How coronavirus damages lung cells within mere hours
Multipronged BU research team finds 18 FDA-approved drugs that could halt coronavirus infection earlierCredit: Courtesy of Hekman, et al. What ...
Month: January 2021
A small protein in bacteria overlooked up to now
Credit: Grafik: Wolfgang Hess The biological process of photosynthesis is found at the beginning of nearly all food chains. It ...
New technology to detect bitter almonds in real time
Credit: University of Córdoba Who hasn't at some point been chewing on an almond and tasted an unpleasant and unexpected ...
Scientists identify locations of early prion protein deposition in retina
Findings indicate cones precede rods as targets for infectionCredit: NIAID WHAT: The earliest eye damage from prion disease takes place ...
Novel therapy-resistance mechanism promoting the growth of breast cancer brain metastasis
Credit: Ilkka Paatero from Turku Bioscience SORLA is a protein trafficking receptor that has been mainly studied in neurons, but ...
Past river activity in northern Africa reveals multiple Sahara greenings
The analysis of sediment cores from the Mediterranean Sea combined with Earth system models tells the story of major environmental ...
County by county, study shows social inequality’s role in COVID-19’s toll
The higher a county's score on a national index of social vulnerability, the more cases and deaths per 100,000 - ...
Scientists spotted RPS-12 protein as a potential target for anti-cancer therapy
Credit: FEFU press office Using the developing eye of the fruit fly as a test platform, researchers found that RPS-12 ...
UArizona researchers develop smartphone-based COVID-19 test
The method analyzes saliva samples and delivers results in about 10 minutesCredit: UArizona Biosensors Lab Researchers at the University of ...
RedHill announces positive DSMB futility review for P 2/3 COVID-19 study of opaganib
Following interim review of unblinded safety and efficacy data, independent DSMB unanimously recommends continuation of the global Phase 2/3 study ...
Territorial, expert navigators: The black howler monkeys of Mexico
Researchers uncover advanced skills of black howler monkeysCredit: Dallas Levey An international team of researchers led by Oxford Brookes University ...
Singles or pairs in cancer cells
Credit: © Paolo Annibale, Ali Isbilir, MDC It all sounds similar to a dance event - but are singles or ...
New research about emerging ‘COVID-19 personality types’
Credit: Tony Picher New research by Mimi E. Lam (University of Bergen) just published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications ...
Schoolchildren are learning about health through football (soccer)
A new study from the University of Southern Denmark shows that health knowledge in relation to diet, exercise, hygiene and ...
Constructing the first version of the Japanese reference genome
Credit: Tohoku University The Japanese now have their own reference genome thanks to researchers at Tohoku University who completed and ...
Local emissions amplify regional haze and particle growth
Credit: Yele Sun New particle formation (NPF) is a major source of aerosol particles in the global atmosphere. In polluted ...
High-speed holographic fluorescence microscopy system with submicron resolution
The group has realized a scanless 3D imaging system and an algorithm for high-speed measurementCredit: National Institute of Information and ...
Electric car of the future to be developed in Denmark
Aarhus University is to head development of the next generation of electric car batteries with a recharging time of just ...
Synthesizing valuable chemicals from contaminated soil
Researchers of Mainz University use electrolysis to produce dichloro and dibromo compounds in a safer and more environmentally friendly manner; ...
Tort claim could ensure doctors inform women of risk of stillbirth
University of Arkansas law professor Jill Wieber Lens argues that women have a right to know of the risk of ...
