffer, A. Buonanno (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes (SXS) Collaboration The gravitational ...
Scientists detect first-of-its-kind ‘intermediate-mass’ black hole
A quick 'bang' signals the most massive gravitational-wave source yetCredit: N. Fischer, H. Pfeiffer, A. Buonanno (Max Planck Institute for ...
Common species mirror rare animals’ response to global change
The populations of common animals are just as likely to rise or fall in number in a time of accelerating ...
Eat more to grow more arms…if you’re a sea anemone
Credit: Anniek Stokkermans/EMBL Your genetic code determines that you will grow two arms and two legs. The same fate is ...
Long sick leave after low-grade brain tumor
Credit: Photo from University of Gothenburg One year after the diagnosis of low-grade malignant brain tumor, a University of Gothenburg ...
Climate change could increase rice yields
Credit: Rachel Schutte Rice is the most consumed staple food in the world. It is especially common in Asia, where ...
Development of next-generation zinc ion battery without the risk of explosion or fire
Development of zinc metal surface treatment technology to overcome the limitations of existing zinc ion batteries. Can be manufactured in ...
