Amyloid deposits not associated with depression in the elderly
New study reports that cognitive decline is not due to the Alzheimer's hallmarkCredit: Biological Psychiatry, Elsevier Philadelphia, September 23, 2020...
Scientists predict potential spread, habitat of invasive Asian giant hornet
Credit: Photo courtesy WSDA PULLMAN, Wash. - Researchers at Washington State University have predicted how and where the Asian giant hornet,...
SNU’s HYEON Taeghwan named to Clarivate Analytics’s Nobel Prize watch list
Credit: IBS Clarivate Analytics has selected Taeghwan Hyeon, nanochemist and Distinguished Professor of Seoul National University (SNU) and Director of...
First evidence that air pollution particles and metals are reaching the placenta
Pollution particles, including metals, have been found in the placentas of fifteen women in London, according to research led by...
Faulty transportation of messenger RNA is the culprit in ALS
The lack of protein TDP-43 in two neurodegenerative diseases is shown to prevent neuron growth via failed transport of RNA...
Perovskite light-emitting/detecting bifunctional fibers for wearable LiFi communication
Credit: by Haibo Zeng A vast amount of data is booming generated every single day in this information era, which...
Decreased protein degradation in cerebellum leads to motor dysfunction
Progress in overcoming spinocerebellar ataxia, an intractable genetic diseaseCredit: Associate Professor Takahiro Seki A research team from Kumamoto University, Japan...
Converting lateral scanning into axial focusing to speed up 3D microscopy
Credit: by Tonmoy Chakraborty, Bingying Chen, Stephan Daetwyler, Bo-Jui Chang, Oliver Vanderpoorten, Etai Sapoznik, Clemens Kaminski, Tuomas P.J. Knowles, Kevin...
Don’t sleep on the hypnotic potential of thalidomide
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba demonstrate that the hypnotic and teratogenic effects of thalidomide are separableCredit: University of Tsukuba...
WPI math professor verifies centuries-old conjecture about formation of the solar system
Findings have implications for understanding our place in the universeCredit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute/Matthew Burgos Worcester, Mass. - Sept. 23, 2020...
New mouse model of tau propagation
Credit: TMIMS Accumulation of assembled tau protein in the central nervous system is characteristic of Alzheimer's disease and several other...
Ethical challenges in cross-cultural research
Social science researchers offer recommendations for navigating ethical dilemmas in studying global societies.Credit: Kathrine Starkweather A group of social scientists...
August 2020 COVID update: Shift to actively looking to work may signal slowing recovery
nTIDE's experts take a closer look at factors underlying fluctuations in the unemployment numbers for people with and without disabilitiesCredit:...
Is your drinking water toxic? This app may help you find out
A new tool developed by Penn Medicine researchers informs users about their potential exposure to hydraulic fracturing chemicalsCredit: Penn Medicine...
Self-harm content on Instagram: “self-harm or self-help?”
Credit: University of Otago Instagram users who post self-harm content online are choosing ambiguous hashtags in an attempt to circumvent...
Let them eat rocks
$4.2 million grant to uncover mysteries of deep earth-dwelling microbesCredit: (Danny Newman and Mia Maltz/UCR) UC Riverside is leading an...
Photoacoustic microscopy for identifying sentinel lymph nodes of breast cancer
Credit: by Yanfeng Dai, Xiang Yu, Jianshuang Wei, Fanxin Zeng, Yiran Li, Xiaoquan Yang, Qingming Luo, Zhihong Zhang Accurate detection...
New NCCN resource for understanding childhood leukemia
New NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia offers a comprehensive look at the latest expert recommendations for treating...
Glycans in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein play active role in infection
Credit: Adapted from ACS Central Science 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c01056 As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, researchers are working overtime to...
Breakthrough for tomorrow’s dentistry
Credit: Gustav Martensson New knowledge on the cellular makeup and growth of teeth can expedite developments in regenerative dentistry -...
