New imaging technique measures elasticity of multiple eye components simultaneously
The eye is a highly complex organ, composed of intricate structures combining several types of specialized tissues. Under normal conditions,...
Developing bottom drifters to better understand the stranding locations of cold-stunned sea turtles in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts
Scientists from the University of Rhode Island and the Northeast Fisheries Science Center have made significant progress in understanding the...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press announces the publication of Inside Science by Benjamin Lewin
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHL Press), a publisher of scientific books, journals, and electronic media, today announced the publication...
Contributions to white matter injury in Alzheimer’s disease
“The molecular mechanisms that mediate enhanced dysfunction of white matter parenchymal arterioles when vascular dysfunction and ADNC coincide remain elusive.”Credit:...
Accelerating knowledge exchange in biodiversity genomics and bioinformatics
Since its inception in 2021, the African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP), has made significant gains towards its ambitious goal of sequencing...
Setting the gold standard in diagnosis of lupus nephritis
In the ever-perilous autoimmune disease world of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus), up to 60% of adult patients and...
Disease-resistant rice and wheat plants may modulate disease susceptibility in their neighbors
Growing several plant varieties in the same field for disease resistance is a longstanding agricultural practice, but can have unpredictable...
Breast cancer recurrence may be triggered by chemotherapy injury to non-cancer cells
A standard chemotherapy drug injures surrounding non-cancer cells, which can then awakens dormant cancer cells and promotes cancer growth, according...
West Health-Gallup Poll: 70% of Americans uncomfortable with prospect of being admitted to nursing home
WASHINGTON, D.C. — September 12, 2023 — More than 40% of Americans say nursing homes are unsafe and 7 in...
Umass Amherst research finds benefits, risks in state-mandated school-based BMI assessments
A University of Massachusetts Amherst resource economist finds mandated in-school Body Mass Index (BMI) assessments adopted in varying forms by...
The earliest deep-sea vertebrates revealed by unusual trace fossils
Scientists discover missing evolution puzzle piece in 130-million-year-old rocks. The discovery is a result of an international collaboration, in which...
UNIST and University of Ulsan College of Medicine to introduce groundbreaking HST curriculum in Korea!
In a significant collaboration, UNIST and the University of Ulsan College of Medicine (hereinafter ‘U of U College of Medicine’)...
How the respiratory tract microbiome influences the severity of bacterial pneumonia
Pneumonia is an infection of the lung alveoli caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi. It is one of the leading...
FAIRer knowledge about biodiversity with AI-friendly nanopublications
Earlier this year, in a pilot project, the teams of high-tech startup Knowledge Pixels and open-access scholarly publisher and technology...
Astrophysicist Luciano Rezzolla from Goethe University Frankfurt to speak at 78th UN General Assembly’s Science Summit
FRANKFURT/NEW YORK CITY. High-profile scientists from around the globe are convening at the Science Summit around the United Nations General...
‘Sociability’ of locusts: Social interactions promote aggregation
In a study published in PNAS on Sept. 5, researchers led by Prof. KANG Le from the Beijing Institutes of...
Movement sensors can detect disease in wild boar
Behavioral sensors attached to wild boars have been used to detect when animals are sick with African Swine Fever, a...
To cut global emissions, replace meat and milk with plant-based alternatives
Replacing 50% of meat and milk products with plant-based alternatives by 2050 can reduce agriculture and land use relatedgreenhouse gas...
The sweet physics of saltwater taffy
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2023 – American beach town boardwalks often boast numerous storefronts advertising saltwater taffies. The candy calls to...
Plant-based food alternatives could support a shift to global sustainability
Replacing 50% of meat and milk products with plant-based alternatives by 2050 can reduce agriculture and land use related greenhouse...