SPIE Neurophotonics event to showcase latest neuroscience research
The mini-symposium will present a wealth of neuroscience-related optical technology and applicationsCredit: SPIE On 30 October, SPIE, the international society ...
Temple treats 1st patient in trial of rejuvenair metered cryospray system for COPD with CB
Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - Temple University Hospital has treated the first patient in a multicenter international ...
Targeting the shell of the Ebola virus
UD research team looking at ways to destabilize virus, knock it out with antiviralsCredit: Juan Perilla Laboratory As the world ...
New anti-AB vaccine could help halt Alzheimer’s progression, preclinical study finds
University of South Florida Health neuroscientist suggests the therapeutic immunomodulatory vaccine may be safer for those with age-associated decline in ...
The road to uncovering a novel mechanism for disposing of misfolded proteins
Credit: Sifers lab/PNAS, 2020 About 30 years ago, Dr. Richard Sifers set out on a journey to discover why people ...
UC studies tobacco use, cancer connection
Research shows that tobacco use changes the metabolism of a type of kidney cancer which could lead to individualized treatmentCredit: ...
Anti-inflammatory therapy shows promise in slowing progression of multiple sclerosis
Study shows using intranasal delivery method may reduce inflammation in the brainCredit: University of Alberta Intranasal administration of an anti-inflammatory ...
New technology could improve LASIK surgery, eye disease detection
University of Houston professor to create ultrafast 3D clinical imaging systemCredit: University of Houston LASIK eye surgery - a laser ...
How some sea slugs keep their ability to carry out plant-like photosynthesis
Study provides strong evidence of mechanisms in sea slugs that allow them to host and protect chloroplasts ingested from their ...
Understanding the Triassic mass-extinction event 200 million years ago — NSF grant
Credit: Virginia Tech Scientists don't yet know what caused the Triassic mass-extinction event -- one of the largest extinction events ...
Computational study reveals how Ebola nucleocapsid stabilizes
All-atom simulations of the Ebola virus nucleocapsid reveal how a helical assembly, indispensable for viral infection, stabilizes the virusCredit: Tanya ...
Scientists discover unusual materials properties at ultrahigh pressure
Credit: Maria Brodskaya, NUST MISIS An international team of scientists from NUST MISIS (Russia), Linköping University (Sweden) and University of ...
Nanodevices show how living cells change with time, by tracking from the inside
For the first time, scientists have added microscopic tracking devices into the interior of cells, giving a peek into how ...
Interactions within larger social groups can cause tipping points in contagion flow
The distribution of group interactions in a social network affects the critical point at which explosive jumps in opinion, popularity, ...
Artificial intelligence reveals hundreds of millions of trees in the Sahara
Credit: Martin Brandt If you think that the Sahara is covered only by golden dunes and scorched rocks, you aren't ...
Childlessness by circumstance
Why zebra finches have problems with reproductionCredit: Drawing: Yifan Pe In birds and other species alike, pairs can face considerable ...
$1 million grant to study the survival of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces in the food supply chain
Credit: Andrew Mann From the delivery of an Amazon package to ordering takeout food, people touch a multitude of surfaces ...
Boron nitride nanofilms for protection from bacterial and fungal infections
Credit: Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS NUST MISIS material scientists have presented antibacterial nano-coatings based on boron nitride, which are highly effective ...
Asymmetric optical camouflage: Tuneable reflective color accompanied by optical Janus effect
Credit: Taehyun Kim, Eui-Sang Yu, Young-Gyu Bae, Jongsu Lee, In Soo Kim, Seok Chung, Seung-Yeol Lee, and Yong-Sang Ryu In ...
COVID-19: Distancing and masks are not enough
Decades-old data is being used to describe the propagation of tiny droplets; now a fluid dynamics team has developed new ...