Cell membrane proteins imaged in 3D
Scientists used lanthanide-binding tags to image proteins at the level of a cell membrane, opening new doors for studies on ...
Is there a link between the physics of hearing and the ability to interpret music?
UH engineer awarded a Guggenheim fellowship to pursue the questionCredit: University of Houston Pradeep Sharma, a mechanical engineer at the ...
Loss of smell and taste validated as COVID-19 symptoms in patients with high recovery rate
Study suggests clinicians should include sensory impairment as standard screening measureCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Loss of smell and ...
New Rutgers saliva test for coronavirus gets FDA approval
Emergency use authorization granted for new biomaterial collection approachCredit: Rutgers University The FDA has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to ...
Graphene heterostructures with black phosphorus, arsenic enable new infrared detectors
Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office MIPT scientists and their colleagues from Japan and the U.S. have calculated the parameters of ...
Scientists discover bent-toed gecko species in Cambodia
Credit: Thy Neang A new species of bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus phnomchiensis) has been described from Cambodia's Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary ...
Diagnostics, meet CRISPR
New CRISPR diagnostic testCredit: Michael Kaminski, MDC The simplicity of urine sampling has been combined with the excellent sensing abilities ...
Foxglove plants produce heart medicine; can science do it better?
Two studies mark an early step in a UB biologist's quest to understand how foxgloves make medicinal compoundsCredit: Zhen Wang ...
FDA approves first ever treatment for neurofibromatosis
According to the Children's Tumor Foundation, approval of AstraZeneca and MSD (Merck)'s Koselugo (selumetinib) increases potential for successful tumor reduction ...
Reducing sulfur dioxide emissions alone cannot substantially decrease air pollution
Credit: Qianqian Zhang High loadings of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) during haze are mostly produced from the chemical reactions of ...
UCI-led team designs carbon nanostructure stronger than diamonds
Novel plate-cell architecture reaches theoretical limit of performanceCredit: Cameron Crook and Jens Bauer / UCI Irvine, Calif., April 13, 2020 ...
Research provides new insights into menopause and weight gain
UCLA biologists reveal interplay between estrogen and key geneCredit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA Can women in menopause get the benefits of hormone ...
Livestock and poultry farming should be the future focus of agricultural ammonia emissions control
Credit: Jiayu Huang As the only alkaline gas in the atmosphere, ammonia can react with sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides ...
The building blocks of gum disease
Credit: S. Shibata, OIST Porphyromonas gingivalis is a major bacterial pathogen which leads to periodontitis also known as gum disease. ...
Scientists discover supernova that outshines all others
Credit: Aaron Geller (Northwestern University) A supernova at least twice as bright and energetic, and likely much more massive than ...
Data visualization tool examines community factors underlying COVID-19 outcomes
Updated daily, app shows how disparities in community conditions affect health outcomesCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- A new ...
New formation theory explains the mysterious interstellar object ‘Oumuamua
A new scenario based on computer simulations accounts for all of the observed characteristics of the first known interstellar object ...
Discovered a small protein that synchronizes the circadian clocks in shoots and roots
The CSIC researcher at CRAG Paloma Mas leads a study published in Nature Plants demonstrating that the clock protein ELF4 ...
New handle for controlling electromagnetic properties could enable spintronic computing
The magnetic transition of troilite causes instabilities in the 'space metal's' structure that transforms it from a conductor to an ...
Intermountain Healthcare COVID-19 response teams to provide support to New York hospitals
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Hundreds of Intermountain Healthcare clinicians recently expressed interest in providing assistance to states facing major surges in ...
