Repeat COVID-19 vaccinations elicit antibodies that neutralize variants, other viruses
The COVID-19 pandemic is over, but the virus that caused it is still here, sending thousands of people to the...
Iso-propagation vortices: optical multiplexing for unprecedented information capacity
The future of optical communications just got brighter. In a groundbreaking development reported in Advanced Photonics, researchers from Nanjing University have introduced...
Researchers confirm scale matters in determining vulnerability of freshwater fish to climate changes
The silver chub isn’t considered sensitive to climate change on a national scale, but context matters. For example, if climate...
Furry thieves are running loose in a Maine forest, UMaine research shows
Scattered across the Penobscot Experimental Forest are veritable treasure troves for its denizens, each containing riches beyond comprehension. These caches...
Modern plant enzyme partners with surprisingly ancient protein
UPTON, N.Y. — Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered that a protein responsible...
A study by UPF and BCNatal opens the door to designing therapies to improve lung development in growth-restricted fetuses
If during a pregnancy a fetus grows below normal thresholds, at each week of gestation there is an increased risk...
New imaging software improves lung diagnosis for 30% of patients who can’t tolerate contrast dye; has added diagnostic benefits for all patients
Southfield, Mich., May 17, 2024 – For up to 30% of patients who are allergic to medical contrast dye or...
Link between e-cigarette use and early age of asthma onset in US adults found through UTHealth Houston research
A significant link between the use of electronic cigarettes and earlier age of asthma onset in U.S. adults was reported...
The tentacles of retracted science reach deep into social media. A simple button could change that.
In 1998, a paper linking childhood vaccines with autism was published in prestigious journal, The Lancet, only to be retracted in...
New feather mite species discovered from endangered Okinawa rail, a natural monument
A research group led by Dr. Tsukasa Waki of Toho University and Professor Satoshi Shimanono of Hosei University discovered a...
Zombie cells in the sea: Viruses keep the most common marine bacteria in check
The ocean waters surrounding the German island of Helgoland provide an ideal setting to study spring algae blooms, a focus...
New data-driven model rapidly predicts dehydrogenation barriers in solid-state materials
Researchers have developed a groundbreaking data-driven model to predict the dehydrogenation barriers of magnesium hydride (MgH2), a promising material for...
Fruit fly wing research offers window into birth defects
If fruit fly wings do not develop into the right shape, the flies will die. UC Riverside researchers have learned...
Researchers develop “game-changing” blood test for stroke detection
Stroke is the leading cause of disability worldwide and the second leading cause of death, but the right early intervention...
Exploration of polymer cononsolvency mechanism through soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy
This study investigates the cononsolvency mechanism of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM), which is soluble in pure methanol (MeOH) and water but insoluble...
Researchers use machine-learning modeling tools to improve zinc-finger nuclease editing technology
Genome editing is making inroads into biomedical research and medicine. By employing biomolecule modeling tools, a Japanese research team is...
Scripps Research chemists develop new method for making gamma chiral centers on simple carboxylic acids
LA JOLLA, CA—Scripps Research chemists have accomplished a long elusive feat in synthetic chemistry: the invention of a broadly useful...
A new ‘rule of biology’ may have come to light, expanding insight into evolution and aging
By Darrin S. JoyCredit: Courtesy of John Tower By Darrin S. Joy A molecular biologist at the USC Dornsife College...
International research team uses wavefunction matching to solve quantum many-body problems
FRIB researchers are part of an international research team solving challenging computational problems in quantum physics using a new method...
Pioneering professor at The University of Warwick announced as Fellow of the Royal Society
A pioneering academic from the University of Warwick has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, the UK’s...