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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics researchers awarded $6.4M NIH grant to develop deep learning model systems to understand mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease
A five-year, $6.4 million grant to develop an integrated, multiscale artificial intelligence (AI) approach to study genetic factors associated with...
Converting brain immune cells into neurons helps mice recover after stroke
Fukuoka, Japan – Researchers at Kyushu University have discovered that turning brain immune cells into neurons successfully restores brain function...
Fighting antimicrobial resistance with new drug combinations
Antimicrobial resistance – occurring when pathogens can survive antibiotic treatment – is one of the most rapidly emerging global public...
New institute aims to address gap in nation’s health care system through highly effective yet overlooked nutrition interventions
A newly launched, first-of-its-kind institute aims to address a glaring gap in the medical system by working to integrate food-based...
Going rogue: Scientists apply giant wave mechanics on a nanometric scale
Researchers have shown how the principles of rogue waves – huge 30-metre waves that arise unexpectedly in the ocean –...
Grasping the three-dimensional morphology of kilonovae
An advanced new three-dimensional (3D) computer simulation of the light emitted following a merger of two neutron stars has produced...
New RCSI-led study seeks to understand Cystic Fibrosis in young children in ‘new era’ of care
Wednesday, 18 October 2023: A major new study led by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and Children’s Health...
From a five-layer graphene sandwich, a rare electronic state emerges
Ordinary pencil lead holds extraordinary properties when shaved down to layers as thin as an atom. A single, atom-thin sheet...
Immunogenicity and safety of an Escherichia coli-produced human papillomavirus (types 6/11/16/18/31/33/45/52/58) L1 virus-like-particle vaccine: a phase 2 double-blind, randomized, controlled trial
This study is conducted by the Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine...
Do adult periodical cicadas actually feed on anything?
Annapolis, MD; October 18, 2023—Every so often, cicadas emerge above ground and blanket the earth with their exoskeletons while emitting...
New study uncovers profound impact of diet and genetically induced obesity on ovarian microenvironment at single-cell resolution
This study was led by Prof. Zi-Jiang Chen’ team from the Center for Reproductive Medicine of Shandong University, in collaboration...
Researchers unveil fire-inhibiting nonflammable gel polymer electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries
A collaborative research team, led by Professor Hyun-Kon Song in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST, Dr....
New insights into the genetics of the common octopus: genome at the chromosome level decoded
Octopuses are fascinating animals – and serve as important model organisms in neuroscience, cognition research and developmental biology. To gain...
AI identifies antimalarial drug as possible osteoporosis treatment
Correction (Oct. 17, 2023): The paper’s title has been corrected to “Deep Learning-Predicted Dihydroartemisinin Rescues Osteoporosis by Maintaining Mesenchymal Stem...
Superlensing without a super lens: physicists boost microscopes beyond limits
Ever since Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovered the world of bacteria through a microscope in the late seventeenth century, humans have...
Collaborative study focuses on using computer algorithms to find molecular adaptations to improve COVID-19 drugs
As the COVID-19 pandemic scattered and isolated people, researchers across Virginia Tech connected for a data-driven collaboration seeking improved drugs...
Reef-devouring predator survives coral bleaching and feasts on the survivors
Research conducted by marine biologists from the University of Sydney has found juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish can withstand tremendous heatwaves well...
Physicists create new form of antenna for radio waves
University of Otago physicists have used a small glass bulb containing an atomic vapor to demonstrate a new form of...
Marine mammal longevity study reveals remarkable advances in animal welfare
A new study provides compelling evidence that animal care and management practices at zoos and aquariums have significantly improved over...
New specimen collection system enhances assisted reproductive technologies
New Specimen Collection System Enhances Assisted Reproductive TechnologiesCredit: TTUHSC New Specimen Collection System Enhances Assisted Reproductive Technologies Considered an experimental...
