Turning off the protein tap — A new clue to neurodegenerative disease
Credit: The University of Manchester/Martin Lowe Disabling a part of brain cells that acts as a tap to regulate the...
The origin of stem cells
Freiburg plant biologist Prof. Dr. Thomas Laux and his research group have published an article in the journal Developmental Cell...
Commercial weight-loss drug could help treat opioid addiction
Scientists are working to come up with new therapies to curb America's opioid epidemic and aid hospitals, doctors and public...
NASA finds planets of red dwarf stars may face oxygen loss in habitable zones
Credit: NASA Goddard/Conceptual Image Lab, Michael Lentz, animator/Genna Duberstein, producer The search for life beyond Earth starts in habitable zones,...
Clint Alfaro receives Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Best Paper Award 2016
Credit: Clint Alfaro Heidelberg| New York, Feb. 8, 2017 -- Clint Alfaro is the winner of this year's ABC Best...
New stem cell technique shows promise for bone repair
Credit: UNIST A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has developed a new method of repairing injured bone using stem cells...
Horror movie scenes help UCI team identify key brain circuits for processing fear
Irvine, Calif., Feb. 8, 2017 -- Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have identified a key neural pathway in...
UNIST to engineer dream diodes with a graphene interlayer
Credit: UNIST ULSAN, South Korea--A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has created a new technique that greatly enhances the...
Record-breaking material that contracts when heated
Credit: Koshi Takenaka Nagoya, Japan - Machines and devices used in modern industry are required to withstand harsh conditions. When...
UNIST to engineer new eco-battery, using seawater
Credit: UNIST UNIST will be working with public organizations in the energy sector to develop a new type of eco-friendly...
UNIST engineers oxide semiconductor just single atom thick
Credit: UNIST ULSAN, South Korea--A new study, affiliated with UNIST has introduced a novel method for fabrication of world's thinnest...
NYU researchers study patients’ genetic and susceptibility risk factors for lymphedema
Each year, about 1.38 million women worldwide are diagnosed with breast cancer. Advances in diagnosis and treatment have facilitated a...
‘Corrective glass’ for mass spectrometry imaging
Credit: Benjamin Bartels, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology The chemical analysis of biological tissues with three-dimensional shapes has been...
Scientists argue current climate change models understate the problem
A new study on the relationship between people and the planet shows that climate change is only one of many...
Recycling yogurt waste to produce electricity, nutrients and more dairy foods
America's appetite for Greek yogurt has skyrocketed over the past decade. But for every container of Greek yogurt consumed, you...
CWRU researcher finds fish uses sneaking behavior as stealth mating strategy
(Case Western Reserve University) A Case Western Reserve University researcher found and recorded the Cuatro Ciénegas cichlid, a rare fish...
Compound from deep-water marine sponge could provide antibacterial solutions for MRSA
Loading video... Credit: Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute A compound extracted from a deep-water marine sponge collected near...
Digital relay baton enables remote crowd cheering of athletes
Credit: Dr Franco Curmi The loneliness of the long distance runner could soon be a thing of the past as...
Sheet bulk metal forming research gains EUR 4.7 million in funding
An outstanding success for Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) - the German Research Foundation (DFG) has extended the Collaborative Research Centre SFB/TRR...
Towards equal access to digital coins
Scientists at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) of the University of Luxembourg have developed an important...