Study examines the most effective COVID-19 control policies
Credit: Rotman School of Management Toronto - With the arrival of effective vaccines for the COVID-19 virus, the end of...
Polysaccharides from red algae affect mice immune systems, say FEFU scientists
Credit: FEFU press office Carrageenans, biologically active polysaccharides isolated from red algae and widely used in the food industry as...
2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend grains at all life stages
Guidelines maintain existing serving size for whole and enriched grainsCredit: The Grain Chain The Grain Chain, a farm to fork...
Army research leads to more effective training model for robots
Credit: (Photo illustration / U.S. Army) ADELPHI, Md. -- Multi-domain operations, the Army's future operating concept, requires autonomous agents with...
Electrons hop to it on twisted molecular wires
Scientists at Osaka University devise a method to improve the conductivity of molecular wires by intentionally adding periodic twists to...
The puzzle of nonhost resistance: why do pathogens harm some plants but not others?
Credit: Ralph Panstruga & Matthew Moscou People have puzzled for years why pathogen Phytophthora infestens causes the devastating late blight...
A single gene ‘invented’ haemoglobin several times
Credit: © Song et al. / BMC Evolutionary Biology Thanks to the marine worm Platynereis dumerilii, an animal whose genes...
Sugars influence cell-to-surface adhesion
Biotechnologists measure the forces with which algae cells adhere to surfaces and move on themCredit: Lara Hoepfner How can cells...
Imaging the twilight zone
General anesthesia and normal sleep affect brain in an amazingly similar way as consciousness fadesCredit: University of Turku What happens...
Detective work in theoretical physics
Researchers publish review article on the physics of interacting particlesCredit: M. te Vrugt et al. Scientific articles in the field...
Stopping RAS inhibitors tied to worse outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease
Credit: Ulf Sirborn. Small studies have suggested that a group of medications called RAS inhibitors may be harmful in persons...
Large transporter protein linked to schizophrenia
Investigations of a cellular protein have uncovered a possible link with schizophreniaCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto University iCeMS Scientists have suspected mutations...
Common brain malformation traced to its genetic roots
Discovery could aid early screening, shed light on how Chiari malformation arisesCredit: David Limbrick About one in 100 children has...
Surveys identify relationship between waves, coastal cliff erosion
Study shows waves, rainfall important parts of erosion process, providing new opportunity to improve forecastsCredit: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Scripps...
Groups of bacteria can work together to better protect crops and improve their growth
Credit: Noam Eckshtain-Levi, Susanna Leigh Harris, Reizo Quilat Roscios, and Elizabeth Anne Shank Certain bacteria, known as plant-growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB),...
The brain network driving changes in consciousness
Activity of brain network linked to changes in connectedness for both sleep and anesthesiaCredit: Scheinin et al., JNeurosci 2020 The...
Dr. Genova receives NIH K18 award to advance her autism research in transition-age youth
NIMH Career Enhancement Award of $266,988 to Helen Genova, PhD, of Kessler Foundation, supports research in job preparedness for youth...
Big bumblebees learn locations of best flowers
Credit: Natalie Hempel de Ibarra Big bumblebees take time to learn the locations of the best flowers, new research shows....
Extremely energy efficient microprocessor developed using superconductors
Credit: Yokohama National University Researchers from Yokohama National University in Japan have developed a prototype microprocessor using superconductor devices that...
Industry collaboration leads to important milestone in the creation of a quantum computer
Credit: Fabio Ansaloni Quantum computer: One of the obstacles for progress in the quest for a working quantum computer has...
