Botulism breakthrough? Taming botulinum toxin to deliver therapeutics
Treatment reverses paralysis in mice; offers a general delivery platform for neurologic drugsCredit: Sicai Zhang/Dong Lab, Boston Children's Hospital While ...
nTIDE December 2020 Jobs Report: COVID surge slows recovery for people with disabilities
National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire Institute on DisabilityCredit: Kessler ...
Tiny wireless device sheds light on combating obesity
Texas A&M researchers have designed a device that stimulates the endings of the vagus nerve, which is responsible for the ...
Cardiac MRI shows lower degrees of myocarditis in athletes recovered from COVID-19
Myocarditis among recovering COVID-19 athletes less common than previously reportedCredit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center In a letter published in the ...
How ‘Iron Man’ bacteria could help protect the environment
MSU researchers show how microbes stand up to a toxic metal, opening the door for applications in recycling and remediationCredit: ...
Chandra studies extraordinary magnetar
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of West Virginia/H. Blumer; Infrared (Spitzer and Wise): NASA/JPLCalTech/Spitzer In 2020, astronomers added a new member to ...
Autism theory 25 years in the making
Combination of socially valued traits and disabilities can lead to conditionCredit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center A unifying explanation of the ...
Possible explanation for more efficient maize growth
Biology: Publication in The Plant CellCredit: HHU / Margaret Bezrutczyk Maize has a significantly higher productivity rate compared with many ...
Understanding how to improve antibodies targeting OX40 for the treatment of cancer
Credit: NIAID Scientists at the University of Southampton's Centre for Cancer Immunology have gained new insight into how the immune ...
Tasmanian tiger pups found to be extraordinary similar to wolf pups
Tasmanian tigers start to look like dogs in the pouchCredit: The Pask Lab Micro-CT scanning and digital reconstructions have been ...
Nanocrystals that eradicate bacteria biofilm
Credit: POSTECH The COVID-19 pandemic is raising fears of new pathogens such as new viruses or drug-resistant bacteria. To this, ...
Scientists paint multi-color atlas of the brain
A novel technique developed by Columbia researchers known as NeuroPAL helps tease out the dynamics of neural networks in the ...
Detecting COVID-19 antibodies in 10-12 seconds
Credit: Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Lab, College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH--Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University report findings on ...
Which came first, sleep or the brain?
Researchers find that, despite lacking a brain, Hydra exhibit characteristics at a molecular and genetic level associated with sleep in ...
Perceiving prosthesis as lighter thanks to neurofeedback
Credit: ETH Zurich Leg amputees are often not satisfied with their prosthesis, even though the sophisticated prostheses are becoming available. ...
Bats with white-nose syndrome prefer suboptimal habitats despite the consequences
Credit: Joseph Hoyt of Virginia Tech Since 2006, a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome has caused sharp declines in bat ...
Engineers find antioxidants improve nanoscale visualization of polymers
Credit: Brooke Kuei, Penn State Reactive molecules, such as free radicals, can be produced in the body after exposure to ...
Entangling electrons with heat
Quantum entanglement is key for next-generation computing and communications technology, Aalto researchers can now produce it using temperature differencesCredit: Aalto ...
High-speed atomic force microscopy visualizes cell protein factories
Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Ribosomes are the complexes of ribonucleoproteins at the heart of protein synthesis ...
Preserving workers’ hearing health by improving earplug efficiency
Work carried out by researchers from ÉTS and the IRSSTCredit: ÉTS Noise exposure accounts for 22% of worldwide work-related health ...
