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Osaka, Japan – Although many people still die from severe burns, the underlying physiology behind burns is not well understood. ...

A new sensor shows brain cells making and then breaking contact

Osaka, Japan – When brain cells, or neurons, are putting out processes to connect with other neurons, how do they ...

Allen Institute for Immunology partners with Lilly to better understand autoimmune disease

SEATTLE — July 18, 2023 — In a significant milestone for the Allen Institute for Immunology, a division of the ...

It’s sewage, not fertilizer fueling nitrogen surge in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon

From recurring harmful algal blooms – including brown tides – to catastrophic seagrass losses, fish kills and unusual marine mammal ...

NIH grant backs Rice U. lab’s sickle cell disease research

HOUSTON – (July 18, 2023) – Rice University bioengineer Gang Bao and his team have won a 4-year, $2.6 million grant ...

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IOP Publishing’s latest Environmental Research series journals now open for submissions

Credit: IOP Publishing IOP Publishing’s (IOPP) new environmental research journals are now open for submissions. Announced earlier this year, the ...

Bioluminescent bacteria coordinate signaling to colonize squid’s light organ

Bioluminescent bacteria and the Hawaiian bobtail squid have formed a longstanding mutually beneficial relationship. How the bacteria coordinate their behavior ...

A new way to browse interlinked biodiversity data: The Biodiversity Knowledge Hub is now online!

The Horizon 2020 BiCIKL Project is proud to announce that the Biodiversity Knowledge Hub (BKH) is now online.Credit: BiCIKL Project The Horizon 2020 BiCIKL Project is ...

The double face of RNase as a treatment for systemic autoimmune diseases

Osaka, Japan – Systemic autoimmune diseases are characterized by inflammation of multiple organs and can have devastating consequences for patients. ...

Study finds tracking brain waves could reduce post-op complications

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- When patients undergo general anesthesia, their brain activity often slows down as they sink into unconsciousness. Higher ...

Rural mortality rose during year two of pandemic, despite vaccines, new study finds

There was one striking difference between 2020, year one of the COVID-19 pandemic, and 2021, year two: in the second ...

First robotic liver transplant in U.S. performed by Washington University surgeons

A surgical team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently performed the first robotic liver transplant in ...

Maximum-likelihood phylogeny of 320 whole-genome sequences of Streptococcus pyogenes

Bacteria discreetly dwelling in throat revealed to be primary source of Strep A transmission

Breakthrough research has found that Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections are more likely transmitted from asymptomatic throat carriage than skin-to-skin ...

Website that enables users to explore relationships between genes, drugs, and birth defects

Researchers develop AI model to better predict which drugs may cause birth defects

New York, NY (July 17, 2023)—Data scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and ...

First study to directly compare gene mutation type in individuals with CHAMP1 disorder indicates key differences

New research led by the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai has illuminated genetic differences among ...

Light is extremely confined in a nanoslit in a coupled-nanowire-pair.

Shrinking light: Nanoscale optical breakthrough

Imagine shrinking light down to the size of a tiny water molecule, unlocking a world of quantum possibilities. This has ...

Ochsner participates in new study showing potential benefits of normothermic machine perfusion in liver transplantation

A groundbreaking clinical trial comparing conventional low temperature storage of transplant donor livers with storage at physiological body temperature has ...

All about the Benjamins: Researchers decipher the secrets of Benjamin Franklin’s paper money

Benjamin Franklin may be best known as the creator of bifocals and the lightning rod, but a group of University ...

THE STRUCTURE OF MORPHOLOGY OF 1D & 2D LOW-DIMENSIONAL CARBON MATERIALS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE OF SELECTIVE OXYGEN REDUCTION TO PRODUCING H₂O₂

Formamide: a versatile small molecular building block for synthesizing heavily N-doped 1D & 2D carbon

Low-dimensional carbon materials (LDCs), including graphene and carbon nanotubes, have attracted considerable attention due to their unique morphologies and intriguing ...

Merck Prize boosts work on automated air sensor for pandemic pathogens