Survey: Another good year for Chesapeake Bay’s underwater grasses
Credit: © D. Malmquist/VIMS. An annual survey led by researchers at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows ...
Two UTA students earn prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program funding
Credit: UTA Two University of Texas at Arlington College of Science students have been named recipients of National Science Foundation ...
Chemoresistance in breast cancer is related to varying tumor cell populations
Credit: Cell Reports / IDIBELL Researchers from the transformation and metastasis group of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led ...
Molecule identified that helps give resident T cells in the skin their anti-cancer punch
Credit: Photograph courtesy of Medical University of South Carolina immunologist Dr. Chrystal M. Paulos and Dartmouth's Dr. Mary Jo Turk. ...
A turbo engine for tracing neurons
Credit: Allen Institute Putting a turbo engine into an old car gives it an entirely new life--suddenly it can go ...
Cold-water corals: Acidification harms, warming promotes growth
Credit: Photo: JAGO-Team, GEOMAR Because they build their skeletons from calcium carbonate, cold-water corals such as the globally distributed species ...
Scientists examine impact of high-severity fires on conifer forests
Credit: Photo by Thomas Link The ability of some Western conifer forests to recover after severe fire may become increasingly ...
American Physical Society and CERN sign an open access agreement for SCOAP3
The American Physical Society (APS) and The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), as the Host Organization of SCOAP3 (Sponsoring ...
New analysis of brain network activity offers unique insight into epileptic seizures
WASHINGTON, D.C., April, 27, 2017 -- Epilepsy is a complex neurological disorder that afflicts approximately 50 million people worldwide. Although ...
Computational research details the activation mechanism of p38α
Credit: Antonija Kuzmanic. The protein p38α is a member of a family of molecules that transmit outside signals throughout the ...
Using rooster testes to learn how the body fights viruses
Credit: University of Rochester Medical Center Our bodies are constantly under siege by foreign invaders; viruses, bacteria and parasites that ...
New fiber optic probe brings endoscopic diagnosis of cancer closer to the clinic
Credit: Jürgen Popp, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena and Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena WASHINGTON -- In ...
New eye test detects earliest signs of glaucoma
A SIMPLE eye test could help solve the biggest global cause of irreversible blindness, glaucoma. In clinical trials, the pioneering ...
Light has new capacity for electronics
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 27, 2017 -- Characters in some of the more futuristic science fiction films, like "Minority Report" and ...
Landmark clinical trial to help Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis sufferers
A clinical trial funded by Arthritis Research UK and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) led by professors from ...
Metal nanoparticles induced visible-light photocatalysis: Mechanisms, applications, ways of promoting catalytic activity and outlook
Credit: ©Science China Press In the quest to solve solar energy conversion as well as environmental remediation issues, photocatalysis using ...
Scientists at MIPT explain the way Weyl particles ‘dance’ on crystal surface
Credit: MIPT Press Office Researchers at MIPT have examined the behavior of Weyl particles trapped on the surface of Weyl ...
Mushrooms get defensive
Some mushrooms produce long-chain unsaturated carboxylic acids as their chemical defense against insect larvae. The biosynthesis of these polyenes relies ...
ECDC report shows strong potential of E-health to increase vaccination coverage in Europe
Credit: ECDC Twenty one EU/EEA countries have developed or are in the process of developing systems to digitally record information ...
A close look into the barley genome
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) An international consortium, with the participation of the Helmholtz Zentrum ...
