Decline of vultures and rise of dogs carries disease risks
In the yards behind the slaughterhouses—also called abattoirs—of Ethiopia, an ecological shift is unfolding that has echoes of similar crises ...
Month: February 2022
Combining traditional mandala colouring and brain sensing technologies to aid mindfulness
Combining centuries-old traditional mandala colouring with cutting-edge computing and brain sensing technologies could lead to new ways of helping people ...
Initiative to map the cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) landscape in Europe will help improve patient outcomes
Amsterdam, February 12, 2022 – Bile duct cancer, also known as cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), is a rare cancer often diagnosed only at ...
Surprising complexity in simple particle model of composite materials
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used computer simulations to model how a composite material reacts to ...
Boosting the immune defense: Interleukin-2 promotes fate decisions in CD8 T cells for long- or short-term immune protection
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The immune system is a complex network of cells and proteins with a simple job. Defend the ...
UTSA faculty elected senior members of the National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named 83 academic inventors to its 2022 class of NAI Senior Members.Credit: The University of ...
Incorporating sexual pleasure in educational sexual health programs can improve safe sex behaviors
Sexual health programs that include sexual desire and sexual pleasure can improve knowledge and attitudes around sex, as well as ...
Hollings researcher receives grant to study solutions for pediatric idiopathic pulmonary syndrome
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Sophie Paczesny, M.D., Ph.D., recently received a four-year grant from the National Heart, Lung, and ...
Oncology dietitians rarely ask cancer patients about food insecurity, study finds
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Although studies suggest that many cancer patients experience food insecurity, few oncology dietitians routinely ask them if ...
Plant smoke detectors evolve as hormone sensors
Wildfires are devastating, but they can also bring new life by clearing existing vegetation and allowing new plants to spring ...
Ludwig Princeton preclinical study shows ketogenic diet could enhance pancreatic cancer therapy
FEBRUARY 11, 2022, NEW YORK – A Ludwig Cancer Research preclinical study has demonstrated that a common weight-loss diet could enhance ...
Environmentally friendly method shows promise in control of devastating potato disease
Late blight, caused by the fungal-like Phytophthora infestans, is one of the most devastating diseases affecting potato and tomato crop ...
Molecular cage gives cryo-EM researchers new insights into a cancer protein
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the American Cancer Institute estimates, will affect more than 20,000 Americans this year and kill more than ...
SUTD researchers develop low-cost electroporation device that could expand global access to cancer drugs
Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed a microsize-gap multiple-shot electroporation (M2E) device that could ...
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