Magnetic nanoparticles will help stop internal bleeding 15 times more effectively
Credit: E. M. Shabanova, Andrey S. Drozdov et al. Scientists from ITMO University have found a way to effectively stop...
Materials ‘sandwich’ breaks barrier for solar cell efficiency
BROOKLYN, New York - Solar cells have great potential as a source of clean electrical energy, but so far they...
New tool for the crystallization of proteins
Credit: Zabara A et al, Nat. Comm., 2018 Membrane-embedded proteins are an essential part of cells and any form of...
Sexual behavior of the university students
Credit: University of Seville The study was conducted by a group of researchers from the Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and...
US healthcare system needs coordinated response to potential pediatric pandemics
Credit: Photo courtesy of Children's Hospital Los Angeles Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) have identified gaps in the...
Dying for the group: What motivates the ultimate sacrifice?
Whether idolised as heroes or demonised and labelled terrorists, throughout history people have been willing to die for their groups...
Researchers find algorithm for large-scale brain simulations
Credit: Forschungszentrum Jülich An international group of researchers has made a decisive step towards creating the technology to achieve simulations...
Drug-producing bacteria possible with synthetic biology breakthrough
Credit: University of Warwick Bacteria could be programmed to produce drugs, thanks to breakthrough research into synthetic biology from the...
Rice team designs lens-free fluorescent microscope
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 5, 2018) - Lenses are no longer necessary for some microscopes, according to...
Novel PET imaging agent targets copper in tumors, detects prostate cancer recurrence early
Credit: A Piccardo et al., Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy RESTON, Va. - An Italian study featured in the March issue...
Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation awards six grants
The Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF) today awarded six new research grants totaling $1.85 million to leading academic institutions around...
Culturing cheaper stem cells
Credit: Kyoto Univ iCeMS Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) can infinitely self-renew and develop into all major cell types in...
Deep-sea fish choose habitat according to genotype, new research says
Credit: Marine Scotland Science Scientists have found evidence of natural selection in a deep-sea fish species adapting to the depth...
Plants share defensive proteins in evolutionary pick ‘n’ mix
The recent research, led by the Krasileva Group of Earlham Institute and The Sainsbury Laboratory, used phylogenetics (the study of...
How are we related? A Compara-bly easy workflow to find gene families
Published in GigaScience, the open source Galaxy workflow allows researchers to make easier work of finding gene families; an important...
Scientists found a way to postpone cell death
Credit: Vladimir Gogvadze A team of scientists from MSU and the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics of Russian Academy...
Mammals share mechanisms controlling the heart with a 400-million-year-old fish
Credit: Gustavo M. Oda Primitive air-breathing fish, whose direct ancestors first appeared around 400 million years ago, show mechanisms controlling...
Chaperones can hold protein in non-equilibrium states
After translation, proteins must fold to their functional 3D shape and keep it while under attack by various perturbations: external...
Mortality in HIV+ immunosuppressed adults:intensive screening is equivalent to preventive treatment
The STATIS trial (sponsor Inserm-ANRS) has compared two innovative strategies designed to reduce mortality in severely immunosuppressed HIV-infected adults. Coordinated...
One-month TB prophylaxis as effective as nine-month regimen for people living with HIV
A one-month antibiotic regimen to prevent active tuberculosis (TB) disease was at least as safe and effective as the standard...
