Tropical treetops are warming, putting sensitive species at risk
Credit: Stephanie Pau TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The vaulted canopies that tower above Earth's rich tropical forests could be especially vulnerable...
New technique offers faster, safer way to optimize industrial chemical reactions
Credit: Milad Abolhasani Researchers have developed a flow-based high-throughput screening technology that offers a faster, safer and less expensive means...
EPSRC announces £16 million investment in Supergen Energy Hubs and Solar Network
(Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) Three £5 million energy research hubs and a new £1 million network in solar...
Previously undiagnosed neurological disorder linked to gene IRF2BPL
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine An international team of scientists, including researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, has discovered mutations...
End-of-life conversations with nonclinical worker bring patient satisfaction, lower costs
Patients with advanced cancer who spoke with a trained nonclinical worker about personal goals for care were more likely to...
Adult fish ‘predict’ availability of food for their young
Credit: Northeast Fisheries Science Center NOAA. In seasonal environments, timing is everything: Ecosystem dynamics are controlled by how well predators...
Public views of gene editing for babies depend on how it would be used
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 26, 2018) - A majority of Americans support the idea of using gene editing with the goal...
Mathematical analysis explains transpiration-driven sap flow in coniferous trees
The exact science of tree sap transport has puzzled plant physiologists for many years. Sap's migration throughout tree trunks and...
IGC scientists discover a tap that controls the flow of pro-inflammatory molecules
One of the major therapeutic targets for inflammatory diseases is the inflammation-inducing molecule TNF. However, excess levels of TNF cause...
Removing malaria-carrying mosquitoes unlikely to affect ecosystems, says report
By combining studies on one species of malaria-carrying mosquito, researchers found that no other animals rely solely on them for...
New possibilities for using ozonized erythrocyte mass explored by UNN scientists
Credit: Lobachevsky University Any bleeding results in a decrease of the amount of circulating blood, and the disruption of the...
Traumatic brain injury: Discovery of two molecules could lead to new drug treatments
Credit: Mihir Patel/Rutgers University-New Brunswick After 10 years of research, a Rutgers-led team of scientists has identified two molecules that...
Researchers report unraveling the immune recognition of nucleic acid nanoparticles
Credit: "Reproduced with permission from Nano Lett. 2018, 18(7), 4309-4321. Copyright 2018 American Chemical Society. " An extensive experiment testing...
Researchers design a nano-carrier to release drugs into damaged cells
Credit: Guillem Garaulet and Francisca Mulero, CNIO. Senescent cells are damaged cells that do not perform their normal roles anymore...
Mysteries of Okinawan habu venom decoded
Credit: Prof. Hiroki Shibata It is more likely that you have seen a habu snake in a bottle of local...
Plant defense mechanisms
Credit: Per Harald Olsen, NTNU A plant's defense systems help each other. When one system fails, another one can -...
Breakthrough in industrial CO2 usage
Professor Arne Skerra of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has succeeded for the first time in using gaseous CO2...
Openscope: the first shared observatory for neuroscience
Credit: Allen Institute The Allen Institute for Brain Science, a division of the Allen Institute, today announced the launch of...
Researchers identify new arthritis severity gene
A new gene associated with disease severity in models of rheumatoid arthritis has been identified by researchers at the Icahn...
MicroRNA panel can identify malignancy in indeterminate thyroid nodules
Bottom Line: A panel of 19 microRNAs identified using next-generation sequencing could categorize indeterminate thyroid nodule samples into malignant and...
