What makes some people more receptive to the idea of being vaccinated against infectious disease?
Three factors are identified as the primary motivators, according to new research published in Heliyon London, July 18, 2019 -...
Perot Museum of Nature and Science to debut Origins: Fossils from the Cradle of Humankind
Public to experience 'one of the greatest fossil discoveries of the past half century' when specimens of two ancient human...
Adding a polymer stabilizes collapsing metal-organic frameworks
Credit: Li Peng (EPFL) Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a special class of sponge-like materials with nano-sized pores. The nanopores lead...
Identification of autophagy gene regulation mechanism related to dementia and Lou Gehrig’s disease
Credit: @ Korea brain Research Institute Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI, President Seo Pan-ghill) announced on July 10 that the...
Genetic differences between strains of Epstein-Barr virus can alter its activity
Genetic differences between the two main strains of the blood cancer-triggering virus have been shown to change the way the...
Homo naledi and Australopithecus sediba to be exhibited in Perot Museum
South Africa's greatest fossil discoveries in modern times to be showcased for the first time at the Perot Museum in...
Improving the signal-to-noise ratio in quantum chromodynamics simulations
A new Monte Carlo based simulation method enables more precise simulation for ensembles of elementary particles Over the last few...
Rising CO2, climate change projected to reduce availability of nutrients worldwide
Protein, iron, zinc to be 19.5%, 14.4%, and 14.6% lower, respectively, than without climate change July 17, 2019 - One...
The art of sensing within the skin
Dermal tattoo sensors for the detection of blood pH change and metabolite levels The art of tattooing may have found...
Deciphering brain somatic mutations associated with Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have found a potential link between non-inherited somatic mutations in the brain and the progression of Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: KAIST...
Biochemistry: Versatile recycling in the cell
New insights into ribosome recycling with enzyme ABCE1Credit: T. Cordes, LMU Munich Ribosomes are molecular machines that produce proteins in...
Species on the move
Social media posts help researchers to discover climate change is to blame for displacement of 55 species in UKCredit: (c)...
Simulations fix the cracks in magnetic mirrors
Computer simulations reveal that magnetic mirrors can be tweaked to confine plasma more effectively, by fine-tuning both the arrangements of...
New species of flying squirrel from Southwest China added to the rarest and ‘most wanted’
Credit: Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden Described in 1981, the genus Biswamoyopterus is regarded as the most mysterious and rarest...
Hail a Ride Hands-Free: Apple Opens Siri to Outside Developers
Intro text we refine our methods of responsive web design, we’ve increasingly focused on measure and its relationship to how...
Emotion-detection applications built on outdated science, report warns
Facial movements are unreliable signals of emotion, researchers say Software that purportedly reads emotions in faces is being deployed or...
Researchers deploy a novel mobile lab for rapid, real-time pathogen testing in the field
Credit: University of Minnesota University of Minnesota researchers have refined testing methods for tick-borne diseases in the field by using...
Jumbo squid mystery solved
A Stanford-led study finds warming waters drove collapse of Mexico's jumbo squid fisheryCredit: William Gilly The culprit responsible for the...
‘Trojan horse’ anticancer drug disguises itself as fat
Promising system delivers chemo drug straight into tumors with fewer side effectsCredit: Nathan Gianneschi/Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- A stealthy...
Red wine’s resveratrol could help Mars explorers stay strong, says Harvard study
Nutraceuticals that preserve muscle in reduced gravity will support long-term space missions Mars is about 9 months from Earth with...
