Embedded heterojunction enables superior pH-universal hydrogen evolution catalysis
Green hydrogen has long been promoted as a key component of a low-carbon energy system, but its expansion has been...
Lung immune cells may trigger autoimmune disease development, study suggests
Scientists at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have produced one of the most detailed maps yet of immune...
Evolutionary history may explain why COVID-19 affects some people more severely
Viruses do not encounter a blank biological landscape when they infect humans. They meet an immune system shaped by thousands...
Removing cholesterol also reduced forever chemicals and plastics, puzzling scientists
Apheresis, a blood-cleansing treatment developed primarily for patients with severe, treatment-resistant cholesterol disorders, may also remove certain persistent environmental pollutants,...
VCU Massey Cancer Center Awarded $2.7 Million NIH Grant
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a $2.7 million Worta McCaskill-Stevens K12 award from the National Institutes of Health...
Green chemistry breakthrough converts lignin-derived quinones into valuable cyclohexanediol using pure water
Lignin, the complex polymer that gives wood its strength, has long been viewed as one of the most promising yet...
Study finds common microplastic exposure may raise fatty liver disease risk
Microplastics are no longer confined to distant oceans or polluted shorelines. They have been detected in drinking water, food, air...
Marshall researcher helps shape first global GLP-1 guidance on women’s reproductive health
The world’s fastest-growing class of weight-loss medicines has reached a critical crossroads: millions of women of reproductive age are now...
Correction: Soft ammonium molybdate hydrogel drops harvest photoenergy
A correction published in Light: Science & Applications has brought renewed attention to an unusual approach to solar-energy research: harvesting...
Study identifies health empowerment profiles among older adults hospitalized after stroke
Stroke recovery may depend on more than the visible damage recorded on a brain scan. A new study in BMC...
Atomic study shows catalyst supports can enable cleaner syngas production
Methane is one of the most abundant carbon-containing molecules on Earth, yet converting it into useful chemicals remains a formidable...
Scientists uncover promising target driving treatment resistance in advanced breast cancer
A Houston Methodist-led study has identified a biological signaling pathway that may help explain why some metastatic breast cancers resist...
Theoretical physicists uncover discoveries using cloud computing for cutting-edge physics experiment
Researchers have remotely observed the effects of anomalous tunneling in a Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC), marking the first peer-reviewed scientific result...
UC San Diego Health Tops California, Joins National Honor Roll
UC San Diego Health has been named California’s leading hospital system and one of the top 20 health care systems...
Smithsonian scientists untangle Hawaiian honeycreeper evolutionary family tree
Smithsonian researchers have reconstructed the most comprehensive evolutionary map yet of Hawaii’s honeycreepers, a spectacular group of birds whose rapid...
Glutamate co-release by inhibitory nigral neurons reverses motor deficits in Parkinson’s mice
A surprising discovery in Parkinson’s disease research is challenging one of the field’s most familiar assumptions: that restoring movement necessarily...
Scientists Reveal How Centromeres and Inner Kinetochores Work
A new review in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology is bringing the hidden architecture of chromosome inheritance into sharper focus,...
Researchers combine two materials on one photonic chip to generate new frequencies
Modern photonic chips are already capable of performing remarkable optical tasks on surfaces smaller than a fingernail, but a new...
Gelatin-Stabilized Liquid Metal Enables Conductive Hydrogels for Sensing, Energy Harvesting
Researchers at Fuzhou University have developed a gelatin-stabilized liquid-metal hydrogel that combines stretchable electronics, artificial intelligence and solar-energy conversion in...
Drug duo targets cancer and senescent cells, extending lifespan in elderly mice
A three-drug combination that exploits a metabolic weakness shared by cancer cells and senescent cells has extended post-treatment survival and...