Month: January 2021

New fermented coffee and tea contain live probiotics which could improve gut health; these non-dairy and plant-based beverages are suitable ...

Construction of carbon-based cell-like-spheres for robust potassium anode

Credit: @Science China Press With the rapid development of smart portable electronics and electric vehicles, the consumption of lithium resource ...

Same difference: predicting divergent paths of genetically identical cells

Biomarkers provide clues to the paths cells take after starvation in findings that may lead to improved drug treatmentsCredit: UT ...

A charge-density-wave topological semimetal

A novel material has been discovered that is characterized by the coupling of a charge density wave with the topology ...

Impacts of climate change on our water and energy systems: it’s complicated

A team of researchers from Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley, and UC Santa Barbara propose a framework for evaluating climate change ...

New nanostructured alloy for anode is a big step toward revolutionizing energy storage

Credit: Zhenxing Feng, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Engineering have developed ...

Study finds new evidence of health threat from chemicals in marijuana and tobacco smoke

Marijuana smoking found to raise levels of potentially harmful chemicals but to a lesser degree than tobacco smoking; Exposure to ...

Marijuana use typically drops at the beginning of the year, then climbs in summer and fall

Seasonal variation may be explained by new year's resolutionsCredit: Image by Louliana Voelker for NYU; icons by Guilherme Furtado and ...

Uncovering basic mechanisms of intestinal stem cell self-renewal and differentiation

Promises new approaches to treat diseasesCredit: Helmholtz Zentrum München The gut plays a central role in the regulation of the ...

$2.25 million NIH grant enables exploration of a pathway to better vaccines

Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (January 11, 2021) - To build better vaccines, scientists want to know more ...

Big differences in how coral reef fish larvae are dispersed

Rutgers-led research could help scientists improve conservation of speciesCredit: Katrina A. Catalano How the larvae of colorful clownfish that live ...

Megalodons gave birth to large newborns that likely grew by eating unhatched eggs in womb

Credit: DePaul University/Kenshu Shimada A new study shows that the gigantic Megalodon or megatooth shark, which lived nearly worldwide roughly ...

Transition metal ‘cocktail’ helps make brand new superconductors

January 9, 2021

Concept of high entropy alloys provides a discovery platform for new superconductorsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from ...

Large study finds higher burden of acute brain dysfunction for COVID-19 ICU patients

Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care in the early months of the pandemic were subject ...

UCF engineering and biology researchers collaborate to aid coral reef restoration

UCF researchers tested how well staghorn coral skeletons withstand the forces of nature and humans in a new study. The ...

New tech helping cancer patients manage symptoms

Credit: Stevepb/pixabay Hundreds of cancer patients have benefitted from using computer algorithms to manage their symptoms and improve their wellbeing ...

Child marriage is legal and persists across Canada

Over 3,600 marriage certificates were issued to children under the age of 18 between 2000 and 2018Credit: Alissa Koski and ...

NIST publishes a beginner’s guide to DNA origami

Credit: K. Dill/NIST In a technique known as DNA origami, researchers fold long strands of DNA over and over again ...

Nanoparticle vaccine for COVID-19

Credit: Duo Xu Before the pandemic, the lab of Stanford University biochemist Peter S. Kim focused on developing vaccines for ...

More than half of people using cannabis for pain experience multiple withdrawal symptoms