Scientists discover an antidote to lethal snake bites that comes straight from the source
University of Maryland researchers discovered a new approach to treating venomous snake bites—using the same toxin-blocking proteins that snakes evolved...
Oil droplets remodel themselves, swallow their surroundings like living cells
image: Microscopic oil droplets change shape simply by being exposed to a soap-like molecule, eventually closing into a sealed capsule that...
NIH grants $2.8M to develop tools for study of mosquito-microbe interactions
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Mosquito-borne pathogens, including zika, yellow fever and other illnesses have serious and worldwide impacts on human...
Photocatalytic water splitting by 2D polymer with out-of-plane carrier flow
Solar-driven water splitting with semiconductor particulates offers a sustainable pathway for hydrogen production1,2. Two-dimensional (2D) π-conjugated polymers have emerged as...
A distinct CAR-T cell phenotype mediates therapeutic response at limited doses
Yousefian, S., Schubert, ML., Minafra, A.R. et al. A distinct CAR-T cell phenotype mediates therapeutic response at limited doses. Nat...
Latent profiles and network dynamics of psychological frailty in older adults: a computational simulation study
Bao, Y., Jiang, Z., Wang, F. et al. Latent profiles and network dynamics of psychological frailty in older adults: a...
Photon-driven electron excitations in quantum materials
Photon-driven electron excitation is a foundational mechanism underpinning the interaction between light and matter in quantum materials, including van der...
Adipose triglyceride lipase driven lipolysis as a targetable metabolic vulnerability in prostate cancer with intrinsic metabolic inflexibility
Tiefenbacher, A., Gudenus, M., Valcanover, D. et al. Adipose triglyceride lipase driven lipolysis as a targetable metabolic vulnerability in prostate...
ORNL launches national cement and concrete innovation hub
image: Denise Antunes da Silva, executive director of the ACCENT Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, prepares a cement sample for...
Mechanical strain creates chirality
image: Mechanical strain can deform a solid at the atomic level, forming a chiral structure. view more Credit: © Jörg Harms,...
Donor cord blood composition may influence CAR NK cell therapy outcomes
CAR NK cell therapy is a novel immunotherapy made from natural killer (NK) cells engineered to better recognize and eliminate cancer cells At UT MD...
Okafor named president-elect of ACVPM Epidemiology Specialty
image: Chika Okafor, associate professor and director of veterinary public Health at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, has...
AI opens new era in cognitive studies of wild primates
image: Machine vision allows the model to shift tests from one identified capuchin to another so multiple individuals can participate in...
Nanopore sequencing identifies parent-of-origin specific age-associated methylation changes at imprinted loci in the human genome
Sigurpalsdottir, B., Holley, G., Sverrisson, S.Þ. et al. Nanopore sequencing identifies parent-of-origin specific age-associated methylation changes at imprinted loci in...
Artificial intelligence could make autism screening more accessible
video: Using video from a standard camera, the AI tool automatically tracks a child’s movements as they imitate an instructor performing...
Targeting a signaling pathway activated by acidic tumor environment restores treatment response to PARP inhibitors in ovarian cancer
image: Rugang Zhang, Ph.D. view more Credit: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center PARP inhibitors are among the most widely...
UMBC researcher to build on HIV drug side effect research with new NIAID grant to improve HIV prevention drugs
A University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) scientist has received a two-year grant from the National Institute of Allergy and...
Blue LED light sparks new chemical reaction that could speed up drug discovery
image: Image Credit: Yufei Zhang et al. ,Vicinal disubstitution of alkyl C–X synthons via alkene radical cation generation.Science0,eaef0766DOI:10.1126/science.aef0766. view more Credit:...
Scientists identify new mitochondrial pathway linked to harmful inflammation in aging
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that helps aging cells drive the chronic inflammation linked to...
Octahedral-coordinated Co3O4 for water electrolysis in acid
The development of highly active and stable non-noble metal oxide catalysts to replace iridium-based materials for efficient acidic water electrolysis...