Organic solar cells will last 10 years in space
Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, the Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics of RAS, and ...
Semi-arid land in China has expanded in recent decades and probably continues to expand
Credit: Jianrong Bi Drylands cover approximately 50% of the land surface in China, among which semi-arid regions are the main ...
Cultural drive breeds war in new evolutionary theory
New mathematical model for understanding the evolution of intergroup conflictsCredit: Photo credit: Shield Warrior 0087 by glyphwalker License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/legalcode Creative ...
Deep learning-powered ‘DeepEC’ helps accurately understand enzyme functions
Credit: KAIST A deep learning-powered computational framework, 'DeepEC,' will allow the high-quality and high-throughput prediction of enzyme commission numbers, which ...
How to equip the brake of immunity
Production of lymphocytes that suppress autoimmune diseases and inflammatory bowel diseasesCredit: Toho University Medical School The immune system is indispensable ...
Temple researchers: Sorting protein in neurons defends against neurodegenerative disease
Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) - Like a sorting machine in an assembly line, ...
Improved model could help scientists better predict crop yield, climate change effects
Credit: RIPE Project CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A new computer model incorporates how microscopic pores on leaves may open in response ...
Research shows that drinking Matcha tea can reduce anxiety
Credit: Dr. Yuki Kurauchi Many different countries have a tea culture, and Japanese Matcha tea is growing in popularity around ...
Treatment target pinpointed for liver cancer in teens and young adults
The suspect, an abnormal, fused protein, gathers enzymes that drive uncontrolled cell growthCredit: Mitchell H. Omar New findings show how ...
Kidney patients are neglected in clinical trials
Kidney diseases affect 850 million people worldwide, a figure twice as high as that of diabetes. Yet patients with chronic ...
Pitt/UPMC to lead $19.2 million trial to test red cell exchange in sickle cell disease
PITTSBURGH, July 9, 2019 - Medical advances have dramatically increased the life expectancy of patients with sickle cell disease, but ...
Dartmouth study finds that parental ‘memory’ is inherited across generations
Are our personalities and behaviors shaped more by our genes or our circumstances? While this age-old "nature vs. nurture" question ...
Scientists decode DNA secrets of world’s toughest bean
Credit: TJ Close / UCR UC Riverside scientists have decoded the genome of black-eyed peas, offering hope for feeding Earth's ...
Cardiac arrest among hospitalized patients may be underestimated
Journal of the American Heart Association Report DALLAS, July 9, 2019 -- Significantly more patients suffer cardiac arrests in U.S. ...
This Travel Essential Will Banish Holiday Headaches
Dropcap the popularization of the “ideal measure” has led to advice such as “Increase font size for large screens and ...
Old protein, new tricks: UMD connects a protein to antibody immunity for the first time
New applications of a human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) protein could represent a breakthrough in persistent infection, immunology, with many therapeutic prospects ...
Blue Water Vaccines, developing universal flu vaccine, closes $7 million led by CincyTech
Vaccine based on pioneering mathematical models, research from University of OxfordCredit: Blue Water Vaccines Vaccine based on pioneering mathematical models, ...
The folds in our grey cells
Dr. Silvia Budday receives DFG funding for junior research group investigating the mechanics of the human brain. We all know ...
New technique developed to detect autism in children
Researchers have developed a new technique to help doctors more quickly and accurately detect autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children. ...
Blue light at night increases the consumption of sweets in rats
A new study demonstrates that just one hour of exposure to blue light at night - the kind of light ...
