Glutamate in the brain has unexpected qualities, researchers show with new analysis method
Credit: Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and Gothenburg University in Sweden have achieved something long...
Scientists show we don’t need horses to treat diphtheria
Research funded by PETA Science Group breaks new ground with animal-free antibodiesCredit: PETA India London - A project taking the...
Avatar worms help to identify factors that modify genetic diseases
IDIBELL researchers have used gene-editing technology in C. elegans to reproduce human mutations that cause retinitis pigmentaria. With this method,...
New self-assembled monolayer is resistant to air
Buckyballs can pave the way for molecular electronicsCredit: Xinkai Qiu, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen Organic self-assembled monolayers...
Sanitary care by social ants shapes disease outcome
Social interactions of ants affect pathogen competition -- study published in Ecology LettersCredit: Gert Brovad Who wins in a competition...
UTSW researchers uncover new vulnerability in kidney cancer
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - Jan. 16, 2020 - A UT Southwestern researcher led a team that identified a new vulnerability...
Helping patients prep mind and body for surgery pays off, study suggests
'Prehabilitation' for at-risk patients linked to lower length of stay and total costs by encouraging walking, breathing exercises, nutrition, and...
New study identifies potential path forward for brachial plexus injury recovery
Credit: Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame On average, an estimated three out of every 1,000 newborns will suffer...
Older undiagnosed sleep apnea patients need more medical care
Credit: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine DARIEN, IL - Older adults with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea seek more health care,...
Study gauges efficacy of drugs against pork tapeworm
Credit: Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization official photo (CC BY 4.0) Taenia solium--also called pork tapeworm--is a parasite...
Stage is set to develop clinically relevant, senescence-based biomarkers of aging
Proteomic Atlas of Senescence-Associated Secretomes can be used by the research community to speed translation of therapeutics to clinical useCredit:...
Low doses of radiation used in medical imaging lead to mutations in cell cultures
Discovery that radiation creates breaks that allow in foreign DNA must be confirmed in animal studiesCredit: Kevin Mackenzie, University of...
Study finds billions of quantum entangled electrons in ‘strange metal’
Physicists provide direct evidence of entanglement's role in quantum criticalityCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Jan. 16, 2020)...
A new look at ‘strange metals’
For years, a new synthesis method has been developed at TU Wien (Vienna) to unlock the secrets of "strange metals"....
Improved brain chip for precision medicine
Device chooses right combo of cancer drugs in record timeCredit: University of Houston The Akay Lab biomedical research team at...
Fossil is the oldest-known scorpion
Researchers think it was one of the first animals to spend time on landCredit: Images courtesy Andrew Wendruff COLUMBUS, Ohio...
Breakthrough on curbing dengue
Credit: CSIRO Scientists from Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, and the University of California San Diego have engineered the first...
The carbon footprint of dinner: How ‘green’ are fish sticks?
Popular products generate significant 'post-catch' emissions, underscoring the need to measure what happens after fish are caughtCredit: UC Santa Cruz...
NASA catches the dissipation of Tropical Cyclone Claudia
Credit: NASA Worldview Tropical Cyclone Claudia was dissipating in the Southern Indian Ocean when NASA's Terra satellite captured a visible...
New optical technique captures real-time dynamics of cement setting
Material characterization approach can pinpoint cement setting times, could lead to more environmentally friendly cementCredit: José Ortiz-Lozano WASHINGTON -- Researchers...
