New image of a cancer-related enzyme in action helps explain gene regulation
Credit: Song Tan, Penn State New images of an enzyme in action as it interacts with the chromosome could provide ...
Uncuffing nitric oxide production: Beta-arrestin2 complexes regulate NO levels
Beta-arrestin2 is a critical protein that regulates the activity of endothelial nitric oxide synthase and the subsequent production of nitric ...
New study reveals areas of brain where recognition and identification occur
Credit: Oscar Woolnough, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Neurosurgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston. ...
New technique retains nipple color in men after breast reduction
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - June 4, 2020 - Surgeons at UT Southwestern Medical Center have pioneered a new technique that ...
Researchers study alternative training tools designed to improve Soldier performance
Credit: US Army photo ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (June 4, 2020) -- As the U.S. Army revamps its small arms ...
NASA infrared imagery indicates cristobal’s heavy rainmaking capabilities
Credit: Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson One of the ways NASA observes tropical cyclones is by using infrared data that provides ...
Silicon ‘neurons’ may add a new dimension to computer processors
Energy constraints lead to novel ways of efficient, at-a-distance communicationCredit: Courtesy of Chakrabartty lab When it fires, a neuron consumes ...
Discovery unlocks ‘hot’ electrons for more efficient energy use
Credit: Illustration by Enrique Sahagún WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Highly energetic, "hot" electrons have the potential to help solar panels ...
New discovery may lead to effective and natural treatment for Parkinson’s disease
Certain hormone-like compounds boost dopamine levels in the brainCredit: McLean Hospital Study Highlights The Nurr1 protein maintains the health of ...
New clues on how lipid emulsions prevent liver disease in preterm babies
Credit: National Human Genome Research Institute. Infants born prematurely may require parenteral or intravenous nutrition to provide the necessary nourishment, ...
IU researchers grow hairy skin from human stem cells
Credit: IU School of Medicine Building on years of groundbreaking discoveries in stem cell research, scientists from Indiana University School ...
New material, modeling methods promise advances in energy storage
Work offers promise for lightweight materials for energy technologiesCredit: University of Houston The explosion of mobile electronic devices, electric vehicles, ...
‘Artificial chemist’ combines AI, robotics to conduct autonomous R&D
Credit: Milad Abolhasani Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University at Buffalo have developed a technology called "Artificial ...
Beating COVID-19 through genomic research
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 4, 2020--Next-generation sequencing of the COVID-19 virus is providing powerful ...
Deadly bacterial infection in pigs deciphered
Credit: © Conrad von Schubert New-born piglets often die painfully from infection with an intestinal bacterium. A team of researchers ...
New role assigned to a human protein in transcription and genome stability
Researchers from the University of Seville and Cabimer discover that the UAP56/DDX39B protein remove DNA-RNA hybrids from the genomeCredit: Universidad ...
Egg-based coating preserves fresh produce
Rice University lab's protein coating extends shelf life of perishable fruits and vegetablesCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (June 4, ...
Environmental damage from fog reduction is observable from outer space, find hydrologists
IUPUI-led study is the first to find satellite data can detect fog's impact on vegetation levels under climate changeCredit: Image ...
Study links malaria risk in deforestation hotspots to demand for agricultural commodities
The international trade in timber, tobacco, cocoa, coffee and cotton accounts for a high proportion of malaria risk in exporter ...
Molecular landscape of the hematopoietic stem cell cradle
Credit: Laurent Yvernogeau, copyright Hubrecht Institute Researchers from the group of Catherine Robin at the Hubrecht Institute characterized the molecular ...
