Year: 2024

Downscaling of electronic devices, such as transistors, has reached a plateau, posing challenges for semiconductor fabrication. However, a research team ...

Biomolecular condensates – regulatory hubs for plant iron supply

Iron is a micronutrient for plants. Biologists from the Institute of Botany at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) describe in ...

Almodóvar receives NIH grant to study pulmonary hypertension in HIV patients

Across the globe, more than 39 million people are living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the virus that causes ...

Wake-up call for us all to establish regular healthy sleeping patterns

t’s official. Getting the recommended 7-9 hours of sleep a night is currently out of reach for almost one-third of ...

Using mussels and silkworm cocoons to stop organ bleeding

In recent news, there has been a case where a patient experienced pain due to a surgical procedure involving sutures, ...

Improving social symptoms of depression with a common anesthetic

Osaka, Japan – Well-being is important for everyone, especially when we feel lonely or isolated. Depression is a serious challenge ...

Increased use of Paxlovid could cut hospitalizations, deaths and costs

Increased use of Paxlovid, the antiviral drug used to treat COVID-19, could prevent hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and save ...

How to build your own robot friend: Making AI education more accessible

From smart virtual assistants and self-driving cars to digital health and fraud prevention systems, AI technology is transforming almost every ...

Elenagen, a novel DNA immunotherapy for the deadliest form of ovarian cancer, delays disease progression

BOSTON, February 22, 2024: CureLab Oncology, a clinical-stage, pre-IPO biotech company, announced that its novel biological agent, Elenagen, has been shown to ...

Maynooth University partners in study published in Science that finds evidence of elusive neutron star

A new study, published in Science and co-authored by Dr Patrick Kavanagh of Maynooth University’s Department of Experimental Physics in ...

Protein integral to sperm development and male fertility identified

Early in the development of sperm, a strange event happens: the X and Y chromosomes condense into tight packages and ...

Virginia health systems partner as part of new NIH research network evaluating emerging cancer screening technologies

Three Virginia health systems together will serve as one of eight groups in the U.S. to conduct groundbreaking research for ...

James Webb telescope detects traces of neutron star in iconic supernova

Scientists can finally show that a neutron star formed from our most well-studied supernova, SN 1987A. The breakthrough was made ...

Enhanced 3D chemical imaging with phase-modulation

Understanding complex biological and biomedical systems is greatly aided by 3D imaging, which provides much more detailed information than traditional ...

Korea University study explores a novel and precise mitochondrial gene editing method

Gene editing technology could revolutionize the treatment of genetic diseases, including those that affect the mitochondria—cell structures that generate the ...

First brain-wide map shows how sex and intimacy rewire the brain

How does sex relate to lasting love? To answer that question, scientists have long studied a small Midwestern rodent called ...

LIST commercially launches magSIMS – an award-winning nano-imaging instrument and signs licensing agreement with German manufacturer Raith

The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) announced the commercial launch of magSIMS (a Magnetic Sector Secondary Ion Mass ...

AI aids efforts to cut nuisance alerts for health care teams: Study

A new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center demonstrates the promise of artificial intelligence to help refine and target the ...

A new chapter for all-attosecond spectroscopy

A team of researchers from the Max Born Institute in Berlin has for the first time demonstrated attosecond-pump attosecond-probe spectroscopy ...

Non-solvating electrolytes enhance performance of organic electrode-based batteries