Newly discovered enzyme helps make valuable bioactive saponins
Osaka University-led research team discovers new enzyme, opening novel routes for producing a family of valuable chemicals with medical and ...
‘The global built environment sector must think in new, radical ways, and act quickly’
The construction sector, the real estate industry and city planners must give high priority to the same goal - to ...
New method brings physics to deep learning to better simulate turbulence
Credit: Jonathan Freund, The Grainger College of Engineering Deep learning, also called machine learning, reproduces data to model problem scenarios ...
Former piece of Pacific Ocean floor imaged deep beneath China
Study offers clues about the fate of tectonic plates that sink deep in Earth's mantleCredit: Courtesy of Rice University HOUSTON ...
Elastic-free face masks can help some with allergies stay safe during COVID-19
University of Cincinnati fellow presents case related to COVID-19 during national meetingCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati A University of Cincinnati ...
Measuring the true cost of conservation
Environmental conservation expert discusses how new research will play a key role in promoting a greener futureCredit: Photo courtesy of ...
Researchers identify promising new compounds to potentially treat novel coronaviruses
Research could accelerate efforts to develop new anti-viral drugs to fight flu, ebola, and novel coronaviruseslike COVID-19Credit: University of Maryland ...
Sussex research points to new effective breast cancer treatment
Five-year study, the structure-function relationship of oncogenic LMTK3, Science Advances, suggests that LMTK3 inhibitors could be effectively used for the ...
New supercomputer installed at Stony Brook
The Ookami computer is available to researchers nationwide as a testbed for high-performance computing technologyCredit: Stony Brook University STONY BROOK, ...
Worms reveal why melatonin promotes sleep
Research in C. elegans shows how melatonin activates the BK channel in the brainCredit: Bojun Chen/UConn Health Melatonin is used ...
COVID-19 survival among elderly patients could be improved by arthritis drug
A type of arthritis drug may reduce the risk of dying for elderly patients with COVID-19.Credit: Imperial College London A ...
Scientists discover secret to superbug’s virulence in diabetic infections
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Nov. 13, 2020 - The bodies of people with uncontrolled diabetes appear to be the perfect environment ...
Study: Respiratory failure in COVID-19 usually not driven by cytokine storm
Findings indicate anti-inflammatory drugs likely to benefit only a fraction of people with severe diseaseCredit: Matt Miller The turning point ...
Cytokine storms play a limited role in moderate-to-severe COVID-19
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Washington University research suggests steroids such as dexamethasone should be reserved for the sickest ...
Baricitinib treatment linked to reduced mortality in COVID-19 patients
Credit: Jannis Politidis The rheumatoid arthritis drug baricitinib can block viral entry and reduce mortality in patients with moderate to ...
Dynamic risk management in cell populations
Credit: K. Kamino Much like investors on the stock market, cell populations prepare for changes in the environment by spreading ...
Aurora-chasing citizen scientists help discover a new feature of STEVE
Credit: Copyright Neil Zeller, used with permission In 2018, a new aurora-like discovery struck the world. From 2015 to 2016, ...
Light shed on the atomic resolution structure of phage DNA tube
A methodological milestoneCredit: Visualization: Barth van Rossum, FMP Given that phages are able to destroy bacteria, they are of particular ...
Why does COVID-19 seem to spare children?
Vanderbilt University Medical Center study offers an answerCredit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and ...
Two anti-inflammatory compounds shown to be capable of accelerating recovery from COVID-19
Monoclonal antibody tested by researchers at University of São Paulo and experimental drug given to patients in Italy by University ...
