Vegan and omnivorous diets promote equivalent muscle mass gain, study shows
Trials performed by researchers at the University of São Paulo with healthy young adults show that the right level of ...
A tale of frozen landscapes is also an urgent call to action
Credit: Jon Ove Hagen The catastrophe Wadham is seeing unfold is the rapid melting and demise of our planet's glaciers. ...
Alzheimer protein APP regulates learning and social behavior in the healthy brain
Beyond plaques: Heidelberg scientists unravel the natural functions of the APP protein familyCredit: Susanne Klein, Prof. Müller's research group, Heidelberg ...
Magnetically propelled cilia power climbing soft robots and microfluidic pumps (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society The rhythmic motions of hair-like cilia move liquids around cells or propel the cells themselves. In ...
New study shows flies mutant for schizophrenia-associated genes respond well to anti-psychotics
Credit: University of Bristol Scientists have successfully treated flies displaying behavioural problems linked to newly discovered schizophrenia-associated genes in humans, ...
NPS students tackle key challenges of the Mobile CubeSat Network
Credit: (U.S. Navy graphic by the NPS Office of University Communications) Four Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students, representing the Navy ...
CT scans offer new view of Lake Malawi cichlid specimens in Penn State museum
Modern technology aids effort to characterize fish species in huge southern Africa waterCredit: Jay Stauffer Jr., Penn State Computed tomography ...
Nickel atoms detected in the cold gas around interstellar comet 2I/Borisov
Credit: ESO/P.Guzik/M.Drahus Unbound nickel atoms and other heavy elements have been observed in very hot cosmic environments, including the atmospheres ...
Getting “wind” of the future: Making wind turbines low-maintenance and more resilient
Researchers propose a computationally simple design for the simultaneous detection and real-time resolution of multiple faults in a wind turbine ...
World met target for protected area coverage on land, but quality must improve
UNEP/IUCN Protected Planet Report: over 22 million km2 of land, 28 million km2 of ocean protected or conserved since 2010; ...
Sandia app assesses value of energy storage for businesses, utilities
Energy storage critical for resilient grid, increased renewable energyCredit: Photo by Randy Montoya/Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Utility companies ...
‘Postcode lottery’ of nutrient intake from crops revealed in new study
Credit: The University of Nottingham The amount of nutrients people get from the crops that they eat is a type ...
Research of microring lasers shows prospects of optical applications in electronics
A paper by Kazan Federal University appeared in IET Microwaves, Antennas & PropagationCredit: Kazan Federal University Problems for eigenmodes of ...
Modeling can predict mutation “hotspots” and antibody escapers in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
Study identifies structural basis of spike protein mutations with stronger binding and antibody resistance, which may explain transmissibility of new ...
Virginia Tech scientists see fluid flow as potential key to Alzheimer’s disease
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC explore new Alzheimer's approachCredit: Virginia Tech Scientists don't fully understand what causes Alzheimer's disease, ...
Wireless and battery-free spintronic energy harvester
Credit: S.Fukami Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Tohoku University have demonstrated that an array of electrically ...
Parental consumption shapes how teens think about and use cannabis
UBCO research shows understanding teen use helps develop effective prevention programsCredit: Photo by Esteban Lopez on Unsplash. Turns out the ...
A protein modification of MECP2 can convey neuroprotection under inflammation
Credit: UEF/ Raija Törrönen Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have found a potential neuroprotective effect of a protein ...
Tumor marker may help overcome endocrine treatment-resistant breast cancer
Testing may identify patients who benefit from early HER2 targeted therapyCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, CALIF. - May 19, ...
New study identifies plasticity disparities between patients with brain malformation
Patients with Corpus Callosum Dysgenesis present distinct reconfiguration of their neural connectionsCredit: Diego Szczpak Recently published in the scientific journal Brain ...