Month: August 2022

Only one thousandth of a milligram of the bacterial botulinum toxin is necessary to kill a living organism. The toxin ...

Rapid, at-home prototype saliva test that’s as good as RT-PCR

At-home COVID-19 tests have become an easy way to self-diagnose. But current tests have drawbacks, such as the length of ...

$15 million from Leducq Foundation boosts UVA research to prevent heart attacks, strokes

The Boston-based LeDucq Foundation has awarded $15 million to researchers at UVA Health and their collaborators to advance our understanding of atherosclerosis, ...

‘RNA fishing’ reveals new driver of melanoma malignancy and metastasis

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have identified several proteins involved in the progression of melanoma, the deadliest ...

When particles move

Landslides are one striking example of erosion. When the bonds that hold particles of dirt and rock together are overwhelmed ...

Why are some birds more intelligent than others?

If you’ve ever seen a grackle steal your dog pellets or a starling peck open a garbage bag, you get ...

The health risks of COVID-19 spurred more smokers to quit

Being a smoker makes it more likely for a person to have severe COVID-19 symptoms, require hospitalization or die, which ...

Timothy Huang awarded $2.8M to study well-known gene linked to Alzheimer’s disease

LA JOLLA, CALIF. – Aug 02, 2022 – Timothy Huang, Ph.D., has been awarded $2.8 million by the National Institute on Aging ...

Computer modelling aims to inform restoration, conservation of coral reefs

A UBC Okanagan research team has created a computer modelling program to help scientists predict the effect of climate damage ...

Oncotarget | Chemoradiation-induced alteration of programmed death-ligand 1, CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and mucin expression in rectal cancer

BUFFALO, NY- August 2, 2022 – A new research paper was published in Oncotarget on July 28, 2022, entitled, “Chemoradiation-induced ...

Investing in brain research and neuroengineering

On any given day inside the BRAIN Center at the University of Houston, you might encounter visual artists, dancers and ...

American College of Lifestyle Medicine named new content provider for American Medical Association online learning platform

The addition of ACLM as a content provider to AMA Ed Hub will greatly expand access to the professional medical ...

Researchers create biosensor by turning spider silk into optical fiber

WASHINGTON — Researchers have harnessed the light-guiding properties of spider silk to develop a sensor that can detect and measure ...

Scientists uncover new therapeutic target for treating colorectal tumors

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term for two diseases, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, that are characterized by the ...

The resolution of a molecular orchestra

Super-resolution microscopy allows fluorescence images of cells, organelles and molecular complexes to be acquired with unprecedented spatial resolution. However, this ...

Research shows that short-term debt makes capital more costly

A new study finds that investors want to be compensated, in the form of higher returns, for holding the stock ...

Smaller airways increase COPD risk for women

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Structural differences in lung airways between men and woman may be the cause of differences in ...

Agri-environment measures boost wildlife populations in long-term farm study

Agri-environment schemes can significantly increase local bird and butterfly populations without damaging food production, a long-term research project has found.Credit: ...

Light as a tool for the synthesis of complex molecules

Chemists at the University of Münster have developed a novel and straightforward way to produce complex organic molecules. Mild reaction ...

Lyme disease diagnoses increased 357 percent in rural areas over past 15 years, according to private insurance claims