HKU Mechanical Engineering team develops multifunctional tendon-mimetic hydrogels
Repairing or replacing injured tendons or similar load-bearing tissues represents one of the major challenges in clinical medicine. Natural tendons ...
HKUMed established the first human respiratory organoid culture system and unveils a novel mechanism for the high transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant
A research team led by Dr Zhou Jie and Professor Yuen Kwok-yung from State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases ...
On-demand preparation of organosilicon reagents
National University of Singapore (NUS) scientists have demonstrated that stepwise customised functionalisation of multihydrosilanes to access fully substituted silicon compounds ...
Highly sensitive and self-healing conductive hydrogels fabricated from cationic cellulose nanofiber-dispersed liquid metal for strain sensors
This study is led by Dr. Wenxia Liu (State Key Laboratory of Biobased Materials and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of ...
SwRI-led team successfully observes Australian eclipse in preparation for 2024 US eclipse
SAN ANTONIO – 4.20.23 -Scientists from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) led a team in the unique Citizen Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse ...
Cheetahs need more space: Reintroduction in India must consider their spatial ecology
In autumn 2022 and winter 2023, a total of 20 cheetahs from Namibia and South Africa were introduced to Kuno ...
Purdue Ventures invests in antibody-based cancer therapeutics company
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Ventures, which manages three funds to support Purdue University-connected startups, has invested $250,000 in TRIO Pharmaceuticals Inc., ...
Discovery challenges our understanding of nervous systems and their evolution
Using advanced technologies, a team of scientists led by Pawel Burkhardt from the Michael Sars Centre, University of Bergen and ...
An extra gene increases inhibitory signaling in the brain of the Down syndrome mouse
An extra copy of a gene that controls synapse formation in the cortex causes excessive inhibitory signaling and may contribute ...
Brain diseases are better classified using analysis of gene activity
Research led by Yashar Zeighami at McGill University, Canada provides a new way to characterize brain diseases. The study, publishing ...
Astrocyte dysfunction causes cognitive decline
People with dementia have protein build-up in astrocytes that may trigger abnormal antiviral activity and memory loss, according to a ...
Using solar farms to generate fresh desert soil crust
In the arid regions of the American Southwest, an unseen world lies beneath our feet. Biocrusts, or biological soil crusts, ...
Tick biology classic gets fresh look in new annotated edition
Annapolis, MD; April 20, 2023—At a time when tick-borne diseases are experiencing a global resurgence, the need to understand tick ...
How “master regulators” of cells make DNA accessible for gene expression
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — New insight into proteins called “pioneer factors” helps to explain their unusual ability to open up ...
Pairing up: the impact of treating alcohol use disorder and PTSD together
A collaborative multi-site randomized controlled trial at the University of Houston and the Medical University of South Carolina is set ...
A study with the participation of CSIC reveals the structure of the protein responsible for Huntington’s disease
A team with the participation of researchers from the Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC) of the Spanish National ...
Chitin from consuming insects can help both gut microbiota and global health
Chitin (kai’tin) and healthy fats from insects appear to contribute to healthy gut microbiota and are strong sources of protein ...
Defying gravity
Physicists from the University of Utrecht and the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw have observed - for ...
What can nematodes’ body size tell us about cell growth?
University of Oklahoma assistant professor of biology Gavin Woodruff, Ph.D., has received a Faculty Early Career Development Award, known as a ...
New lung immuno-oncology therapeutic strategy identified
New York, NY (April 20, 2023)—Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have demonstrated in a preclinical ...
