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UTSW scientists identify mechanism crucial for COVID-19 virus replication
A team led by UT Southwestern researchers has identified how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, builds a structure called...
How bacteria defuse hypothiocyanite, an antimicrobial weapon of the innate immune system
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – How do a wide variety of bacteria — both pathogenic and commensal — survive antimicrobials released by...
New UCI-led study reveals computation-guided approach to suppressing cancer tumor growth
Irvine, CA – Aug. 10, 2022 – A new study, led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine and...
Scripps Research scientists discover antibodies that induce broad immunity against SARS viruses, including emerging variants
LA JOLLA, CA—As the world has witnessed firsthand, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, is difficult to control because of...
One more clue to the Moon’s origin
Humankind has maintained an enduring fascination with the Moon. It was not until Galileo’s time, however, that scientists really began...
By studying the wing properties of a 150-year-old holotype, scientists discover that a relict group of singing insects produced pure-tone songs at low frequencies which could travel larger distances, advancing our understanding of ancient soundscapes
###Credit: Charlie Woodrow, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ### Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0270498 Article Title: Reviving the sound of a 150-year-old insect: The...
50 years of research productivity trends across fields and genders
An analysis of scholarly research papers published in the last 50 years provides new insights into trends in research productivity,...
Minorities bore disproportionate mental health impact of pandemic
Racial and ethnic minorities bore a disproportionate mental health burden during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study published...
Prehistoric podiatry: How dinos carried their enormous weight
Scientists have cracked an enduring mystery, discovering how sauropod dinosaurs – like Brontosaurus and Diplodocus – supported their gigantic bodies on land.Credit: Dr Andreas...
Study links protecting Indigenous peoples’ lands to greater nonhuman primate biodiversity
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — By comparing geographic patterns of nonhuman primate biodiversity and human land-use, researchers discovered that areas managed or...
New target identified for treatment of premature aging disease
LA JOLLA—(August 10, 2022) A stretch of DNA that hops around the human genome plays a role in premature aging...
Aging | Common electrocardiogram measures are not associated with telomere length
BUFFALO, NY- August 10, 2022 – A new research paper was published in Aging (“Aging (Albany NY)” by Medline/PubMed, “Aging-US” by Web of...
UC San Diego researchers add monkeypox to wastewater surveillance
An ongoing program that monitors wastewater for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 and which has effectively predicted subsequent surges in COVID-19...
Highlights from the journal CHEST®, August 2022
Glenview, Illinois – Published monthly, the journal CHEST® features peer-reviewed, cutting-edge original research in chest medicine: Pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine and...
Deep Learning, Subtraction Technique Optimal for Coronary Stent Evaluation by CTA
Leesburg, VA, August 10, 2022—According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the combination of deep-learning reconstruction (DLR) and a...
Developing antivirals for pandemic-level viruses
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago are working with the National Institutes of Health and researchers from across the...
Ultracold atoms dressed by light simulate gauge theories
Our modern understanding of the physical world is based on gauge theories: mathematical models from theoretical physics that describe the...
Internet of Things needs ultra-compact supercapacitors but still a long way to go
Increased demand for super tiny electronic sensors coming from healthcare, environmental services and the Internet of Things is prompting a...
Tiny optical sensors could put an end to hospital bed sores
Tiny smart bed sensors embedded in hospital mattresses could put an end to painful and potentially life-threatening pressure sores, thanks...
Improving the estimation of microplastic concentrations in freshwater environments
The extent of plastic pollution remains largely hidden from view in the form of microplastics (MPs): plastic particles with diameters...
