Sea ice can control Antarctic ice sheet stability, new research finds
Despite the rapid melting of ice in many parts of Antarctica during the second half of the 20th century, researchers ...
Updates on gene therapy for ‘bubble boy’ disease and cellular immunotherapy at ASGCT
(MEMPHIS, Tenn. – May 12, 2022) Interim results of an ongoing clinical trial found lentiviral gene therapy is safe and ...
A gene in tuberculosis bacteria is found essential for siderophore secretion and virulence
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Lei Zhang, Ph.D., and Michael Niederweis, Ph.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham have made what ...
Major study to examine beavers’ Arctic impact
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge, England, has received funding of over half a million pounds to lead a major ...
First image of the beastly black hole at the heart of our galaxy
As astronomers look out at the distant cosmos, it’s only natural that they would also look inward, to the center ...
New nanomechanical oscillators with record-low loss
The vibrational modes of nanomechanical resonators are analogous to different notes of a guitar string and have similar properties such ...
AJR publishes best practices for Iodinated Contrast Media shortage
Leesburg, VA, May 13, 2022—According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), to ensure that patients with emergent or life-threatening ...
Ultrathin fuel cell uses the body’s own sugar to generate electricity
Glucose is the sugar we absorb from the foods we eat. It is the fuel that powers every cell in ...
The future of desalination?
Water scarcity is a growing problem around the world. Desalination of seawater is an established method to produce drinkable water ...
Mind the gap: Space inside eggs steers first few steps of life
Imagine sitting at a meeting where the shape of the table and your place at it might impact how you ...
Novel cell atlas for multiple human tissues reveals discoveries underlying complex diseases
Scientists from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have developed a first-of-its-kind cross-tissue cell atlas, and in collaboration with ...
‘Tabula sapiens’ multi-organ cell atlas already yielding surprises for biologists
With rare exceptions, each of the trillions of cells in our bodies carries an exact duplicate of the human genome, ...
Throwing drug resistance for a loop
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—May 12, 2022—Viruses in the herpesvirus family are leading causes of birth defects, blindness, and failed organ transplants ...
Delays in surgery for advanced esophageal cancer result in significantly worse survival than early surgery
CHICAGO: Delays in surgery for esophageal cancer did not appear to have much impact on patients’ relative survival for early-stage ...
Poll shows impact of menopause and other health issues on older women’s sex lives
Despite stereotypes to the contrary, many older women have active sex lives into their 70s, a new poll shows. But ...
Georgia Tech researchers develop wireless implantable vascular monitoring system
Vascular diseases are public enemy number one: the leading killers worldwide, accounting for nearly a third of all human deaths ...
Changes in cholesterol production lead to tragic octopus death spiral
For all their uncanny intelligence and seemingly supernatural abilities to change color and regenerate limbs, octopuses often suffer a tragic ...
High-resolution genomes reveal nuanced origins of the first farmers
Farming has been thought to originate from a single population in Southwest Asia, which covers parts of the modern-day Middle ...
Breakthrough tech enables seizure localization in minutes
Fresh techniques to aid seizure diagnosis and surgical planning stand to benefit millions of epilepsy patients, but the path to ...
From cavefish to humans: Evolution of metabolism in cavefish may provide insight into treatments for a host of diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke
KANSAS CITY, MO—May 12, 2022—New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research examines how cavefish, surface-dwelling river fish that ...
